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WASHINGTON -- By the time the 12th inning rolled
around, the San Diego Padres were without third
baseman Chase Headley -- his strained calf could send
him to the disabled list -- and left fielder Seth
Smith, who hurt a groin muscle. The Padres were on
their way to using a total of 20 players, including
seven pitchers. Well, seven on the mound, and one in
left field. Andrew Cashner briefly filled in for Smith
before manager Bud Black made a double-switch. So it
was quite a relief when Xavier Nady delivered a
tiebreaking RBI single off Craig Stammen in the top of
the 12th to give San Diego a 4-3 victory over the
Washington Nationals on Thursday night. "This was an
interesting one, for sure," Black said. "This was one
where you really had to be creative as it went along."
Nady, who entered the game in right field in the
ninth, bounced a 2-0 fastball up the middle off
Stammen (0-1), who was working his third inning. "Im
the last man standing. Whatever happens, happens. Ive
got to live with it," Stammen said. "I left it up a
little bit, but he put it in a good spot." Jedd Gyorko
singled, stole second and got to third when catcher
Jose Lobatons throw sailed into the outfield for an
error, then scored on Nadys hit. "As soon as I threw
the ball," Lobaton said, gritting his teeth, "I was
like, Ah, that was a bad throw." Alex Torres (1-0) got
two outs in the 11th for the win, and Houston Street
worked around Bryce Harpers leadoff double in the 12th
for his eighth save. The game ended when Lobaton lined
out to shortstop Everth Cabrera, who flipped the ball
to second base to double off Harper. "It was sort of
ironic that we were sort of worried about Harper
stealing third," Black explained, "and so we tried to
keep Cabby a little bit tighter to Harper, and sure
enough the ball was hit in the hole." The Nationals
went 0 for 16 with runners in scoring position and
left 14 men on base. The only 1-2-3 innings for Padres
pitching were the second and 11th. "Theres just
something in you, when your backs against the wall a
little bit, youve got to reach back and really give
your best shot and throw your best pitches," said Tim
Stauffer, who threw 2 1-3 scoreless innings in relief
of Eric Stults. "I think as a whole we were able to do
that today." Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa
said: "Its easy to press. You want to come through for
your team." He hit a solo homer in the sixth, and Adam
LaRoche added one in the seventh to help Washington
pull even after trailing 3-1. But the Padres never did
let the Nationals go ahead from there. Headley left in
the middle of the second inning, and Black said: "That
looks as though thats probably going to be a DL."
Smith departed in the 11th but the manager didnt think
his problem will send him to the disabled list. In the
top of the ninth, San Diegos Yonder Alonso walked,
then tried to steal second and initially was ruled
safe. But Nationals manager Matt Williams challenged
the call, which was overruled on review; replays
showed that Alonsos front leg was in the air as he
slid and his foot didnt touch the bag before he was
tagged. Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann allowed
three runs and five hits in six innings. Stults gave
up 10 hits but only two runs in his 5 1-3 innings.
"When I was done," Stults said, "it seemed like I kind
of pitched yesterday." NOTES: Nationals LHP Gio
Gonzalez felt "normal, after-a-start soreness"
Thursday and would get plenty of treatment, Williams
said. Gonzalez was pulled in the sixth inning after
only 83 pitches Wednesday because his left shoulder
felt tight. "Im not concerned about it. I dont think
he is, either, really," Williams said. "We want to be
careful, but we dont think theres any major concern
there." ... Washington RHP Doug Fister, on the 15-day
DL with a back muscle problem, threw 40 pitches in a
bullpen session Thursday and is scheduled to make his
first minor league rehab start Sunday, probably at
Class-A Potomac. ... Padres LF Carlos Quentin, on the
15-day DL with a bone bruise in his left knee, is
expected to report to extended spring training in
Arizona this weekend. ... On Friday, Nationals RHP
Stephen Strasburg (1-2, 5.33) will face Padres LHP
Robbie Erlin (1-2, 4.15).
Zapatillas Salomon
Baratas . Mladenovics quick hands at the net
made the difference while Bencics inexperience in
doubles showed. "We took a lot of pleasure,"
Mladenovic told Sport Plus television. "Its extremely
difficult to play in such conditions, but our doubles
team showed a lot of quality.
