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Sharks make Wingels official, re-sign Sheppard -- one-year, $1.3 million

Los Angeles Kings v San Jose Sharks - Game One

SAN JOSE, CA - APRIL 17: James Sheppard #15 of the San Jose Sharks during a break in play against the Los Angeles Kings in Game One of the First Round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at SAP Center on April 17, 2014 in San Jose, California. (Photo by Rocky Widner/Getty Images)

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The San Jose Sharks did a bit of upkeep of their own restricted free agents on Tuesday.

The team made the re-signing of Tommy Wingels official. We shared the report of his three-year, $7.4 million deal recently. After coming off a career-best season he received the healthy raise he had coming to him.

The Sharks also announced they’ve re-signed forward James Sheppard to a one-year contract. David Pollak of the Mercury News says it’s worth $1.3 million.

Sheppard, 26, had his best season since 2009-10 with the Minnesota Wild last season totaling four goals and 20 points in 67 games. He had an impressive turn in the playoffs scoring two goals with six points in San Jose’s seven-game series loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

While he was playing third and fourth line minutes (average time on ice of 12:10), he found a way to be a productive player in San Jose’s bottom six. Having that sort of play helped keep things balanced out although it didn’t do much to help the team overall in the postseason.

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