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SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The San Jose Sharks acquired pending restricted free agent forward Tyler Kennedy from the Pittsburgh Penguins for a second-round pick in Sundays draft. The trade gives the Sharks depth up front that they were seeking and gives the Penguins a needed high pick after trading their first and second-rounders before the deadline for forward Jarome Iginla and defenceman Douglas Murray. General manager Doug Wilson said he had been targeting Kennedy for about a year and said he will be an important piece in the present and future for the team. "Hes a guy that for us fits perfectly with how we want to play and the type of ingredients that he brings filling out our top nine," Wilson said. "He can go up and down, he plays with an edge, he can score some goals. Thats the type of player weve been looking for. Not only additional scoring but maintain the identity that we tried to build with our team the last year in particular." Pittsburgh acquired San Joses pick, 50th overall, in the second round. The Penguins had been slated to make their first pick at No. 77. The Sharks later traded up two spots in the first round with Detroit to select Swiss defenceman Mirco Mueller 18th overall. San Jose gave up the 20th pick and Pittsburghs second-rounder, 58th overall, to get Mueller, who played last season for Everett of the Western Hockey League. "He can play all over the rink," Sharks scouting director Tim Burke said. "He gets the play started and he kills a lot of plays. We got a lot of good reports on him." The Sharks acquired the pick from the Penguins from an in-season deal that sent defenceman Douglas Murray to Pittsburgh. San Jose also will get a 2014 second-rounder from Pittsburgh in the Murray deal. The Sharks still had one second-round pick from the deal that sent Ryane Clowe to the New York Rangers and took forward Gabryel Boudreau 49th overall. Boudreau had 22 goals and 41 assists in 67 games with Baie-Comeau in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. Mueller had six goals and 25 assists in 63 games this season. The 6-foot-3, 176-pound Mueller is considered a mobile defenceman with the ability to create offence. He was ranked as the ninth best North American skater and third best defenceman heading into the draft by NHL Central Scouting. "Its a great day for me," Mueller said. "I play a simple game, a puck-moving defenceman. I try to make plays from my own end and try to get it forward." Kennedy had six goals and five assists in 46 games last season and adds needed depth to the Sharks forward contingent. He also had two goals and three assists in nine playoff games. But Kennedy was often a healthy scratch as the Penguins made it to the Eastern Conference final before being swept by Boston and got the sense from general manager Ray Shero after the season that he wasnt in Pittsburghs plans. "I thought I had a great playoff," Kennedy said. "Im kind of stumped. Im really kind of lost why they didnt want me more. I think Im a great player." Kennedy has 76 goals and 92 assists in 372 career games with Pittsburgh. He also has 12 goals and 15 assists in 76 career playoff games, helping the Penguins win the Stanley Cup in 2009. "I think Im an energy guy," Kennedy said. "I think I bring a lot of energy to the ice and I think I have a good skill set. I try to finish my checks when I can." Kennedy is one of two pending restricted free agent forwards on the Sharks, joining TJ Galiardi. San Jose has to decide whether to tender qualifying offers to both players by Tuesday. The free agency period starts Friday and the Sharks have about $3.6 million of salary cap space with 19 players under contract, according to CapGeek.com. But forward Marty Havlat could provide cap relief if he begins the season on long-term injured reserve following off-season surgery. Kennedy said he would like to sign with San Jose. The Sharks have been busy already this off-season, signing potential unrestricted free agent Raffi Torres to a $6 million, three-year deal, and agreeing to a five-year extension with star centre Logan Couture that keeps him off the free agent market next summer. San Jose has also signed potential restricted free agent forwards Andrew Desjardins and James Sheppard and defenceman Jason Demers to contracts. San Jose also made a trade with Chicago to move down six spots in the fourth round and selected Swedish goalie Fredrik Bergvik. San Jose got a fifth-rounder in the deal and sent the Blackhawks a 2015 fifth-round pick. That gave the Sharks two fifth-round picks this year and they took defenceman Michael Brodzinski from Muskegon of the USHL with their own pick and defenceman Gage Ausmus, who is planning to play at the University of Denver, with Chicagos. San Jose finished the draft by taking Minnesota centre Jacob Jackson of Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn., and Russian left wing Emil Galimov in the seventh round. Cleveland Cavaliers Shirts .C. -- Todd Fiddler scored a hat trick, including the overtime goal, as the Prince George Cougars survived an 8-7 win against the Kamloops Blazers in Western Hockey League play Sunday. Cheap Cavaliers Jerseys . No. 13-seeded John Isner and No. 21 Philipp Kohlschreiber were among six players who dropped out of the tournament on Tuesday, joining No. 12 seed Tommy Haas and two other players who withdrew on Monday. https://www.cheapcavaliers.com/ .S District Court against Major League Baseball, the Office of the Commissioner and his own union, the MLBPA. Cavaliers Jerseys 2020 . