San Jose Sharks defensemen: Grades to start the 2013-14 NHL season

Jason Demers

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2013-14 Season Stats: 7 GP, 0 G, 4 A, plus-4, 9 SOG

Analysis: As a guy that’s always seemed to flit with offensive production, it’s good to see Jason Demers post four assists early on to get his juices going a bit. Granted, three of those helpers came in the infamous New York Rangers contest, but that night he showed what he could do if given ample opportunity to set up good forwards.

With Boyle on the mend, it’ll be Demers stepping in and taking his place on the top power-play unit, and it will be very interesting to see how the 25 year-old responds to the extra workload with the man advantage.

Grade: B+