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3 Potential Breakout Candidates on the San Jose Sharks

By Lucas Burrell

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 23: Kevin Labanc #62 of the San Jose Sharks takes a shot on goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 23, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 23: Kevin Labanc #62 of the San Jose Sharks takes a shot on goal against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game Seven of the Western Conference First Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 23, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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SAN JOSE, CA – APRIL 28: Joe Thornton #19, Kevin Labanc #62 and Marcus Sorensen #20 of the San Jose Sharks celebrate scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Two of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 28, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images)
SAN JOSE, CA – APRIL 28: Joe Thornton #19, Kevin Labanc #62 and Marcus Sorensen #20 of the San Jose Sharks celebrate scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in Game Two of the Western Conference Second Round during the 2019 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 28, 2019 in San Jose, California (Photo by Brandon Magnus/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Three San Jose Sharks players looking to take the next step in their development and help propel Team Teal towards another Stanley Cup Playoff birth.

The San Jose Sharks chose to let their captain and leading goal scorer Joe Pavelski walk during this summers free agency period in order retain Erik Karlsson and extend Timo Meier.

To make matters worse they weren’t able to extend either of their two dynamic forwards in Gus Nyquist or Joonas Donskoi. Now for the first time in a while the Sharks are entering a NHL season with more questions than answers when it comes to their roster.

In spite of this San Jose’s management and their coaching staff feel that they have the components necessary internally to off-set the losses of these pivotal pieces of the offense. And they are probably not wrong considering the talent Team Teal brings to the ice.

Next season’s San Jose Sharks have the potential of repeating last years success when it comes to their offensive production. All it’s going to take is a breakout performance or two from a few of the skaters already in the Bay Area.

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