Sharks Using Interesting Strategy

June 23rd, 2010 by Kevin Freiheit Leave a reply »
Earlier this week, the San Jose Sharks announced that they will not re-sign goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.

The Russian goaltender has been with the Sharks since 1999, posting just less than 300 wins. Nabokov earned 5.3 million this past season, but General manager Doug Wilson has his reasons for letting him walk.

“If you look at the trends in this league, the last four or five years in particular, and the dollars that are dedicated to that position,” Wilson said. “If you’re dedicating $5 or $6 million, that’s coming out of somewhere else.”

The Chicago Blackhawks won the Cup with Antti Niemi, who cost the team less than $900,000 this past season. Philadelphia made it to the finals with Brian Boucher and Michael Leighton, who only cost about $1.3 million combined.

Not only that, but all three Vezina Trophy finalists were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. Ryan Miller, Martin Brodeur and Ilya Bryzgalov were all unable to lead their teams past the first round.

The Sharks are now trying to implement a different strategy. San Jose has been swept in each of the last two ...

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