Look for Nabokov to get more rest next season

From David Pollak of the San Jose Mercury News:

Nabokov was in nets for a league-high 77 games last season, but Wilson said he thinks that number will be reduced.

“Our goal,” the G.M. said, “is to have two guys rested by playoff time.”

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Good plan by Wilson. Last season, Nabokov played in 77 games which was far too many. The mind-boggling aspect of his high total of games played was the amount of times he played on back-to-back nights and againt poor teams. This time around, the Sharks will be far better off resting their polished netminder for the post-season.