From "We Three Kings of Orient Are"

We three Sharks of San Jose are

Bearing skills, we've traversed afar

West Coast leading, still proceeding

guide us to Lord Stanley's Cup

OOOOOOOOOOO...

Cup of wonder, Cup of might

Cup with royal beauty bright

West Coast leading, still proceeding

Guide us to Lord Stanley's Cup

(Sung by Logan Couture)

Calder hopes from Worcester plains,

GOALZ I bring to win us some games

Defense splitting, goalie screening

All with my flawless teeth

OOOOOOOOOOO...

Cup of wonder, Cup of might

Cup with royal beauty bright

West Coast leading, still proceeding

Guide us to Lord Stanley's Cup

(Write your own!)

I've been proposed a trade: his Evgeni Malkin for my Brad Richards.

I'm the first place team in my head-to-head league, and I'm tempted not to mess with a good thing, but this is essentially a sell high/buy low scenario. Brad Richards has been a pleasant surprise this year and Geno has been underwhelming and fragile. Centers have added value because we have a faceoffs won category. No PIMS, but hits and blocked shots.  I also have Crosby and Savard as my centers and there is moderate depth available on waivers as it's a pretty shallow league.

I'm new to this year so any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

I went to the Sharks preseason game last night against the Nucks. Aside from the wealth of scoring from many sources (Lilja in particular had a great game incuding his goal) against a team that admittedly did not have all of its starters present (the Sedins, Burrows, etc), one thing in particular caught my eye. A certain Kent Huskins was wearing the A for the game. Interpret this as you will...my own 2 cents is simply to repeat what others have said before me: that obviously we as fans are not privy to all that goes on in the clubhouse, including what coaches are looking for when choosing team leaders. I know McClellan likes having Huskins on the team because of his leadership qualities and his Stanley Cup ring.

But seeing the A on number 40 caused a double take.

Is it the regular season yet???

**edit: forgot to mention Marleau wasn't on the bench for this game--another contributing factor