Salomon Baratas
Chinas .B. -- Canadas Rachel Homan opened the
Ford Womens World Curling Championship with a 7-5 win
over Russia on Saturday.
http://www.baratassalomon.es/. The Rangers centre left
early in Game 1 with an upper body injury after being
checked by Canadiens defenceman Mike Weaver and has
not played since. Brassard told reporters after
practice that he was good to go. That brought a smile
to the face of Rangers coach Alain Vigneault.
Salomon Baratas
Chinas Online . A 19-game winner with the New
York Yankees in both 2006 and 2007, Wang spent most of
this year at Triple-A for the Yankees and Blue Jays.
The 33-year-old right-hander was 1-2 with a 7.
Salomon Baratas
España . Each day, TSN.ca provides the latest
rumours, reports and speculation from around the NHL
beat. The latest from Bob As tweeted by TSN Hockey
Insider Bob McKenzie on Monday, the Columbus Blue
Jackets need to resolve their offseason plans with
forward R.The San Jose Sharks have made the playoffs
in 15 of the past 16 seasons, but after blowing a
three-games-to-none lead against the Los Angeles Kings
in Round One, disappointment reigns in Northern
California once again. Off-Season Game Plan looks at a
Sharks team that has promised changes, but might be
better off sticking with the core of a team that, even
without a Stanley Cup win, has consistently been among
the leagues best. Understandably, the Sharks are
disappointed. No team with legitimate Stanley Cup
aspirations likes to get bounced in the first round,
but there should be some mitigating factors
considered. First and foremost, the Sharks have to
consider that they had outscored the Kings 17-8 in the
first three games of the playoffs and needed one more
win to oust the team that is now favoured to win the
Stanley Cup. That should indicate that, while
improvement is necessary, the Sharks should realize
that they arent far off. They were the leagues third-
best possession team and that isnt a team that should
be blown up just because the Western Conference
Murderers Row tripped them up once again. This is
relevant because rumours have surfaced that long-time
Sharks Patrick Marleau or Joe Thornton could be asked
to waive no-movement clauses. Theres no sure answer to
say that the Sharks will be just fine if they keep
this core together, but its harder to see this team as
a Cup contender in the next year or two if they move
out players like Thornton or Marleau. Value always
depends on what the return is, but those wont be easy
holes to fill if that is the direction in which the
Sharks are headed. Until that decision becomes clear,
this team will be one of the most compelling to watch
this offseason. Such is the nature of a contending
team that is getting impatient with its inability to
get over the hump. The TSN.ca Rating is an efficiency
rating based on per-game statistics including goals
and assists -- weighted for strength (ie. power play,
even, shorthanded) -- Corsi, adjusted for zone starts,
quality of competition and quality of teammates, hits,
blocked shots, penalty differential and faceoffs.
Generally, a replacement-level player is around a 60,
a top six forward and top four defenceman will be
around 70, stars will be over 80 and MVP candidates
could go over 90. Sidney Crosby finished at the top of
the 2013-2014 regular season ratings at 87.12. Salary
cap information all comes from the indispensable
www.capgeek.com. CF% = Corsi percentage (ie.
