PREMIUM
4*
(NHL) Edmonton vs. San Jose,
Money Line: -141.00 San Jose (Home)
Result: Win
Money Line: -141.00 San Jose (Home)
Result: Win
I'm backing San Jose here on Tuesday night and here is why.
With longtime star Patrick Marleau exiting via free agency and aging Joe Thornton dealing with a severe knee injury, the San Jose Sharks looked at various players to provide an infusion of youth and scoring this season.
They may finally have their man on both counts.
With Evander Kane in the fold, the Sharks open a six-game homestand on Tuesday night against the Edmonton Oilers.
San Jose (33-21-9) made one of the biggest moves ahead of the league's trading deadline on Monday when it acquired Kane from the Buffalo Sabres for forward Daniel O'Regan and conditional picks in the 2019 and 2020 drafts.
Kane, 26, had 20 goals and 20 assists in 61 games this season. Selected fourth overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 draft, the winger is a four-time 20-goal scorer and has 177 tallies and 163 assists in 557 career games with Atlanta, the Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo.
With longtime star Patrick Marleau exiting via free agency and aging Joe Thornton dealing with a severe knee injury, the San Jose Sharks looked at various players to provide an infusion of youth and scoring this season.
They may finally have their man on both counts.
With Evander Kane in the fold, the Sharks open a six-game homestand on Tuesday night against the Edmonton Oilers.
San Jose (33-21-9) made one of the biggest moves ahead of the league's trading deadline on Monday when it acquired Kane from the Buffalo Sabres for forward Daniel O'Regan and conditional picks in the 2019 and 2020 drafts.
Kane, 26, had 20 goals and 20 assists in 61 games this season. Selected fourth overall by the Atlanta Thrashers in the 2009 draft, the winger is a four-time 20-goal scorer and has 177 tallies and 163 assists in 557 career games with Atlanta, the Winnipeg Jets and Buffalo.
