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seeking an opportunity to play after injuries and shaky work have mostly kept him out of the lineup.,The Mercury News’ Curtis Pashelka reports that Paul Martin wants a trade from the San Jose Sharks

and Martin admitted as much himself in a clip you might enjoy more for the beard-stroking as anything else.,Authentic Auston Matthews jersey,Other outlets have backed up this report

If Martin’s contract was expiring in 2017-18, it would be easy to imagine teams taking a shot at him. Such a mountain becomes tougher to climb when you realize that his problematic $4.85 million cap hit won’t expire until after 2018-19, according to Cap Friendly.

There’s no denying that Martin has an impressive resume,Authentic Daniel Sedin jersey, yet that costly contract, his advanced age , and lack of play this season really make it tough to imagine the Sharks getting anything other than an equally ugly – or uglier – contract in return for the very-much-grizzly veteran.

The best news is probably just that his contract expires after 2018-19,Authentic Henrik Sedin jersey, so even if this remains a headache they can’t cure with a trade-based painkiller, the discomfort should lift soon enough.

The more worrisome thought is this: it’s easy to picture more headlines about the Sharks wanting to trade bad contracts, particularly for aging defensemen who were once very good, in the not-too-far-flung future.

Brent Burns is already 32,Authentic Alex Ovechkin jersey, and his eight-year, $64M contract just kicked in this season, so that $8M cap hit runs through 2024-25. Burns turns 33 in March.

March.,Authentic T. J. Oshie jersey,Marc-Edouard Vlasic is about to see his ridiculous bargain $4.25M cap hit expire after this season. The Sharks already made a-near-Burns-sized commitment to “Pickles,” handing him an eight-year, you guessed it, $56M extension that expires in 2025-26. Vlasic will turn 31 in

but the bottom line is that those contracts are still pretty scary.,Burns’ yearly salary works out to make him a little bit easier to trade as his deal goes along

The Sharks are making big bets on some aging core pieces remaining difference-makers for the long-term. Martin Jones turned 28 on Jan. 10 and will see his contract extension kick in next season.

That said, the Sharks likely weighed concerns about Martin’s age and dug themselves a hole with his contract, anyway. Such concerns may only become more abundant over the next few years.

but the team has been quiet on specifics other than to say publicly that they expect him to return this season.,Crawford has been sidelined since before Christmas due to an upper-body injury

In 26 games this season Crawford is 16-9-2 with a .929 save percentage.

"I just want to play," Martin said on Sunday. "It's been a long couple months. That's basically it. We spoke a couple times to figure out what we can do. It's early."

Martin will not travel with the Sharks on their upcoming three-game road trip, but told reporters his "number one choice" is to regain a regular role in San Jose. He played at least 78 games in each of the previous two seasons, before finding himself eighth on the team's depth chart this season., and skated primarily on the team's second pairing alongside Brent Burns

They have a promising young core of talent centered around Johnny Gaudreau, Sean Monahan,adidas Auston Matthews jersey, and Dougie Hamilton, Mark Giordano and T.J. Brodie seemed to give them one of the better defensive units in the NHL and Smith was expected to solidify a goaltending position that had been a pretty big sore spot the past couple of years., then spent a bunch of money to bring in Travis Hamonic and Mike Smith over the summer. Hamonic,adidas Daniel Sedin jersey, along with Hamilton

When we last checked in with our power rankings two weeks ago the Flames were looking like one of the bigger disappointments in the league. They were on the outside of the playoff picture and looking like they were running out of time to make a big move in the standings.

Entering the week the Flames find themselves in the No. 2 spot in the Pacific Division and have built a four-point cushion over the first non-playoff teams in the West. One of those teams (San Jose) still has four games in hand on them, adidas Henrik Sedin jersey,but the Flames are finally starting to resemble the team they were expected to be over the summer. They are 9-2-1 in their past 11 games.

Gaudreau is blossoming into a superstar while Smith has been on a roll in net over the past few weeks.

1. Tampa Bay Lightning — Losing Victor Hedman for 3-6 weeks is going to hurt in the short-term, adidas Alex Ovechkin jersey,but the Lightning have their bye week for the first week of that timetable and have given themselves a huge cushion in the standings. They have the offense and goaltender to withstand that loss for a couple of weeks.

2. Vegas Golden Knights — Yes. Somehow Vegas gets included in the elites now,adidas T. J. Oshie jersey, too. I only saw somehow because this story is still insane. An expansion team. A legitimate Stanley Cup contender more than halfway through the season. Madness. Entering Monday the Golden Knights are 14-1-2 in their previous 17 games, Pittsburgh, a stretch that includes games against Anaheim, Nashville (twice),adidas Patrik Laine jersey, Tampa Bay, St. Louis and Washington. They are going to get a big test here with a four-game road trip including games against Nashville and Tampa Bay., Chicago,Authentic Patrik Laine jersey, Los Angeles, Toronto

7. Los Angeles Kings — Jonathan Quick has at times been a little overrated in his career, but his performance this season has matched the reputation he has built. It’s almost as if he’s been a little underrated this year.

8. St. Louis Blues — The Blues need more from Jake Allen. A lot more. Carter Hutton has been really strong in a backup role this season and it’s probably time to give him a few more starts and ride the hot hand.

9. Calgary Flames — What a difference a couple of weeks can make in a team’s outlook for the season.

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