Burnside: Teams that need to make a move -- and quick -- during free agency

A look at some teams that still have some work to do as the free-agency period quickly gives way to the dog days of summer.

Source: Sharks re-sign Clowe to four-year deal

Ryane Clowe and the San Jose Sharks have agreed to a four-year contract worth north of $3.5 million a season, a source told ESPN.com Thursday night.

Sharks begin makeover by cutting 3 forwards

The Sharks began to remake themselves by cutting three forwards.

ANAHEIM, CA - APRIL 21: Ryane Clowe #29 of the San Jose Sharks skates with the puck against the Anaheim Ducks during Game...

Latest rumblings: Habs busy, Leafs talking trade, Ducks and Wings figuring out cap picture

MONTREAL -- Is there an NHL GM with more on his plate than Bob Gainey? The man at the helm of the Montreal Canadiens has 10 players headed for unrest...

Riled Sharks GM: Summer will be tough, painful

It's a problem facing most of the San Jose Sharks, whose embarrassing first-round exit from the playoffs has cleared their schedules -- and sent general manager Doug Wilson into a fury that might last all summer.

Burnside: Another collapse, another round of questions for San Jose Sharks

In the wake of yet another stunning playoff collapse by the San Jose Sharks, we've come to the conclusion that this team will never make it to the Cup finals.

April 25, 2009; San Jose, CA, USA; San Jose Sharks left wing Ryane Clowe (29) controls the puck in front of Anaheim Ducks center Rob Niedermayer (left) during the second...

Ducks push Sharks to the brink, lead series 3-1

Rookie Bobby Ryan scored two goals, Jonas Hiller made 31 saves in his second playoff shutout, and the Anaheim Ducks rocked the top-seeded San Jose Sharks again, winning 4-0 Thursday night to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round series.

Five Things We Learned from Sunday: the Ducks-Sharks edition

Here are five things I jotted into my playoff notebook while watching the Ducks put the Presidents' Trophy-winning Sharks into a 2-0 series bind Sunda...

Sharks-Ducks Preview

Sharks-Ducks Preview

Ducks stifle Sharks to take stunning 2-0 lead

Andrew Ebbett broke a tie with his first career playoff goal from an awkward angle with 10:16 left, and the Anaheim Ducks stunned the San Jose Sharks with another defensive gem in a 3-2 victory, taking a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

First-round breakdown: San Jose Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks

The Sharks are trying to get over the postseason hump, while the Ducks look to return to Cup glory. Oh, and they don't like each other. Expect a hard-fought series that goes the distance.

Sharks-Kings Preview

Sharks-Kings Preview

Montoya saves day in Coyotes' rout of Sharks

Al Montoya made 40 saves in the rookie goalie's third NHL victory, and the last-place Phoenix Coyotes prevented the league-leading San Jose Sharks from clinching the Presidents' Trophy with an improbable 4-1 victory Thursday night.