San Jose Sharks list of pending UFAs includes Mikael Granlund, Luke Kunin, Nico Sturm, Cody Ceci, Jan Rutta, Vitek Vanecek and Alexandar Georgiev.

San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier told reporters he will not close any doors for his veteran pending UFAs for the upcoming NHL Trade Deadline.

The most significant player in a contract year is Granlund, the Sharks’ No. 1 center right now who leads the team with 44 points in 51 games, plays in all situations and leads all forwards in average time on ice (20:52).

But as we sit here in late January, neither of the Oilers' blueline additions has played a single minute this season, and both Pierre LeBrun and Daniel Nugent-Bowman report that the team is mostly targeting depth defencemen at the trade deadline.

Ceci got to the front of the net and redirected in an attempt by Jake Walman. With two goals and three assists over 12 outings in January, Ceci has done fairly well for a blueliner on a low-scoring team. The 31-year-old is up to a total of 15 points, 59 shots on net, 95 blocked shots, 51 hits and a minus-8 rating through 52 contests this season.

During his mid-season media availability, San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier shut down any indication that Logan Couture would lose his captaincy.

The Panthers, who have won four of their last six, erased an early one-goal deficit with six unanswered goals to coast past the host San Jose Sharks.

Greer put the Panthers up 4-2 early in the second, chasing goalie Alexandar Georgiev, who was replaced by Yaroslav Askarov. Tkachuk, Boqvist and Reinhart promptly added goals to give the Panthers a 7-2 lead heading into the third.

Matthew Tkachuk scored once in a three-point outing while Aaron Ekblad collected one goal and one assist in his return to the lineup to pace the visiting Florida Panthers to a 7-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday.

The Oilers trade with the San Jose Sharks last offseason to exchange Cody Ceci for Ty Emberson is looking like a steal of a deal for Edmonton. Ty Emberson has begun to fit in perfectly with the team,

Cody Ceci and Will Smith scored in the Sharks' 7-2 loss to Panthers, who got goals from seven players in handing San Jose its sixth straight loss Saturday.

Are the Edmonton Oilers a better team than they were a season ago? I think they might be. A year ago this week the Oilers were riding an incredible 16-game winning streak and preparing for the NHL All-Star Break Feb.