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A New Coach And Goalie In San Jose

08/09/2015 at 8:04am EDT

from Eric Gilmore at NHL.com,

Todd McLellan, the winningest coach in San Jose history, parted ways with the Sharks after seven seasons in what he and general manager Doug Wilson called a mutual decision. Wilson hired former Florida Panthers and New Jersey Devils coach Peter DeBoer to replace McLellan, who became coach of the Edmonton Oilers.

DeBoer led New Jersey to the Stanley Cup Final in 2012, his first season with the Devils, one year after they finished 11th in the Eastern Conference and missed the postseason. He fully expects the Sharks to bounce back quickly.

"I think if you enter the San Jose Sharks organization like I am as the head coach, the expectation is to win right now," DeBoer said. "There's a tradition here of winning and challenging to go deep into the playoffs. That's my expectation. I think that's Doug's expectation. I don't think anyone is looking for anything less than that here."

The Sharks also have a new No. 1 goaltender, former Kings backup Martin Jones. Antti Niemi's five-season run as San Jose's top goaltender ended when the Sharks traded his negotiating rights to the Dallas Stars for a seventh-round pick in the 2015 NHL Draft. Soon after the draft, San Jose acquired Jones from the Boston Bruins for a first-round pick in 2016 and forward Sean Kuraly, a fifth-round pick in 2011 who was unsigned.

Jones, who was traded by the Kings to the Bruins during the draft, appeared in 34 games for Los Angeles over the past two seasons. He is 16-11-2 with a 1.99 goals-against average and .923 save percentage in his NHL career.

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