The Latest Breaking News from Erik Karlsson

The Lightning needed every minute of regulation to pull out a win on the final leg of their three-game West Coast road trip.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – It wasn’t a surprise to Sharks players to hear a report that general manager Mike Grier is willing to listen to trade offers for the vast majority of players on the team.

After David Quinn officially became the San Jose Sharks coach on July 26, he began to reach out to several of the team’s players, including some individual face-to-face meetings in Canada with veterans like Logan Couture, Erik Karlsson, and Marc-Edouard Vlasic.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks defenseman Nikolai Knyzhov tore the Achilles tendon in his right leg during off-ice training, an injury that will keep him out for most, if not all, of the upcoming season.

David Quinn has a lot of work ahead of him now that he’s been tabbed to be the next San Jose Sharks head coach.

The Sharks probably deserved a better fate than the one they were dealt Saturday night against the Dallas Stars.

Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen had his best game in a Sharks uniform but once again the skaters in front of him provided little or nothing in the way of offensive support.

Goalie Kaapo Kahkonen had his debut in a Sharks uniform spoiled on Thursday as Leon Draisaitl scored twice and Kailer Yamamoto, Derick Brassard, and Evander Kane each added one to give the host Edmonton Oilers a 5-2 win at Rogers Place.

SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson was in the offensive zone in the second period when he saw winger Rudolfs Balcers streaking toward the Colorado Avalanche net. Karlsson then hit him with a tape-to-tape pass, but the redirection by Balcers bounced harmlessly off the post.