Four of the five Sharks on the ice for the team’s first goal on Saturday night finished last year with the AHL’s San Jose Barracuda.
Barclay Goodrow, the goal-scorer, Danny O’Regan, Ryan Carpenter, and Joakim Ryan all played big roles for San Jose’s minor league affiliate. As did Kevin Labanc, Timo Meier, and recently recalled Marcus Sorensen, with the latter two rejoining the team in last spring’s Calder Cup playoffs.
Nearly a third of the Barracuda’s playoff roster is getting a look with the big club, and that doesn’t even include Tim Heed, the Barracuda’s second-leading point producer last year.