2010–11 San Jose Sharks season

The 2010–11 San Jose Sharks season was the team's' 20th season in the National Hockey League (NHL).
== Off-season ==
Team captain Rob Blake retired on June 18, 2010.
The Sharks announced that they would not offer Evgeni Nabokov a contract for the 2010–11 season.
The Sharks re-signed centers Joe Pavelski and Patrick Marleau to four-year contracts on June 24, 2010.
The Sharks re-signed defenseman Niclas Wallin and center Scott Nichol to one-year contracts on June 26, 2010.
Sharks signed free agent goaltender Antero Nittymaki to a two-year, $4 million contract on July 1, 2010, replacing long-time goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
The Sharks signed free agent goaltender Antti Niemi to a one-year, $2 million contract on September 2, 2010.
The Sharks selected center Joe Thornton as new team captain for the 2010–11 season. Ryane Clowe will be alternate captain on road games, and Patrick Marleau during home games. Dan Boyle was made a permanent alternate captain.
Antti Niemi has also signed a four-year contract with the Sharks as well.
== Pre-season ==
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# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Record 	Recap 	 	
1 	September 22 	San Jose Sharks 	2-5 	Anaheim Ducks 	 	Niittymaki 	0-1 	 	 	
2 	September 24 	Anaheim Ducks 	5-4 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Sateri 	0-2 	 	 	
3 	September 25 	San Jose Sharks (SS) 	1-2 	Phoenix Coyotes (SS) 	 	Greiss 	1-2 	 	 	
4 	September 25 	Phoenix Coyotes (SS) 	1-3 	San Jose Sharks (SS) 	 	Niemi 	1-3 	 	 	
5 	September 28 	San Jose Sharks 	1-3 	Vancouver Canucks 	 	Niemi 	1-4 	 	 	
6 	September 29 	Vancouver Canucks 	2-6 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Niittymaki 	2-4 	 	 	
7 	October 2 	San Jose Sharks 	3-2 	Adler Mannheim 	SO 	Niemi 	3-4 	 	 	
== Regular season ==
== Standings ==
=== Divisional standings ===
=== Conference standings ===
x – Went into playoffs
==Schedule and results==
*Green background indicates win (2 points).
*Red background indicates regulation loss (0 points).
*White background indicates overtime/shootout loss (1 point).
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October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)	October: 5–3–1 (Home: 2–2–1 ; Road: 3–1–0)
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT/SO 	Decision 	Attendance 	Record 	Pts 	Recap
1 	October 8(in Stockholm, Sweden) 	San Jose Sharks 	3–2 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	 	Niemi 	11,324 	1–0–0 	2 	Recap
2 	October 9(in Stockholm, Sweden) 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	3–2 	San Jose Sharks 	OT 	Niittymaki 	9,537 	1–0–1 	3 	Recap
3 	October 16 	Atlanta Thrashers 	4–2 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Niemi 	17,562 	1–1–1 	3 	Recap
4 	October 19 	Carolina Hurricanes 	5–2 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Niemi 	17,562 	1–2–1 	3 	Recap
5 	October 21 	San Jose Sharks 	4–2 	Colorado Avalanche 	 	Niittymaki 	12,803 	2–2–1 	5 	Recap
6 	October 23 	San Jose Sharks 	6–1 	Edmonton Oilers 	 	Niittymaki 	16,839 	3–2–1 	7 	Recap
7 	October 24 	San Jose Sharks 	0–4 	Calgary Flames 	 	Niemi 	19,289 	3–3–1 	7 	Recap
8 	October 27 	New Jersey Devils 	2–5 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Niittymaki 	17,562 	4–3–1 	9 	Recap
9 	October 30 	Anaheim Ducks 	2–5 	San Jose Sharks 	 	Niittymaki 	17,562 	5–3–1 	11 	Recap
==Playoffs==
The Sharks clinched a playoff spot after beating the Dallas Stars 6–0 on March 31, 2011 in front of the sellout crowd of 17,562 at the HP Pavilion. This makes it seven consecutive seasons of making the playoffs for the Sharks. The Sharks also made the Conference Finals for the third time in franchise history.
