San Jose Sharks: Salary Juggling Necessary to Keep From Tanking

You can bet Doug Wilson is on the phone a lot these days. Why? According to HockeyBuzz, his San Jose Sharks currently have just under $1.35 million of cap space, and that counts only 17 skaters and one goalie. The current cap space gives the Sharks the ability to complete their roster requirement by adding a skater and a goalie at or near the league minimum. However, there will not be enough room to have a single scratched player active in case of illness or an injury in pre-game skates. Not a good position to be in. Remember, the team cannot simply call up minor leaguers to fill these spots, or those players' contracts count against the cap, too. Worse yet, San Jose has tendered offers to Torrey Mitchell, Brad Staubitz, and Tomas Greiss, and they need to have enough room for those contracts should no one sign the players away. Thus, players will likely need to be traded away in order to have a complete roster. While the Sharks could do what they did with Kyle McLaren last ...