Sharks Should Be Thankful For Young Talent Depth 

Sharks Should Be Thankful For Young Talent Depth

The Sharks have to be thankful for the impressive depth of young talent on their roster. The organization discovered its depth when injuries forced them to give less experienced players such as defenseman Christian Ehrhoff and Tom Preissing playing time.

The following is a quick statistical summary of the young players who have stepped up their play in the last few weeks:
Forwards Patrick Marleau and Marco Sturm have been the most consistent young veterans in the last 10 games.
Marleau has scored at least a point in 9 of the last 10 games while collecting 4 goals and 6 assists in that span.
Sturm has scored at least a point in 7 of last 8 games with 6 goals and 2 assists.
Forward Allyn McCauley has scored at least a point in 4 of last 5 games tallying 2 goals and 2 assists.
Forward Nils Ekman has scored at least a point in 2 of last 3 games producing 1 goal and 2 assists.
Forward Niko Dimitrakos, who has filled in for injured Alex Korolyuk, has scored at least a point in 2 straight games and manufacturing 1 goal and 3 assists in the last 4 games.
Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff, who has filled in for an injured Kyle McKlaren, has scored at least a point in 2 straight games posting 1 goal and 2 assists in the last two games. McKlaren had scored at least a point in 2 straight games prior to getting injured.
Defenseman Brad Stuart has scored at least a point in 3 of last 4 games getting 1 goal and 3 assists.

Veteran forward Vincent Damphousse has also been a consistent performer. He has scored at least a point in 5 straight games with 2 goals and 3 assists.