Marleau boosted the Sharks in just about every way a player can boost a franchise, minus a Stanley Cup championship. Games define Patrick Marleau’s marvelous NHL existence. But even on a team with a couple of future Hockey Hall of Famers and All-Stars with several Stanley Cup rings, Marleau carries a heightened stature in the Penguins’ dressing room. San Jose does have a cadre of young players, but none really stepped up this past season in a difference-making way. Specifically, he’s played a lot of them through various contexts. “You see the impact he had briefly in Toronto on some of their younger players and he did the same thing here. He was the fourth highest-paid Leaf but ranked ninth in points last season. Marleau also said that he really didn't look at any other teams for free agency, instead hoping that a fit could be worked out with San Jose. “He’s a guy that brings a ton of versatility to our team,” coach Mike Sullivan said. While Marleau has spent the past couple of seasons chasing that elusive Stanley Cup (first with Toronto, then with Pittsburgh), now he returns home to Northern California to cement a legacy that is sterling, with or without a championship. Patrick Marleau (No. He is one of the few players that when you see that Sharks logo, he immediately comes to mind. Still want to win the Cup. The Maple Leafs have freed up cap space by trading Patrick Marleau and draft picks to the Hurricanes. Terms of Service. “He’s definitely a guy that I looked up to. His elite level of fitness is inspiring to everybody, including our young players. 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"I look forward to coming back in training camp and everyone will have a little extra get-up-and-go to get back into that playoff picture and chasing that Cup.". And at 40, he might have his best chance to get off that list. “You can tweet it” — Dan Kingerski (@TheDanKingerski) February 24, 2020 San Jose Sharks Trade Patrick Marleau. The Penguins acquired San Jose Sharks stalwart, Patrick Marleau for a conditional 2021 third-round pick. They're a huge reason I'm still playing.". When the Sharks’ season sank out of playoff contention, San Jose management opted to send their franchise icon to the Penguins at the trade deadline in February, receiving a conditional draft pick in the process. This is a great opportunity for myself and Pittsburgh to put some hard work in here and see where it leads us. “I went to a game in Arizona,” said McCann, 24. Not a subscriber? “He can really skate. With 1,914 combined regular-season and postseason games, Marleau holds the NHL mark for most total games played without a Stanley Cup victory. If the first-round pick comes in the top 10, that pick will become a 2021 first-round pick. Patrick Marleau is rejoining the Sharks for his 23rd NHL season, his 21st with San Jose. In this case, we may fix spelling and punctuation. Carolina is expected to buy out the final year of his contract. The San … A few things we won't tolerate: personal attacks, obscenity, vulgarity, profanity (including expletives and letters followed by dashes), commercial promotion, impersonations, incoherence, proselytizing and SHOUTING. "I appreciate it quite a bit," Marleau said. I am a former longtime Toronto Star sports writer and editor who covered everything from the NFL's Buffalo Bills to the Canadian Football League, from the NHL's Maple. via e-mail. We can utilize him in power-play situations. And if he's going to set that record, which is an incredible record, he should do it in a Sharks jersey.". Four months after the Penguins’ last game, he’s been working out during the team’s training camp at its facility in Cranberry on the left wing of the third line, with center Jared McCann, who grew up a fan of Marleau. By the start of December, Marleau and the Sharks were in position to return to the postseason as they were in third place of the Pacific Division. "I still love playing," said the 41-year-old Marleau. © 2020 The Hockey News, Roustan Media Ltd. By signing Marner for $11 million, of course, the Leafs will have invested about $40 million, or about 50% of the cap, in only four players — Matthews, Tavares, Marner and William Nylander, an underperformer last season who eats up $6.9 million in cap space.

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