James Sheppard

The Puck Stops Here Previous entry: Worst 20 Players By Goals Versus Threshold by PuckStopsHere on 09/23/10 at 01:41 AM ET Comments (0) In my sabermetrics and hockey posts, I have been looking at Tom Awad’s goals versus threshold system, which is an attempt to show the value of a player in one number when compared to that of a replacement level player.  The replacement player is assumed to be always available via minor league call-ups, waivers or some other cheap method.  I recently...Read Full Story

The Minnesota Wild have re-signed center James Sheppard to a one-year contract.The deal was announced Wednesday and qualifying offers were made to restricted free agent left wing Guillaume Latendresse and backup goalie Josh Harding. The Wild were required to extend the offers by June 28 if they wanted to retain the right of first refusal for both players.Minnesota picked Sheppard ninth overall in 2006, but he has been a disappointment in three years with the team. Sheppard scored just two...Read Full Story

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – San Jose and Minnesota have made their third deal of the offseason, with center James Sheppard going to the Sharks on Sunday for a third-round draft pick in 2013 Go here to read the rest: Sharks acquire C James Sheppard from WildRead Full Story

James Sheppard’s off-ice ATV accident could end up costing him a significant amount of money, more than $4,000 for each day he is on the injury list, in fact. Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher made it clear after learning about Sheppard’s mishap in Vail, Colo., that resulted in a broken kneecap, his most pressing priorities were learning the full extent of the injury and getting Sheppard back on the ice as soon as possible. But with Sheppard being injured while taking part in a higher-risk...Read Full Story

For the third time in the last six weeks, the Sharks and Wild made a trade. The Sharks acquired forward James Sheppard for a third round pick in 2013. Sheppard missed the entire 2010-11 season due to a knee injury suffered in an ATV accident last September. Sheppard was the ninth overall pick in the 2006 draft, but he has not panned out. He skipped the minors and went right to the NHL after his third season of junior hockey. In his last season for Cape Breton of the QMJHL, he had 33 goals and...Read Full Story