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SAN JOSE — Head coach Pete DeBoer bristled at a question about the Sharks team speed after his squad was eliminated from the Stanley Cup playoffs Saturday night. DeBoer has faced questions about the Sharks speed since they got run out of the Stanley Cup Final by the Pittsburgh Penguins last June and he was clearly irked by the suggestion that the Edmonton Oilers youthful legs played a significant role in the outcome of the series. In all fairness, major injuries to Joe Thornton (knee) and Logan Couture (mouth) played a bigger hand in the Sharks first round playoff exit this year than team speed. But as long as the Sharks boast the oldest roster in the NHL, DeBoer will continue to face questions Continue to Article

April 26, 2017 10:08:am EST

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) San Jose Sharks center Logan Couture played in the postseason despite two fractures in his face along with the plastic and wiring in his mouth that kept his teeth in place. You can see a picture of Couture’s damaged mouth here, but a warning — it’s pretty gross. Continue to Article

April 25, 2017 5:04:pm EST

–The Edmonton Oilers were able to knock off one team from California in the first round, and they’ll look to do the same in round two against Anaheim. The Ducks are a little banged up right now, and the Oilers did pretty well against them during the regular season. On the downside, Anaheim is a deeper team, and they’re fully capable of playing a nasty brand of hockey. Continue to Article

April 25, 2017 8:18:am EST

Before Joe Thornton heads into an uncertain offseason where he could be a free agent and leave San Jose after nearly 12 years, he had more pressing business. ''I've been in this business a long time,'' general manager Doug Wilson said. Thornton downplayed the injury before the team announced the severity of what he played through and the surgery, calling it simply ''the normal stuff that hockey players deal with'' at this time of the season. Continue to Article

April 24, 2017 5:04:pm EST

Before Joe Thornton heads into an uncertain offseason where he could be a free agent and leave San Jose after nearly 12 years, he had more pressing business. Thornton underwent surgery on a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee Monday to repair an injury that sidelined him less than two weeks before he returned to play the final four games of a first-round series loss to the Edmonton Oilers. "I've been in this business a long time," general manager Doug Wilson said. Continue to Article

April 24, 2017 5:02:pm EST