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Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2	Western Conference Quarter-finals: vs. (7) Los Angeles Kings – Sharks win series 4–2
# 	Date 	Visitor 	Score 	Home 	OT 	Decision 	Attendance 	Series 	Recap
1 	April 14 	Los Angeles 	2–3 	San Jose 	OT 	Niemi 	17,562 	1–0 	Recap
2 	April 16 	Los Angeles 	4–0 	San Jose 	 	Niemi 	17,562 	1–1 	Recap
3 	April 19 	San Jose 	6–5 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Nittymaki 	18,216 	2–1 	Recap
4 	April 21 	San Jose 	6–3 	Los Angeles 	 	Niemi 	18,234 	3–1 	Recap
5 	April 23 	Los Angeles 	3–1 	San Jose 	 	Niemi 	17,562 	3–2 	Recap
6 	April 25 	San Jose 	4–3 	Los Angeles 	OT 	Niemi 	18,118 	4–2 	Recap
Legend:
==Player statistics==
===Skaters===
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes
Updated April 11, 2011.
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G 	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	82	37	36	73 	-3 	16
 	80	21	49	70 	4 	47
 	74	20	46	66 	10 	24
 	80	26	38	64 	8 	56
 	75	24	38	62 	13 	100
 	79	32	24	56 	18 	41
 	76	9 	41	50 	2 	67
 	72	22	19	41 	-2 	37
 	75	2 	22	24 	19 	28
 	66	9 	14	23 	10 	46
 	80	4 	14	18 	14 	18
 	73	1 	13	14 	5 	44
 	78	3 	11	14 	3 	124
 	35	5 	8 	13 	10 	0
 	28	2 	9 	11 	-1 	2
 	50	2 	8 	10 	8 	12
† 	23	2 	8 	10 	9 	8
 	33	5 	4 	9 	8 	9
 	74	3 	5 	8 	0 	46
 	56	4 	3 	7 	-3 	50
† 	34	4 	3 	7 	0 	43
 	49	1 	5 	6 	-6 	33
 	37	2 	2 	4 	-8 	8
‡ 	17	1 	3 	4 	-2 	8
 	17	1 	2 	3 	-1 	4
 	6 	1 	0 	1 	-1 	7
 	5 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	0
 	13	0 	0 	0 	-2 	17
 	9 	0 	0 	0 	-1 	22
Playoffs	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	G	A 	Pts	+/−	PIM
 	18	3	14	17 	-5 	16
 	18	4	12	16 	-7 	8
 	17	6	9 	15 	5 	32
 	18	7	7 	14 	2 	2
 	18	7	6 	13 	-1 	9
 	18	5	5 	10 	1 	10
 	18	7	3 	10 	-7 	12
 	18	3	6 	9 	-2 	12
 	17	1	8 	9 	3 	8
 	18	1	6 	7 	6 	0
 	18	1	4 	5 	0 	10
 	18	1	3 	4 	2 	10
 	18	0	3 	3 	4 	4
 	13	2	1 	3 	-1 	8
 	5 	0	1 	1 	1 	2
 	18	0	1 	1 	-7 	8
 	10	1	0 	1 	-2 	41
 	3 	1	0 	1 	1 	4
 	7 	0	1 	1 	0 	30
 	8 	1	0 	1 	0 	6
 	12	0	0 	0 	-3 	12
 	15	0	0 	0 	-7 	26
 	1 	0	0 	0 	-1 	0
===Goaltenders===
GP = Games played; MIN = Time On Ice in minutes; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime losses; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; SA = Shots against; SV = Saves; SV% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts; G = Goals; A = Assists;
PEN = Penalty Time in minutes
Regular season	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	GP	MIN 	W 	L 	OT	GA 	GAA 	SA 	SV% 	SO	G	A	PEN
 	60	3524	35	18	6 	140	2.38	1741	.920 	6 	0	1	2
 	24	1414	12	7 	3 	64 	2.72	615 	.896 	0 	0	0	2
 	1 	30 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0.00	9 	1.000	0 	0	0	0
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Player 	GP	Min 	W	L	GA	GAA 	SA 	Sv% 	SO	G	A	PEN
 	18	1044	8	9	56	3.22	538	.896	0 	0	0	0
 	2 	91 	1	1	1 	0.66	30 	.967	0 	0	0	0
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Sharks. Stats reflect time with the Sharks only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
== Awards and records ==
=== Awards ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Award 	Awarded 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe ThorntonThomas, Thornton and Keith named 'Three Stars' 	NHL Second Star of the Week 	November 1, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryane CloweClowe tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week' 	NHL First Star of the Week 	December 13, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Logan CoutureSharks' Couture named NHL Rookie of the Month 	NHL Rookie of the Month 	December 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antti NiemiAntti Niemi tops NHL's 'Three Stars of the Week'	NHL First Star of the Week 	February 21, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antti NiemiToews tops February's 'Three Stars of the Month'	NHL Second Star of the Month	February 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe PavelskiSharks' Pavelski tops 'Three Stars' of the week	NHL First Star of the Week 	March 21, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
=== Records ===
=== Milestones ===
Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season 	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season	Regular Season
Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Tommy Wingels 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 8, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dany Heatley 	300th Career NHL Goal 	October 16, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Moore 	1st Career NHL Game 	October 19, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Scott Nichol 	500th Career NHL Game 	October 19, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John McCarthy 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	October 21, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Devin Setoguchi 	200th Career NHL Game 	October 21, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