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. Cleveland Cavaliers Gear . Barcelona also left injured defenders Carles Puyol, Javier Mascherano and Jordi Alba out of its squad for the trip to Glasgow. That means that Marc Bartra will probably start again in the centre of the defence alongside Gerard Pique. The weekends round of matches opened down in Geelong as the home side celebrated two of its stars, Jimmy Bartel and Corey Enright, and fought off a brave Western Bulldogs side that continues its wretched run of injuries.Already missing Jack Redpath and Mitch Wallis, the Dogs lost prime onballers Tom Liberatore (ankle) and Jack Macrae (hamstring) during the game. Geelong have responded in menacing fashion this past fortnight and now set their sights on trying to lock down a top-two spot.The Giants are also in the hunt for the same finishing spot after thrashing Richmond, while the Hawks took a chance to rest Cyril Rioli, just getting over the line down in Tassie against a much-improved Carlton.Collingwood and West Coast played a scrappy affair at the MCG, with the Eagles giving Adam Simpson further headaches with another thumping around the contest. West Coast lost contested ball by 35 and the all-important clearances by 19 to a hungry Collingwood side.Nine multiple goal kickers from Port Adelaide ensured Brisbane were brought back to earth after their win last weekend. Chad Wingard (five goals) and John Butcher (four goals) feasted out at the Gabba giving the club a big confidence boost leading into a game against Sydney.The floodgates opened early on Sunday, firstly at Domain Stadium as Sydney (90 points over Fremantle) and then the Crows at Adelaide Oval (82 points over Essendon) recorded emphatic victories over their respective opponents.Heroes: ?Jack Watts: Has there ever been a more heavily scrutinised and maligned player in the history of the game? If so, I cant recall. He did bring some on himself during his early days, in not appearing to give 100 percent at every contest but this year hes shown what a damaging and influential forward he can be. Against Gold Coast on Sunday - during what was otherwise a horribly error-filled game - Watts stood tall, winning 18 possessions, 10 marks, and kicking 3.2. His effort to take a contested mark with only minutes left and then coolly slot a 45m goal from near the boundary showed enormous poise and skill, and then about a minute later he was back in Gold Coasts goalsquare, taking a pressure-relieving mark. Its taken a while - some would say too long - for Watts to get to this level but hes on track for a 40-plus goal season and is playing a key role in Melbournes slow but steady resurgence. ?Mega milestone weekend: What a brilliant round of celebrations for some of footys biggest names. Who would have thought a skinny, short bloke taken late in the 1995 draft would end up becoming the all-time VFL/AFL record holder? Take a bow, Brent Harvey, who has continually defied the critics as well as Father Time over his incredible journey. Down at the Cattery, Jimmy Bartel ran out for his 300th while Corey Enright surpassed Ian Nankervis to become the clubs all-time games record holder. Both have had incredible careers and are still in sensational form as the Cats chase another flag. Then on Sunday, Dockers stalwart Maatthew Pavlich played his 350th against the Swans - an unbelievable effort considering how much air time the Freo skipper has racked up due to living in the west.ddddddddddddDarcy Moore: Talk about highs and lows. The 20-year-old Magpie looked every bit a 12-year dominant key forward in the making during the first half of the Pies win against West Coast. His attack on the ball was frenzied, and his leap, timing and sticky hands were awesome -? of his six first-half marks, five were contested. And while he booted three goals, it could have been more if not for some wastefulness in front of the big sticks. Moore looked set to produce a genuine breakout game before hurting his hamstring midway through the second term and playing no further part. The Pies have a beauty on their hands here. ?Villains: ?The AFLs sliding rule: This was brought in to prevent potentially dangerous acts, which is a fine sentiment but it is causing frustrating implications on games. Critical decisions continue to go against players who try to make a play at the ball and there seems to be greater reward for those who choose to stay up on their feet, rather than attack the Sherrin. Furthermore, if a pack converges on a player on the ground trying to fight and scrap to get it out, he is often pinged for holding the ball; so the rewards are also often greater for a player sweating on an opposition player as a tackler. The rule is difficult and frustrating for fans and players alike, and must also be so difficult to adjudicate as an umpire.Richmond: One word - abysmal. They couldnt be further from a premiership and theyre going backwards in fact. Against the Giants on Saturday they offered barely any resistance, managing just 23 points - the Tigers lowest score since 1961 and equal sixth-worst in club history. They are in dire straits, and unfortunately Richmonds hands are tied with the move to give up a first round pick for Chris Yarran, who hasnt been seen this year. They need to be drastic this off-season but firstly they need to sell hope through their onfield performances if they want to entice a Dion Prestia for instance to the club. We know the Giants are good, but if the Tigers cant compete at all against them now, fast forward to 18 months time. Worlds apart.Eric Mackenzie: The defenders return this year from an ACL injury was supposed to be one of the reasons West Coast could challenge again this season, and possibly go one better than last years grand final defeat. But he hasnt been anywhere near his best in 2016, and on Saturday against Collingwood he looked completely devoid of confidence. He was fumbly and was continually caught out of position against the Pies and is a shadow of the best and fairest player he is.His coach Adam Simpson has already dropped him to the WAFL this year - he may have to do so again before the season is finished. ? ? ? ' ' '