The San Jose Sharks are unlikely to dip into the free-agent pool this abbreviated 2012-13 campaign. According to David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson is instead leaning toward promotion from within the organization. “You don’t want to bring somebody in and then you’re leapfrogging your own guys who are coming back right [...]

The San Jose Sharks have re-signed defenseman Justin Braun and forwards Tommy Wingels and Andrew Desjardins. General manager Doug Wilson announced the deals Tuesday to lock up Braun for three years, Wingels for two and Desjardins for one. The Sharks also announced they made qualifying offers to forwards T.J. Galiardi, Tim Kennedy, Brandon Mashinter, Frazer McLaren, Matt Pelech and James Sheppard; defensemen Matt Irwin and Nick Petrecki and goalie Alex Stalock. San [...]