Last year, the San Jose Sharks’ young forwards were given a shot to prove what they could do in the NHL in disjointed, inconsistent line ups. This year is going to be different. Leaving the young forwards in the line up, it will be reinforced with seasoned veterans, with flexibility to slide young players throughout.
Sharks forwards scored a total of 151 goals in the 2020-21 season, ranking 24th in the NHL. It was an improvement from the previous year, but it was nowhere near what they were capable of producing.
The projected lines for 2021-22 are:
Timo Meier — Logan Couture — Jonathan Dahlen
William Eklund — Tomas Hertl — Rudolfs Balcers
Matt Nieto — Nick Bonino — Kevin Labanc
Andrew Coliango — Lane Pederson — Alexander Barabanov
Jasper Weatherby
The core trio of forwards of Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl and Timo Meier will remain intact and look to be the leaders of this group.