San Jose Sharks Player Critiques: Rob Blake

After Patrick Marleau had the captaincy taken from him, it was given to the team’s third-most important player facing unrestricted free agency, veteran Rob Blake.

Blake is 40 years old—and at midseason it looked as if his age had finally caught up to him. He was a step behind, and when he did not have the fleet-footed Marc Edouard Vlasic to cover for him, there were breakaways and odd-man rushes taking place. Even on offense, he frequently was late getting to the puck when pinching down and not able to get his powerful slapshot on net.

However, after missing several games, he came back revitalised. By season’s end, he had seven goals, ...

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