After last season ended bitterly for the San Jose Sharks (losing their first-round series to the eighth-seeded Anaheim Ducks) three pressing issues were evident on Team Teal's roster.
1) They lacked a pure go-to goal scorer.
2) They were missing "sand paper" role players.
and
3) They were in need of better secondary scoring.
Fortunately for Sharks fans, General Manager Doug Wilson fixed two of those holes over the offseason.
Never afraid to make the big splash, Wilson acquired All-Star winger Dany Heatley in mid-September from the Ottawa Senators along with a fifth-round draft choice in exchange for forwards Milan Michalek, Jonathan Cheechoo, and a second-round draft choice.
Heatley has gone on to have a tremendous season with San Jose, notching 39 goals and 82 points. Meanwhile, Michalek and Cheechoo have combined for just 48 points between them in Ottawa.
With the "Heater's" presence added to the club, the Sharks finally have that go-to goal scorer they were clearly lacking.
However, even though a popular phrase in the NHL states that a "team's best players have to be their best players when it matters most," every Cup-winning team also has third/fourth line players who ...
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