The Mercury News

Who's hot

Joe Thornton is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week. Jonathan Cheechoo is looking good with 3 points in 2 games last week.

Who's cold

Mark Bell has lost his sights and is now 5 games without a goal. Vesa Toskala hasn't got a chance to start in the last five games. Ryan Clowe has been a healthy scratch in his last five games.

Trainer's room

No injuries at the moment.

San Jose Sharks traded Mark Bell to Nashville Predators for Martin Erat

A native of Czech, Martin Erat was originally drafted to the NHL by the Nashville Predators in the 7th round of the 1999 entry draft. He has appeared in 270 NHL games during his career, notching 46 goals and adding 95 assists along with 162 penalty minutes. The 20 year old left wing has played 7 games with the Nashville Predators this season, totalling 0+2=2 with 2 PIM.

A native of Canada, Mark Bell was originally drafted to the NHL by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st round of the 1998 entry draft. He has appeared in 346 NHL games during his career, notching 75 goals and adding 81 assists along with 462 penalty minutes. The 21 year old left wing has played 7 games with the San Jose Sharks this season, totalling 3+2=5 with 8 PIM.

Martin Erat interviewed in paper
Martin Erat was interviewed in today's paper about the recent trade that sent him from Nashville Predators to San Jose Sharks. I didn't think it would come to this, so yeah, I'm surprised. I always thought I'd finish my career here but this is part of the game, what are ya' gonna' do, he said at the news conference.

Evgeny Nabokov frustrated
San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeny Nabokov feels frustrated about his position in the organization. He feels he's good enough to be a franchise player for the team and wonders why the organization still considers him a core player.

A native of Russia, Evgeny Nabokov was originally drafted to the NHL by the San Jose Sharks in the 9th round of the 1994 entry draft. He has appeared in 303 NHL games during his career, booking 27 career shutouts and allowing 705 goals. The 26 year old goaltender looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

Olli Jokinen reaches a milestone !
Olli Jokinen scored the 300th point of his career in tonight's game against the St. Louis Blues on a feed by Martin Erat. All of them are special, but I'm going to remember this one the most, our record breaker told a Hockey Night in Canada reporter.

A native of Finland, Olli Jokinen was originally drafted to the NHL by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1st round of the 1997 entry draft. He has appeared in 559 NHL games during his career, notching 136 goals and adding 164 assists along with 582 penalty minutes. The 22 year old center looks to stay a member of the team for a long time.

Weekly team report
Who's hot

Joe Thornton is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Gary Roberts is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week. Martin Erat is looking good with 2 points in 1 games last week.

Who's cold

No-one is especially cold at the moment.

Trainer's room

No injuries at the moment.

Who's hot

Joe Thornton is looking good with 4 points in 2 games last week.
Gary Roberts is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak.
Jonathan Cheechoo is looking good with a 3 game point scoring streak with 1 game goalstreak.