percentage of 5-on-5 shot attempts), via
www.extraskater.com. GM/COACHDoug Wilson/Todd McLellan
Returning Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS CF% Cap
Hit Joe Pavelski 81.92 82 41 38 79 56.4% $6.0M Patrick
Marleau 78.15 82 33 37 70 53.1% $6.667M Logan Couture
78.60 65 23 31 54 53.5% $6.0M Raffi Torres 77.70 5 3 2
5 52.9% $2.0M Joe Thornton 76.10 82 11 65 76 58.3%
$6.75M Tomas Hertl 74.29 37 15 10 25 55.8% $925K
Martin Havlat 66.04 48 12 10 22 50.3% $5.0M Matt Nieto
65.52 66 10 14 24 51.9% $759K Tyler Kennedy 60.02 67 4
13 17 52.2% $2.35M Andrew Desjardins 58.82 81 3 14 17
50.0% $750K Adam Burish 54.73 15 0 0 0 52.8% $1.85M
Free Agent Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS CF% Class
13-14 Cap Hit Tommy Wingels 68.78 77 16 22 38 52.8%
RFA $775K James Sheppard 64.77 67 4 16 20 52.5% RFA
$830K Mike Brown 56.93 56 2 3 5 46.1% UFA $737K Coming
off a career-best season, fueled in part by a career-
high 18.2% shooting percentage, Joe Pavelski plays in
all situations, hasnt missed a game in three seasons
and, over the course of those three seasons, ranks
sixth in goals. Hes a very good two-way player but,
prior to last season, had scored more than 0.75 points
per game (a 60-point pace)twice in seven seasons. Over
the past four seasons, there are two players under the
age of 24 with more goals than Logan Coutures 107--
Steven Stamkos (159) and John Tavares (112). Thats
pretty good company. Last season, Coutures goal-
scoring was down, thanks to a career-low 9.9% shooting
percentage, but 53 points in 65 games represented a
career-best rate of 0.82 points per game, and that
came while facing the hardest competition with the
highest percentage of defensive zone starts of his
career. Having played nearly 1400 (regular season plus
playoff) games for the Sharks, Patrick Marleau gets
branded, at times, as the face of the franchises
disappointment, but hes the fourth-leading goal scorer
in the league over the past six seasons, giving little
indication that hes slowing down, even as he enters
his mid-30s. While playoff shortcomings get pinned to
Marleau, since 2002, hes scored 55 goals in 125
postseason games, which leaves him with the second-
best goals-per-game among players to play at least 100
playoff games in that time. He wont be able to do this
forever, but Marleau has been extremely durable,
having not missed a game in the past five years. He
will slow down at some point, but hes hardly the
reason the Sharks havent yet won a Stanley Cup. Raffi
Torress per-game contributions were way out of line
last season, but thats a small sample at work. Hes a
hard-hitting third-line winger who can chip in
offensively when hes not hurt, or suspended. With
Teemu Selanne retiring, Jaromir Jagr is the only
active player with more points than Joe Thornton, who
has accrued 1194 in 1207 career games, and while hes
managed a modest 18 goals over the past two seasons,
Thornton still has 116 points in that span, tied with
Tyler Seguin and Jonathan Toews for 12th in the
league. Even so, that may not be enough. The 34-year-
old could be available for trade, though thats a
complicated matter since he has a no-movement clause
tied to the three years remaining on his contract.
Like Marleau, Thornton takes the heat for San Joses
playoff stumbles but, even after scoring three points
in seven games this season, he still has 82 points in
97 playoff games since joining the Sharks. If he is
made available, and is amenable to the right move,
there ought to be a long line of suitors. Tomas Hertl
burst into the NHL with six goals in his first three
games, but his production was slowing down even before
he suffered a knee injury that kept him out for nearly
four months, and he finished with seven points in his
last 20 games after scoring 18 points in 17 games to
start the year. However, Hertl has size, speed, skill
and is just 20-years-old. Hes due to have some
percentages fall, but can also play a bigger role,
which could help offset that anticipated regression.
33-year-old Martin Havlat has had a rough ride in San
Jose, scoring 27 goals and 67 points in 127 games over
the past three seasons, and his points-per-game over
the last two were under half-a-point-per-game for the
first time in his career. Sharks GM Doug Wilson has
said that Havlat wont be back, which would presumably
mean a buyout of the final year of his contract. A
speedy winger who earned a bigger role and produced
more as his rookie season went on, Matt Nieto figures
to have a top-nine, possibly top-six, role next
season. Hes scored enough before arriving in the NHL
to believe that there is more production possible as
he matures. Tyler Kennedys play has dipped over the
past couple seasons, when hes no longer had Jordan
Staal as his centre like he did for his best years in