John McCarthy 	1st Career NHL Goal 	October 23, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jamie McGinn 	100th Career NHL Game 	October 23, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick Marleau 	700th Career NHL Point 	October 27, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Pavelski 	100th Career NHL Assist 	October 30, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dany Heatley 	600th Career NHL Game 	November 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Douglas Murray 	300th Career NHL Game 	November 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryane Clowe 	100th Career NHL Assist 	November 13, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mike Moore 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	November 17, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Braun 	1st Career NHL Game 	November 26, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Braun 	1st Career NHL Assist1st Career NHL Point	November 27, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Braun 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Dan Boyle 	700th Career NHL Game 	December 2, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Pavelski 	300th Career NHL Game 	December 4, 2010 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Derek Joslin 	1st Career NHL Goal 	December 13, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Pavelski 	200th Career NHL Point 	December 16, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Brandon Mashinter 	1st Career NHL Game 	December 29, 2010	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Marc-Edouard Vlasic	100th Career NHL Point 	January 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Desjardins 	1st Career NHL Game 	January 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick Marleau 	1,000th Career NHL Game 	January 17, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Alex Stalock 	1st Career NHL Game1st Career NHL Win 	February 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jason Demers 	100th Career NHL Game 	February 9, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ben Eager 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 15, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryane Clowe 	300th Career NHL Game 	February 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ian White 	100th Career NHL Assist 	February 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ryane Clowe 	200th Career NHL Point 	February 22, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Thornton 	300th Career NHL Goal 	February 22, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Niclas Wallin 	600th Career NHL Game 	March 3, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jamal Mayers 	800th Career NHL Game 	March 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Patrick Marleau 	400th Career NHL Assist 	March 14, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Desjardins 	1st Career NHL Goal1st Career NHL Point 	March 23, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Pavelski 	100th Career NHL Goal 	March 24, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jamal Mayers 	200th Career NHL Point 	March 26, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Kyle Wellwood 	100th Career NHL Assist 	March 31, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Logan Couture 	100th Career NHL Game 	April 2, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Torrey Mitchell 	200th Career NHL Game 	April 2, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Desjardins 	1st Career NHL Assist 	April 4, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antti Niemi 	100th Career NHL Game 	April 4, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Thornton 	1,000th Career NHL Point 	April 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ian White 	400th Career NHL Game 	April 8, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
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Player 	Milestone 	Reached 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ian White 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point	April 14, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Justin Braun 	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	April 16, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Logan Couture 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist 	April 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Antero Niittymaki	1st Career NHL Playoff Win 	April 19, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Benn Ferriero 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	April 29, 2011	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Ian White 	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal 	May 1, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Joe Thornton 	100th Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 4, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Desjardins	1st Career NHL Playoff Game 	May 20, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Andrew Desjardins	1st Career NHL Playoff Goal1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	May 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Jamie McGinn 	1st Career NHL Playoff Assist1st Career NHL Playoff Point 	May 22, 2011 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
== Transactions ==
On January 20, 2011, the Sharks signed Jordan White, a University of British Columbia Thunderbirds goalie to a one-day amateur contract to provide emergency backup goalie for the game against the Vancouver Canucks after Antero Niittymaki was injured during a morning practice session. White wore uniform number 35 but did not see any on-ice game time.
