Rookie Tomas Hertl 4 goals tonight with almost 8 mins left

San Jose now up 8-2 in the 3rd period after Rookie Tomas Hertl scores his 4th goal against the New York Rangers. Hertl has 6 goals in his last 2 games. Another rookie Matt Nieto got his first goal in the NHL earlier.

San Jose Sharks Top 10 Prospect Rankings

The San Jose Sharks Top 10 Prospect Rankings as of October 2013

1. Mirco Mueller, D 2013 1st Round Pick Everett WHL
2. Chris Tierney, C 2012 2nd Round Pick London OHL
3. Danny O'Regan, F 2012 5th Round Pick Boston University
4. Konrad Abeltshauser, D 2010 6th Round Pick Worcester AHL
5. Gabriel Paquin-Boudreau, C 2013 2nd Round Pick Baie-Comeau QMJHL
6. Freddie Hamilton, C 2010  5th Round Pick Worcester AHL
7. Danil Tarasov, RW 2013 signed to entry level contract after year on Worcester AHL contract) Worcester AHL
8. Christophe Lalancette, C 2012 4th Round Pick Drummondville QMJHL
9. Dylan Demelo, D 2011 6th Round Pick Worcester AHL
10. Sena Acolatse, D 2011 free agent signed Worcester AHL

San Jose Sharks Opening Night Lineup with Line Combinations

Lineup

Lines

Matthew Nieto, Joe Pavelski, Tommy Wingels
Tyler Kennedy, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture
Brent Burns, Joe Thornton, Tomas Hertl
Matt Pelich, Andrew Desjardins, James Sheppard

The Nieto, Pavelski, Wingels line did open the game.

Defenseman Pairings:

Dan Boyle, Matt Irwin
Jason Demers, Scott Hannan
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun

Starting Goaltender: Antti Niemi Backup: Alex Stalock

Scratches: D Brad Stuart, RW Marty Havlat, RW Adam Burish

San Jose Sharks Top 10 Prospects - Where They Play in 2013-2014

Top prospects lists can be tough at the start of the year because sometimes the top prospect or maybe even two top prospects on a given team could make the opening day roster and not look back so they suddenly lose their status as a prospect. The San Jose Sharks top prospect Tomas Hertl is close to making the San Jose's roster according to many observers. Upper echelon prospects 1. Center Tomas Hertl - 2012 First Round Pick at 17th overall, he could be headed to the NHL on opening night but if not he will play for Worcester in the AHL. Hertl spent his first year in the Czech League and has a solid two way game and playmaking ability.
2. Defenseman Mirco Mueller - 2013 First Round Pick at 18 overall, Mueller is playing for his junior team Everett in the WHL. A fairly skilled offensive defenseman with good size though he needs to add strength, Mueller was one of the most athletic defenseman in the 2013 NHL draft.
Other prospects
3. Left Wing Matt Nieto - 2011 Second Round Pick Matt Nieto will play for Worcester in the AHL after leaving Boston College last season to play 11 games for Worcester. Nieto has a chance to be a 2nd line winger but could also be a 3rd line winger in the NHL ultimately.
4. Center Chris Tierney - Tierney is playing for London in the OHL.
5. Center Dan O'Regan - The 2012 5th round pick will play at Boston University as a sophomore in 2013-2014.
6. Defenseman Matt Tennyson- Tennyson will probably play for Worcester in the AHL although he could make the Sharks opening day roster as the last defenseman.
7. Defenseman Konrad Abeltshauser - The big defenseman plays for Worcester this year.
8. Center Freddie Hamilton - Hamilton will be on the Worcester roster in 2013-2014.
9. Left Wing Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau - GPB the Sharks 2013 Second Round Pick is playing on his junior hockey team Baie-Comeau in the QMJHL.
10. Defenseman Dylan Demelo - Demelo will play for Worcester in 2013-2014.

San Jose Sharks Send First Round Pick Mirco Mueller Back to his Junior Team

The San Jose Sharks sigmed Mirco Mueller to a standard entry level contract and then returned First Round Pick Mirco Mueller Back to his Junior Team on Sunday.

2013 NHL Draft Prospect Battle Mueller vs. Rychel vs. Mantha

The 2013 NHL Draft was considered one of the best drafts if not the best NHL draft since 2003. Did the San Jose Sharks make the right selection with Defenseman Mirco Mueller? Mueller an athletic defenseman who wasn't quite as highly ranked with some scouting services until the draft approached was the 8th defenseman selected in the 1st round and only one more defenseman would be selected in the 1st round at the 26th overall selection when Anaheim chose Shea Theodore.
Rychel and Mantha both goal scoring wingers were selected immediately after Mueller at 18.
More goes into how these players do than their statistics but you can follow the statistics of Lazar and Gauthier here for fun to start.
18th Overall Pick Defenseman Mirco Muller San Jose Sharks
19th Overall Pick Left Wing Kerby Rychel Columbus Blue Jackets
20th Overall Pick Right Wing/Left Wing Anthony Mantha Detroit Red Wings

2013 Draft Prospects Tracker

Bookmark this blog to track the San Jose Sharks prospects and updated statistics for the upcoming season. Instead of looking up the players throughout the season, you can track their statistics here.
1st Round Pick Defenseman Mirco Müeller - Mueller will likely play for Everett in the WHL in 2013-2014.

Mirco Mueller

2nd Round Pick Left Wing Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau - Gabryel is expected to play for Baie-Comeau in the QMJHL in 2013-2014.

GABRYEL PAQUIN-BOUDREAU

4th Round Pick Goaltender Fredrik Bergvik - Bergvik is expected to play for the Frolunda J20 team in the SuperElit league in Sweden in 2013-2014.

FREDRIK BERGVIK

5th Round Pick Defenseman Michael Brodzinski - Brodzinski will enter his freshman season at the University of Minnesota in 2013-2014.

MICHAEL BRODZINSKI

5th Round Pick Defenseman Gage Ausmus - Ausmus enters his freshman season at the University of North Dakota.

GAGE AUSMUS

7th Round Pick Center Jake Jackson - Jackson will play his freshman season at Michigan Tech University in 2013-2014.

JAKE JACKSON

7th Round Pick Forward Emil Galimov - Galimov will play for Lokomotiv in the KHL in 2013-2014.

EMIL GALIMOV