Pittsburgh, and was a non-factor down the stretch for
the Sharks, going without a goal in his last 25 games
and managing two assists in his last 23 games. The
proverbial great team guy, Adam Burish has nonetheless
put up one goal and three points in 61 games, while
getting beat up in puck possession terms, with the
Sharks over the past two seasons. Can a healthy Burish
even handle a regular role on the fourth line? Theres
two years and $3.7-million left on his deal that makes
that a question worth answering. Hard-hitting winger
Tommy Wingels had a breakout season last year, getting
the opportunity to play a regular role with skilled
players. He was one of 25 forwards to record at least
200 hits last season and, among those with more hits
than Wingels 210, only David Backes, Milan Lucic and
Brandon Dubinsky had more than Wingels 38 points. Its
been a long strange trip for James Sheppard, the ninth
overall pick by Minnesota in 2006, who nearly lost his
career after an ATV accident, but he has worked his
way back into a regular NHL role, playing top-nine
minutes down the stretch for the Sharks as he finished
the year with 11 points in his last 19 games before
delivering six points in seven playoff games. He only
has 16 goals in 323 career games, but if Sheppard is
able to handle a third-line centre role, thats a
remarkable recovery. If the Sharks are prepared to
push forward, bringing in at least one scoring winger
would make sense. With Brent Burns moving back to
defence and Martin Havlat on the way out, maybe a
freee agent like Ales Hemsky, Mike Cammalleri or
Jarome Iginla would have some appeal.dddddddddddd
Returning Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS CF% Cap Hit
Brent Burns 75.46 69 22 26 48 57.1% $5.76M Marc-
Edouard Vlasic 69.92 81 5 19 24 58.2% $4.25M Matt
Irwin 66.24 62 2 17 19 50.2% $1.0M Justin Braun 65.60
82 4 13 17 54.2% $1.25M Brad Stuart 62.12 61 3 8 11
51.4% $3.6M Free Agent Defence Player Rating GP G A
PTS CF% Class 13-14 Cap Hit Jason Demers 69.36 75 5 29
34 54.9% RFA $1.5M Dan Boyle 64.96 75 12 24 36 53.0%
UFA $6.667M Scott Hannan 62.78 56 3 9 12 49.9% UFA
$1.0M After a productive run at right wing, where he
scored 68 points (31 G, 37 A in 92 GP) over the past
season-and-a-half, Brent Burns is moving back to
defence, where he had shown plenty of promise before
the move to Thorntons wing. This becomes a value
judgement. Would the Sharks prefer to have Burns
playing on the top defence pair and logging 23-24
minutes a night, or would they like a potential 30-
goal power forward who plays 17 minutes per game? Both
are desirable commodities, but the Sharks might find
it easier to add a scoring winger than they would a
top pair defenceman, even if the scoring winger may
not come in a 6-foot-5, 230-pound frame. In eight NHL
seasons, Marc-Edouard Vlasic has missed more than two
games in a season just once and finds himself in very
good company in terms of puck possession for big-
minute defencemen and that is despite consistently
starting more shifts in the defensive zone, even on a
strong team like the Sharks. Last seasons 24 points
was the highest season total for Vlasic since 2009,
yet hes still very valuable in his defensive role.
There arent many defence-only defencemen that hold a
lot of value, but Vlasic is one. Matt Irwin hasnt been
able to secure his spot on the Sharks blueline, still
getting scratched at times, but hes been effective
enough through his first 100 NHL games, although his
performance wasnt as strong last season. He has a bomb
from the point and quite reasonably priced if he plays
regularly. Playing increasingly difficult minutes,
Justin Braun has matured into a relaible top-four
defenceman, playing a career-high 20:59 per game last
season. Not a lot of frills to his game, but Braun
blocks shots (four behind Vlasic for the team lead)
and has spent time paired with Vlasic in a shutdown
role. Its been a long time (been a long time, been a
long, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time)
since Brad Stuart was drafted third overall in 1998 by
the Sharks, and hes used in a much different, defence-
first, role. Like many physical defensive defencemen,
hes lost a step, and played a career-low 19:10 per
game last season, but Stuart is certainly capable of
filling a regular role in the top six. Jason Demers
had something of a breakout year in 2013-2014, playing
a career-high 19:29 per game and tallying a career-
best 34 points as the Sharks most effective offensive
contributor from the blueline. As such, hes likely due
for a nice raise as a restricted free agent this
summer. Returning Goaltender Player Rating GP W L
OTL GAA SV% Cap Hit Antti Niemi 63.95 64 39 17 7 2.39
.913 $3.8M Free Agent Goaltender Player Rating GP W L
OTL GAA SV% Class 13-14 Cap Hit Alex Stalock 74.34 24
