{"id":14461,"date":"2017-08-13T09:00:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-13T13:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=14461"},"modified":"2025-10-10T22:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T02:55:41","slug":"tsp-san-jose-sharks-prospects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2017\/08\/13\/tsp-san-jose-sharks-prospects\/","title":{"rendered":"TSP: San Jose Sharks Prospects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the 2017 edition of \u201cTop Shelf Prospects\u201d. \u00a0During the summer, I will feature a team-by-team look at the top prospects in the NHL. I will follow the order of the first round of the NHL draft (as if there were no trades). You\u00a0can find all the articles here<\/a>. Since we had an\u00a0extensive NHL Draft preview<\/a>, I will not be reviewing the players who were drafted this year. There have been no games since then, and my reports on them will not have changed.<\/em><\/p>\n

I will link you to those articles; as well as taking a look at prospects that were acquired before this year\u2019s draft; their progress, and their chances of making the 2017-18 roster.\u00a0<\/em>I will also bring you one sleeper pick \u2013 a player who was either drafted in the 4th-round or later; or an undrafted free agent signing who I pick as a dark horse to make the NHL. 50 NHL games played or being 25 years old is the cut-off for prospects. These are not hard or fast rules though, and I may make some exceptions depending on the circumstances.<\/em><\/p>\n

TSP: San Jose Sharks Prospects<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>Coming off an appearance in the Stanley Cup Final in 2016, the San Jose Sharks<\/a> were looking to get back to the dance and earn the franchise’s first Stanley Cup. It was not meant to be. The Sharks finished third in the Pacific Division, and fell in the first round to the Edmonton Oilers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The loss was the end of an era for the Sharks, as the holder of most of the team records, Patrick Marleau<\/a><\/strong>, signed<\/a> with Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> this summer. The team re-signed<\/a> Joe Thornton<\/a><\/strong>, Martin Jones<\/a><\/strong> and<\/a> Marc-Edouard Vlasic<\/a><\/strong>, but has not made any major off-season additions. It is time for the Sharks prospects to make the jump.<\/p>\n

2017 NHL Draft Picks:\u00a0Josh Norris<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Mario Ferraro<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>Scott Reedy<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Jacob McGrew<\/strong>,\u00a0Sasha Chmelevski<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Ivan Chekhovich<\/strong>\u00a0
\n<\/strong>Graduates:\u00a0Kevin Labanc<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Dylan DeMelo<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0Marcus Sorensen<\/a> <\/strong>(age), Ryan Carpenter<\/a><\/strong> (age)<\/p>\n

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Top Prospect: Timo Meier<\/a><\/h3>\n

Right Wing — shoots Left
\nBorn October 8th, 1996 — Herisau, Switzerland
\nHeight 6’0″ — Weight 210 lbs [183 cm \/ 95 kg]
\nDrafted by the San Jose Sharks in the 1st round, #9 overall at the 2015 NHL Draft<\/p>\n