McLaren Fails Physical

I'm not understanding how he gets sent to the Phantoms if the trade is nullified. You'd figure he'd go back to Woostah...
TSN

Update:
Pollak has more info. Big Mac is back! Nothing like free depth for the playoffs. Who needs a 6th round pick anyway?

Meet the new Sharks...

...not the same as the "old" Sharks.

I present Travis Moen and Kent Huskins:

Update:
Moen rings Shea Weber's bell.
Huskins beats Osgood. (Poor video quality, sorry.)

Sharks Acquire Huskins and Moen from Anaheim

We give up G Timo Pielmeier, C Nick Bonino and a conditional pick.
Dougie does it again.

Kyle McLaren to Philly for a 6th Round Pick

Just heard it on TSN.

Long live that hip check, buddy. We miss it.

Calgary's Loading Up

They get Olli Jokinen and Jordan Leopold. Look out for these bastards come playoff time.

No matter. We'll kick their asses anyway...

Doug Wilson speaks on NHL Live!, Mar. 3

Available as a podcast on iTunes: Speak, Dougie

Sharks make deadline move for big BM.

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the team has signed unrestricted free agent forward Brandon Mashinter to an entry-level contract. In keeping with club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Mashinter, a 20-year old left wing, is currently playing for the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League, where he was acquired via trade from the Kitchener Rangers in December. The six-foot-four, 232-pound native of Bradford, Ontario has posted 53 points (30 goals, 23 assists) in 47 games, with a plus-nine rating and 67 penalty minutes. “We are very pleased to be able to add a player of Brandon’s caliber to our organization,” said Wilson. “Brandon’s career has really blossomed this season and he deserves a lot of credit, along with Belleville General Manager and Head Coach George Burnett.

This guy is fucking huge, young and he produces... well, in the OHL at least. Let's see what he can do in the big show.

Also from the Sharks…

SAN JOSE – San Jose Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson announced today that the club has recalled forwards Brad Staubitz and Lukas Kaspar from the Worcester Sharks, the team’s top development affiliate in the American Hockey League.