On Monday, the San Jose Sharks announced that they would be making an announcement today, Tuesday. That announcement was widely believed to be that of the general manager opening that the Sharks have spent a long time looking to find. Now, after several rounds of candidates — mostly former Sharks players — the team is expected to announce Mike Grier as their next GM.
Grier, who played 14 years in the NHL for Edmonton, Washington, Buffalo, and San Jose, was known known as one of the finalists for the past few days with Ray Whitney (not that one), but reports from Pierre LeBrun, Scorchstack, and Kevin Weekes have pretty much confirmed it.