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The San Jose Sharks could emerge as a trade partner for the Blue Jackets, who continue their search for a puck-moving defenseman.

The Hockey draft, as we all know, is not as exciting as other drafts. Or as exciting as draft beer, for that matter.

Rob Blake #4 of the San Jose Sharks is congratulated by his teammates on an assist against the Anaheim Ducks during Game Six of the Western Conference Quarterfinal Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the Honda Center on April 27, 2009 in Anaheim, CA.

When general manager Doug Wilson clears his head after his San Jose Sharks' biggest postseason flop to date, he'll have to decide whether it's worth keeping together a team that plays incredible hockey until the games that matter the most.

Never let it be said Joe Thornton went down without a fight. Before the opening faceoff Monday night, the Sharks' No.

At the end of the first period in a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks Tuesday night in Game 3, San Jose Sharks defenseman Douglas Murray dropped the gloves with Anaheim Ducks enforcer George Parros.

MAY 04: Joe Thornton #19 puts his arm around goaltender Evgeni Nabokov #20 of the San Jose Sharks after losing 2-1 against the Dallas Stars in the fourth overtime during game six of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2008 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on May 4, 2008 at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle, choosing his words carefully, said Friday his team was lucky to skate away with a win in Game 1 against the San Jose Sharks.

Jonas Hiller coolly stopped every puck like a seasoned playoff veteran, showing all the postseason poise that the top-seeded San Jose Sharks still haven't found.

It is put up or shut up time for the San Jose Sharks. The club has been a fixture in the postseason for each of the last four seasons, but after a conference finals loss to Calgary in 2004 the Sharks have been ousted in the semifinals in each of the last three seasons.

San Jose Sharks defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, right, of Germany breaks his stick as Los Angeles Kings right wing Justin Williams looks on during the first period of their NHL hockey game, Saturday, April 11, 2009, in Los Angeles.

Fantasy Forecast for Monday, April 6 A reminder for those playing in head-to-head leagues in Yahoo!, the playoffs run through the end of the NHL regular season April 12, so continue to set your lineups.

Nothing's changed as far as Trevor Linden is concerned. You earn your ice time, like always.

What a waste if the Sharks and Anaheim Ducks don't meet in the playoffs this year.

Bobby Ryan scored twice and Ryan Getzlaf dished out four assists, as the playoff-hopeful Anaheim Ducks handled the NHL- best San Jose Sharks, 5-2, in the opener of a home-and-home set at HP Pavilion.

Anaheim Ducks' James Wisniewski trips up San Jose Sharks' Devin Setoguchi during the third period at HP Pavilion, in San Jose, Calif.

This is going to sound very familiar. Goals by Jonathan Cheechoo and Dan Boyle combined with key saves by Evgeni Nabokov to pace the Sharks to a 2-1 victory over a desperate hockey team from Alberta.

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Challenge a champion and you get quite a few chemical reactions -- all of which usually start with some fireworks and are followed by something pretty special.

Jonathan Cheechoo scored the winning shootout goal with a deft backhand, and Evgeni Nabokov made 24 saves in the San Jose Sharks' 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators on Thursday night.