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A person with direct knowledge of the decision says the San Jose Sharks have placed veteran defenseman Paul Martin on waivers.
Martin is likely to clear waivers because of his $4.85 million cap hit for this season and next. He has 318 points in 859 regular-season NHL games with the New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins and Sharks.
There's nothing like a visit with the Los Angeles Kings to get Martin Jones and the San Jose Sharks on top of their game.
The goalie who won a Stanley Cup ring as Jonathan Quick's backup followed up his 2-0 win over the Kings at the Shark Tank on Dec. 23 with another near-shutout of Los Angeles. Jones improved to 9-3-2 in 14 career appearances against his former organization,adidas Auston Matthews jersey, but he spread the praise for a comprehensive win throughout the Sharks' lineup.
"It's easy to prepare for games against these guys," Jones said. "We know what the standings are like, and what these games mean. We play well as a team (against the Kings). When we play in the offensive zone that much,adidas Daniel Sedin jersey, or any division game, it makes everybody's job easier."
who were in control from the opening faceoff of a rare matinee at Staples Center. Joonas Donskoi also had two assists,Dylan DeMelo returned from a three-game injury absence with two assists for his second career multipoint game for the Sharks, and Joe Thornton added an empty-net goal.
" Tierney said. "That's what this team is built for,adidas Henrik Sedin jersey,"You battle a bit more when you're playing a rival and a division team that's ahead of you in the standings, is playing those tight games where you try to lock it down."
Trevor Lewis ended Jones' shutout bid with 7:18 to play, but the Kings lost their fourth straight to match their longest skid of the season. Los Angeles has been outscored 8-3 in losses to its two California rivals since returning from the bye week last Saturday.
" Los Angeles coach John Stevens said. "I don't know if the break affected us that way or not, but certainly something did. We've got to regroup here. I feel like we got some good efforts out of our key veteran guys,Authentic T. J. Oshie jersey,"We had some guys that were really off tonight, but they cannot do it on their own."
who have slumped into third place after leading the Pacific Division for a good chunk of the season. With a 5-7-3 record in division play, LA is just one point ahead of the Sharks,Darcy Kuemper stopped 29 shots in his first start since Dec. 16 for the Kings, who have two games in hand.
and now we're right in the thick of things,"It's tough. We were ahead of the pack for a while there," Lewis said. "We've just got to figure it out in a hurry here."
it appears as though Martin is open to playing with any team that might claim him off waivers, although his preference is to skate with a contender. If Martin is claimed,At this point, the Sharks are open to working out a deal that would see them either retaining a portion of his salary or taking on bad contracts to make the numbers work.
Martin is in the third year of a four-year contract with an annual salary cap hit of $4.85 million.
Martin posted a minus-two rating in his return to the ice on Dec. 7,After he suffered a setback in his recovery from surgery just two games into the season, looking slow and overwhelmed by the Carolina Hurricanes team speed.
His performance during a four-game conditioning stint with the Barracuda in December produced mixed reviews, suggesting that he could be a liability on the Sharks blue line.
as well,The Pittsburgh Penguins could be a good fit as they need to bolster their defensive group. The Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for backend help, although they’d prefer a right-shot defenseman. The Washington Capitals and New Jersey Devils could also be in the market for a veteran depth blue liner.
With that being said, speed is the name of the game in the Eastern Conference and it’s unclear whether Martin is quick enough to keep up with the youth in the modern NHL.
The fact that head coach Pete DeBoer was unwilling to plug Martin into the Sharks lineup to give him a showcase at the NHL level suggests he isn’t sold on the idea that the 36-year-old is still capable of contributing on a contending squad.
insisting that he was still recovering from his setback. Martin contradicted his coach,The writing was on the wall back on Nov. 11 when DeBoer scratched Martin from the lineup, adidas Alex Ovechkin jersey,claiming his absence from the lineup was DeBoer’s call.
“I feel good now,Authentic Daniel Sedin jersey,” Martin told the Mercury News a day before he was scratched against the Vancouver Canucks. “It’s in the coach’s hands. I just prepare to get ready to go and that’s all I can do.”
“He’s got to wait for his turn — end of story. There’s nothing more there. If you want to build this into something bigger than that then go ahead,adidas T. J. Oshie jersey,” DeBoer told reporters after practice that day.
He later added: “this is about winning games tomorrow. The reality of this team is, we didn’t have a great year last year. We had a decent regular season and didn’t go very far in the playoffs. Guys were put on notice right from training camp that that equity is used up. We’re going to put the best team on the ice to win games.”
On Saturday night, the Sharks coach reunited Ryan with Brent Burns after Brenden Dillon produced a minus-five rating in a three-game span as his partner. It was a symbolic ending to Martin’s three-year tenure with the Sharks as he had served as Burns’ defensive partner for two seasons.
big-time, as the Sharks scored once in each of the first two periods and twice in the third to defeat the Kings 4-1 in front of a sellout crowd of 18,They flopped,Authentic Auston Matthews jersey,230 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Staples Center.
The Kings (24-15-5, in third place in the Pacific Division, have lost four in a row. The Sharks (23-13-6,Authentic Alex Ovechkin jersey, 53 points), 52) pulled within one point of their rivals, but San Jose also has two games in hand.
Afterward, the Kings sang a tune that has become familiar of late – that the drive with which they played did not match that of their opponent.
who scored his 11th goal of the season to get the Kings within 3-1 at 12:42 of the third period,Authentic Henrik Sedin jersey, noted that when discussing the standings,Trevor Lewis, which are now considerably tighter.
” Lewis said of the Sharks,adidas Patrik Laine jersey, who have defeated the Kings the past three times they’ve played after the Kings defeated them in the second game of the season. “We’re in a big cluster now. We’ve gotta clean up some things and also get a little more urgency to start games,“These guys are right behind us, and throughout the whole game.”
“Everyone was chasing us and now they’re kind of right there with us. They were more desperate than us tonight and I think maybe the other night, too (in a 4-2 loss to Anaheim.) We’ve gotta crank it back up here.”
Lewis was asked why the Kings are waiting until things are bad before playing with that urgency; they out-shot San Jose 36-33,Authentic Patrik Laine jersey, but 17-5 in the third period.
“It’s not like we plan on doing that, but in the third there at the end when we were chasing the game, we were playing hard and we’ve gotta do that for a full 60 minutes,” he said. “I don’t know what it is, come out of the game like that.”
” Stevens said. “We had some lapses there where we weren’t intense around our net, started to chase the game,“I’m not sure you could fault him for anything there, gave up odd-man rushes and they executed a little too easily.”
but that didn’t happen,Stevens mentioned that the team needs to regroup. Players spoke at Sunday’s practice about needing to come out strong and stay strong, so Stevens was asked what could be done to see that they follow through on their goals.
An affable type, Stevens showed some rare disdain.
“We just throw out the white towel and we’re going to go home, call it a season?” he said. “Is that what you guys want? Listen, it’s not easy and it’s not supposed to be easy, right, right?”
making 35 saves. He realizes how big of a victory this was for his team,Martin Jones played a fine game in goal for San Jose, which is now tugging at the Kings in the standings.
” he said. “Those are obviously big four-point (swing) games for us. We know what the standings are like,“It’s easier to prepare for games against these guys or any division games, and we know how difficult it is.”
San Jose was clearly prepared to go all out once the game began.
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