Logan Couture

The San Jose Sharks announced they have resigned center Logan Couture to a two-year extension.

Couture was a Calder Cup finalist after posting very impressive numbers in his rookie season. He scored 32 goals, second-best by a rookie, and notched 24 assists, good for a total of 56 points.

The San Jose Sharks have extended Logan Couture to a two-year $5.75 million contract.

This is a solid signing as Couture is still an RFA and will not be eligible for UFA status for a while.

Logan Couture has apparently told some people that his friend Drew Doughty has expressed frustrations regarding contract negotiations with the Kings.

Doug Wilson has again shown why his savvy in contract negotiations makes him an elite general manager.

According to the team's website, the San Jose Sharks have signed Logan Couture to a two-year contract extension that will keep him in teal beyond this season.

As reported by Brodie Brazil of CSN, the San Jose Sharks and Logan Couture have agreed to a two-year contract extension that will keep the center in teal through the 2013-14 season. Couture, who will make $1.25 million this year, will make a combined $5.75 million in the the following two seasons. 

Every year, the NHL Awards takes place with an extravagant party with tons of entertainment and celebration, but what the fans really care about is the awards and the players that win them.

The Calder Memorial Trophy is given out every year to the player selected as the most proficient in his first year of competition in the National Hockey League. The trophy is named after the first NHL President, Frank Calder, who held the position from the league's inception in 1917 until his death in 1943.

The Sharks were outworked in Game 2 and it showed up on the scoreboard.

A 4-0 loss is deflating at any point in the season, but its especially so when it relinquishes home ice advantage and comes right before two games at the STAPLES Center.

San Jose is capable of winning Game 3 and regaining control of the series.

The following are five things the team needs to do to take a game or two in LA.

While the NHL's second season started last night, fans of the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings were forced to wait an extra day for their teams' opening game.

The Western Conference of the NHL was nothing short of a hurricane to watch this year. But the Pacific Division was the root of most of the drama, with weeks of three-point and unpredictable games.

NHL Playoffs are just around the corner and hockey fans are deciding who to pick in their playoff pools and which team to get behind.  Fans look all over the internet to see who is being predicted as the teams to beat. 

From the research I have done, four teams stand out the most: Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Vancouver Canucks and Washington Capitals.  There are a few out there that feel the Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks are the dark horses to win it all this season.

With the playoff race already heating up, the NHL has seen fit to add a little more spice by having the best team (the San Jose Sharks) in the best division in hockey (the Pacific) playing its rivals for the final eight games of the season.

The San Jose Sharks' recent success has propelled them into third place in the Western Conference standings.

Antii Niemi has been a revelation in the recent past and credit to the goaltender is certainly due.

Logan Couture, however, has been an integral part of the Sharks all season long.

It's difficult to figure the Sharks' position in the standings if not for the highly skilled rookie and all of the attributes that he possesses.