12 5 2 1.87 .932 UFA $625K Antti Niemis play has been
up and down over his five-plus NHL seasons, though
last season likely counts as the worst to date, with a
below-average .913 save percentage and an even-
strength save percentage that ranked 22nd out of 24
goaltenders to play at least 2000 5-on-5 minutes in
2013-2014. Given how the season ended, it wouldnt be a
shock to see the Sharks try to make a change, but they
could also play out the final year of Niemis current
deal. With Alex Stalock headed for free agency, the
Sharks may want to grab better than a basic backup;
ideally, someone that could step in to handle the job
if Niemi doesnt bounce back next season. Top Prospects
Player Pos. Team/League Stats Mirco Mueller D Everett
(WHL) 5-22-27, +1, 60 GP Chris Tierney C London (OHL)
40-49-89, +44, 67 GP Freddie Hamilton RW Worcester
(AHL) 22-21-43, -14, 64 GP Konrad Abeltshauser D
Worcester (AHL) 6-15-21, even, 57 GP Gabryel Boudreau
LW Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) 16-19-35, +8, 67 GP Matt
Tennyson D Worcester (AHL) 7-14-21, -25, 54 GP Taylor
Doherty D Worcester (AHL) 4-11-15, -6, 69 GP Dylan
DeMelo D Worcester (AHL) 2-22-24, -17, 68 GP Sean
Kuraly C Miami (NCHC) 12-17-29, -1, 38 GP Ryan
Carpenter C Bowling Green (WCHA) 8-8-16, +3, 15 GP
Daniil Tarasov RW Worcester (AHL) 17-14-31, +2, 47 GP
Last summers first-round pick, Mirco Muellers point
production dipped ever-so-slightly from his first WHL
season, but hes a highly-regarded puck-mover. Can the
Swiss rearguard make the jump next year, or will he be
better served with another year in the Dub? A second-
round pick in 2012, Chris Tierney has increased his
offensive output at the junior level. Starting with
the 2013 playoffs, he has 127 points ( 52 G, 75 A) in
97 games. Theres no rush to get him to San Jose, but
Tierney is a good one to have in the pipeline. Freddie
Hamilton, a fifth-round pick in 2010, made a nice
progression in his second pro season and earned 11
games with San Jose. He struggled in the NHL, but the
22-year-old is available if the Sharks need a call-up.
A sixth-round pick in 2010, 6-foot-5 Konrad
Abeltshauser made a nice transition to the AHL and
could push quickly in an organization that, aside from
Mueller, doesnt have great blueline prospects. Taken
in the second round last year, Gabryel Boudreau saw
his scoring dive from 63 points in 2012-2013 to 35
points last season. Thats not very encouraging, but is
also an indication that hes due for further
development before he gets his turn at pro hockey.
With 50 points in 121 AHL games over two-plus seasons,
Matt Tennyson has shown the puck skills to warrant
consideration for promotion, but the free agent out of
Western Michigan hasnt been reliable enough
defensively. A 6-foot-8 defenceman with three-plus
years of AHL exerperience, Taylor Doherty isnt going
to score his way to the Show, and has yet to see
action in an NHL game, but hes 6-foot-8 and can move
well for that size, so the 2009 second-round pick
shouldnt be discounted yet. Drafted in the sixth round
in 2011, Dylan DeMelo has worked his way into position
to contend with other San Jose blueline prospects. At
the same time, hes 21-years-old and could use further
development. Picked in the fifth round in 2011, Sean
Kuraly is a winger with good size who had a nice bump
in production as a sophomore, finishing third on his
team in scoring. With another year or two of
development, he could turn into a solid two-way
contributor. Signed out of Bowling Green after scoring
16 points in 15 during an injury-plauged junior
season, Ryan Carpenter struggled in his first taste of
pro hockey, registering a couple of assists in 11
games with Worcester, but hes a low-risk signing that
could be interesting based on his improving numbers in
college. Daniil Tarasov has worked his way up from the
USHL and has 31 goals and 59 points in 90 AHL games
over the past couple seasons. Sharks advanced stats
and player usage chart from Extra Skater DRAFT20th -
Josh Ho-Sang, Roland McKeown, David Pastrnak FREE
AGENCYAccording to www.capgeek.com, the Sharks have
approximately $58.7M committed to the 2014-2015 salary
cap for 17 players. Check out my possible Sharks
lineup for next season on Cap Geek here. Needs: One
top six forward, depth forwards, one top four
defenceman, backup goaltender.What I said the Sharks
needed last year: One top six forward, two
defencemen.They added: Tomas Hertl, Matt Nieto, Tyler
Kennedy, Scott Hannan. TRADE MARKETPatrick Marleau,
Joe Thornton, Tyler Kennedy, Matt Irwin, Antti Niemi.
Scott Cullen can be reached at
Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at
http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out
TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '
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