San Jose Sharks
National Hockey Now’s Free Agent Predictions
Where do National Hockey Now writers think some of best remaining free agents will go?
We predict where Mike Hoffman, Anthony Duclair, Travis Hamonic, Sami Vatanen, Andreas Athanasiou, and Zdeno Chara will land!
Mike Hoffman | Travis Hamonic | Anthony Duclair | Sami Vatanen | Andreas Athanasiou | Zdeno Chara | |
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Adrian Dater (CHN) | ||||||
Sheng Peng (SJHN) | ||||||
Jimmy Murphy (BHN) | ||||||
Joe Haggerty (BHN) | ||||||
George Richards (FHN) | ||||||
Christian Arnold (NYIHN) | ||||||
Dan Kingerski (PHN) | RETIRE |
Relevant to the San Jose Sharks, Dan Kingerski of Pittsburgh Hockey Now thinks that Andreas Athanasiou will wear teal.
If San Jose misses out on Conor Sheary — San Jose Hockey Now reported on Thursday that the Sharks were talking to Sheary’s camp — Athanasiou could be a reasonable signing. Like Sheary, Athanasiou is fast and can score. There’s no doubt that the San Jose Sharks need to add offensive punch up front and Doug Wilson has said, “We want to get faster as a group.”
There are few skaters faster than Athanasiou in the league. The speedy winger, however, isn’t without his red flags.
“He’s an empty player,” an NHL scout told SJHN here:
A Scout’s Take on Duclair, Athanasiou & Other Non-Qualified Free Agents
At the moment, SJHN isn’t aware of any contact between the San Jose Sharks and Athanasiou’s camp.
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