The Sharks have been involved in the following transactions during the 2010–11 season.
=== Trades ===
Date 	 	
June 21, 2010Sharks Acquire Fifth Round Pick 	To Minnesota Wild Brad Staubitz 	To San Jose Sharks 5th-round pick in 2010 – Freddie Hamilton
June 24, 2010Sharks Acquire Draft Selection, Two Players	To Atlanta Thrashers Future considerations 	To San Jose Sharks Michael VernaceBrett Sterling7th-round pick in 2010 – Lee Moffie
June 26, 2010Sharks Add Seven On Day Two 	To Calgary Flames Henrik Karlsson 	To San Jose Sharks 6th-round pick in 2010 – Konrad Abeltshauser
June 26, 2010Day 2 provides more wheeling and dealing 	To Pittsburgh Penguins 7th-round pick in 2011 – Scott Wilson 	To San Jose Sharks 7th-round pick in 2010 – Chris Crane
January 18, 2011San Jose Gets Ben Eager From Atlanta 	To Atlanta Thrashers 5th-round pick in 2011 – Austen Brassard	To San Jose Sharks Ben Eager
February 9, 2011Davis & Swift Come From The Devils 	To New Jersey Devils Steven ZalewskiJay Leach 	To San Jose Sharks Patrick DavisMichael Swift
February 18, 2011Derek Joslin Sent To Carolina 	To Carolina Hurricanes Derek Joslin 	To San Jose Sharks Future considerations
February 18, 2011Sharks Add Depth On The Blueline 	To Carolina Hurricanes 2nd-round pick in 2012 – Brock McGinn 	To San Jose Sharks Ian White
=== Free agents acquired ===
Player 	Former team 	Contract terms
Carter HuttonSharks Sign Four 	Adirondack Phantoms 	1 year, $560,000 entry-level contract
Antero NiittymakiNittymaki Signs with San Jose 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	2 years, $4 million
T. J. TrevelyanSharks Sign Trevelyan and Sullivan 	Worcester Sharks 	1 year, $500,000
Sean Sullivan 	San Antonio Rampage 	1 year, $500,000
Jamal MayersJamal Mayers Signs With Sharks 	Calgary Flames 	1 year, $600,000
Antti NiemiCup Winning Goaltender Coming To San Jose 	Chicago Blackhawks 	1 year, $2 million
Michael SgarbossaSharks Sign Sgarbossa, Anderson and Gogol 	Saginaw Spirit 	3 years, $1.685 million entry-level contract
Curt Gogol 	Saskatoon Blades 	3 years, $1.64 million entry-level contract
J. P. Anderson 	Mississauga St. Michael's Majors	3 years, $1.66 million entry-level contract
Sena AcolatseSharks Sign Bay Area Native Sena Acolatse to an Entry Level Contract	Prince George Cougars 	3 years, $2.090 million entry-level contract
James LivingstonSharks Sign Free Agent Right Wing James Livingston 	Plymouth Whalers 	3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Mike ConnollySharks Sharks Sign Free Agent Forward Mike Connolly 	Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs 	2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
Brodie ReidSharks Sharks Sign Free Agent Forward Brodie Reid 	Northeastern Huskies 	2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
=== Free agents lost ===
Player 	New team 	Contract terms
Evgeni NabokovReports: Nabokov to Russia 	SKA Saint Petersburg 	4 years, $24 million
Manny MalhotraVancouver Canucks sign centre Manny Malhotra to 3-year deal 	Vancouver Canucks 	3 years, $7.5 million
Brett SterlingPenguins Sign Left Wing Sterling 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	1 year, $500,000
