Nico Sturm doesn’t think that he’ll be with the San Jose Sharks after the Mar. 7 Trade Deadline. “You’re a 29-year-old UFA with no extension in place. You got to be realistic about it,” Sturm said on Saturday after practice.

Against a Stanley Cup contender in the Maple Leafs, the Sharks came back from a 2-0 third-period deficit to win in a shootout. They followed that performance with a 6-2 trouncing of the Sabres, leaving Buffalo — which had high expectations coming into the season — re-evaluating things going into Friday’s trade deadline.

Felicia Keller of SJ Hockey Now: San Jose Sharks pending UFA forward Nico Sturm expects to be traded before the March 7th trade deadline. “You’re a 29-year-old UFA with no extension in place.

SAN JOSE – Newly activated center Nico Sturm boarded a charter flight on Saturday afternoon, eager to begin a seven-game road trip with his San Jose Sharks teammates. Whether Sturm returns home ...

Struggling through another awful season, the Sharks could be on the verge of shedding several additional players.

The Sharks face the Calgary Flames on Sunday to start a 12-day road trip that takes them through four more Canadian cities before it ends with stops in Buffalo and Denver. By the time the trip wraps up in Colorado on March 6, a day before the NHL trade deadline, a few Sharks players, including Sturm, could be with another team.

Sheng Peng of San Jose Hockey NOW: So, with quite a few top trade chips long gone, what can the Sharks do now? Limitations are there obviously. Buffalo, the New York Rangers, and others ponder moves but San Jose is a team trending toward younger talent that is not quite NHL ready.

On the latest 32 Thoughts podcast, Elliotte Friedman dove head first into what the San Jose Sharks could do at the March 7 trade deadline.

San Jose led 10-5 in shots in the period, four of which came on its two power plays. Celebrini led the way with seven shot attempts, including one that hit the post and another that deflected off the crossbar during the final minute.

Tuesday concluded a back-to-back set for both teams, as the Sharks played Monday night in Toronto. Further, it marked the fifth game in eight days for the Sabres, and Ruff detected some fatigue from his team as it yielded frequent scoring opportunities to the speedy, young San Jose lineup.