Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski Stay With San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks have resigned star forwards Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski to four-year contracts Thursday, keeping them off the free-agent market.

"We are very pleased that Patty and Joe have committed to this organization now and in the future," Doug Wilson said, clearly pleased with the early settlement. "They have solidified their place in the game among the league's top forwards and we are excited as an organization to have Joe and Patty back in San Jose to build on what we accomplished last season."

The moves to keep Marleau and Pavelski come two days after Wilson and the front office decided not to try and bring Evgeni Nabokov back next year.

The moves bookending this week's announcements seem to support and back Wilson's statements regarding the ...

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