Mike VernaceLightning Re-sign D Vladimir Mihalik, Ink Free Agent Defenseman Mathieu Roy, Mike Vernace	Tampa Bay Lightning 	1 year, $500,000
Ryan VesceRyan Veske will defend the colors of "Torpedo" 	Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod	undisclosed
Dwight HelminenPelicans made a significant player contracts 	Pelicans 	1 year
Joe CallahanPanthers Acquire Defensemen Joe Callahan and T.J. Fast 	Florida Panthers 	1 year, $525,000
=== Claimed via waivers ===
Player 	Former team 	Date claimed off waivers
Kyle WellwoodFormer Canucks Forward Tabbed	St. Louis Blues	January 18, 2011
=== Lost via waivers ===
Player	New team	Date claimed off waivers
=== Lost via retirement ===
Player
Rob BlakeRob Blake Announces His Retirement
=== Players signings ===
Player 	Contract terms
Tommy WingelsSharks Sign Center Tommy Wingels 	2 years, $1.375 million entry-level contract
Taylor Doherty 	2 years, $1.43 million entry-level contract
Marek Viedensky 	3 years, $1.8 million entry-level contract
Harri Sateri 	3 years, $2.0375 million entry-level contract
Joe PavelskiSharks Re-Sign Marleau and Pavelski 	4 years, $16 million
Patrick Marleau 	4 years, $27.6 million
Scott NicholSharks Re-Sign Nichol, Wallin, Desjardins	1 year, $760,000
Niclas Wallin 	1 year, $2.5 million
Andrew Desjardins 	1 year, $500,000
Cam MacIntyreCam MacIntyre Gets A Two Year Deal 	2 years, $1.2 million
Jay LeachSharks Re-Sign Defenseman Jay Leach 	1 year, $500,000
Jason DemersJason Demers Signs For 2 More Years 	2 years, $2.5 million contract extension
Devin SetoguchiSharks Winger Back In The Fold 	1 year, $1.8 million
Steven ZalewskiSharks Re-Sign Steven Zalewski 	1 year, $500,000
Derek JoslinSharks Re-Sign Derek Joslin 	1 year, $500,000
Joe ThorntonSharks & Thornton Agree On Extension 	3 years, $21 million contract extension
Antti NiemiSharks Extend Niemi's Contract 	4 years, $15.2 million contract extension
== Draft picks ==
San Jose's picks at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles. 
Round	# 	Player 	Position	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1 	28 	Charlie Coyle 	C/RW 	 	South Shore Kings (EJHL)
3 	88 	Max Gaede 	RW 	 	Woodbury High School (USHS-MN)
5 	127 (from Carolina) 	Cody Ferriero 	C 	 	The Governor's Academy (USHS-MA)
5 	129 (from Minnesota) 	Freddie Hamilton 	C 	 	Niagara IceDogs (OHL)
5 	136 (from Ottawa) 	Isaac Macleod 	D 	 	Penticton Vees (BCHL)
6 	163 (from Calgary) 	Konrad Abeltshauser	D 	 	Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL)
7 	188 (from Atlanta) 	Lee Moffie 	D 	 	University of Michigan (CCHA)
7 	200 (from Pittsburgh)	Chris Crane 	RW 	 	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
== Farm teams ==
===Worcester Sharks===
The Sharks' affiliate in the American Hockey League is the Worcester Sharks.
===Stockton Thunder===
The Sharks' affiliate in the ECHL is the Stockton Thunder for 2010–11.Sharks and Thunder Announce Affiliation
== References ==
Category:San Jose Sharks seasons
San Jose Sharks season, 2010-11
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