1. San Jose Sharks - The Sharks won the season last year and they should be able to repeat. They came out better (at least in the short term) in a series of trades with the Minnesota Wild by picking up Brent Burns, who should be their top defenceman. They also acquired Martin Havlat, who is a solid scorer if he stays healthy. Gone are Dany Heatley and Devin Setoguchi. The Sharks have a deep offence. Their three top scorers from last year in Patrick Marleau, Joe Thornton and Joe Pavelski remain along with Logan Couture and Ryane Clowe. On defence, Burns will lead a group that includes Dan Boyle, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Jason Demers. Antti Niemi is an unspectacular starting goalie, but he is solid. This is one of the better teams in the NHL and they could have a Stanley Cup run with the right bounces. That would go a long way to end the undeserved criticism the team has had recently.
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