sharks review part defensemen peter ahola season nd acquired trade with pittsburgh for future considerations grade i b it is way too early to tell about ahola who was acquired probably because the penguins figured that they would lose him in the expansion draft ahola had only played games this season i think it s actually less the san jose mercury news may be in err here of them with the sharks in the games he has played he appeared quite solid defensively although he hasn t been spectacular and his offense isn t anything to write home about points it s even possible that the trade may be for future considerations which turn out to be peter ahola doug wilson season th acquired trade with chicago for rw kerry toporowski and nd round pick in entry draft grade i b i have often been accused of overly down on wilson i may have had too high expectations for him but his legs knees et al are giving out nevertheless when he was playing he exhibited a strong shooting and playmaking abilities even if he has lost a step on defense which unfortunately he demonstrated this year as well as at times he was slow to catch the opponent forwards and his offensive output was only good enough for nd place on the team points in games but next year which may be wilson s last if he can stay healthy he can still be a contributor dean kolstad season nd acquired from minnesota in dispersal draft grade i c d it s probably somewhat unfair for me to judge kolstad on just a handful of games forgetting exact number but no more than but at age he s quickly running out of time if he wants to make it to the nhl in those games he did not impress anyone after generating shots in the first period of the first game he played he scored just points in his tenure up here with the sharks and was even less impressive defensively as he appeared awkward with his movement and was prone to giveaways he needs to make a leap in his level of performance to have any chance of making the team pat macleod season nd acquired from minnesota in dispersal draft grade i macleod was on the roster a lot longer than kolstad but it appears to my memory that he played less than kolstad because the sharks were reluctant to use him but were even more reluctant to send him to the minors figuring that he wouldn t clear waivers in fact he has played the past weeks with kansas city but is still technically there on a rehabilitation assignment a rehab assignment that will include him playing in the turner cup playoffs since he has played so little i can t even give a tentative grade on him but he demonstrated last year excellent offensive skills but terrible defensive skills tom pederson season st acquired from minnesota in dispersal draft grade i b called up in the middle of the season when the defensive corps was decimated by injuries pederson impressed many sharks fan here on net including yours truly he demonstrated very good offensive skills scoring points in games however his size lbs is of concern and soon after he began to shine offensive did teams begin to push him around physically on both sides of the ice although he had appeared fearless in his approach but to be successful he probably needs to bulk up to have a fighting chance on surviving against some of the bigger players in the league claudio scremin season st acquired from minnesota in dispersal draft grade i d d he played all of games in the league this year but was thoroughly umimpressive just as he was at the end of last season again it may be a small sample but just as in the case of kolstad scremin at age is quickly running out of time he was not a contributor on either offense or defense in the games he played with the sharks the only notable thing that will go down in scremin s entry of league stats is probably the fact that he was once traded for now capitals goaltender don beaupre go calgary flames al macinnis for norris gary roberts for hart and smythe go edmonton oilers go for playoffs next year stay in edmonton nelson lu claudius leland stanford edu rec sport hockey contact for the san jose sharks
