Ethan De Leon – Inside The Rink
The San Jose Sharks placed forward Alex Barré-Boulet on waivers with the purpose of assigning him to the AHL with the San Jose Barracuda. The Sharks signed Barré-Boulet to a two-year, two-way contract. He suffered an injury that limited his preseason action and landed him on injured reserve.
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Barré-Boulet is coming off a season last year in which he had 70 points in 70 games. He scored 26 goals and had 44 assists. Barré-Boulet finished second in the AHL last season in points. He was a +15 with ten power-play goals, a shorthanded goal, and two game-winning goals. In 17 playoff games he had 12 points on five goals and seven assists. He was a plus-three with three power-play goals and a game-winning goal.
Barré-Boulet has appeared in 428 career AHL games with three different franchises. He has 453 points on 161 goals and 274 assists. He’s a +90 with 57 power-play goals, two shorthanded goals, and 18 game-winning goals. In 52 playoff games he has 14 goals and 31 assists. He’s a minus-nine with seven power-play goals and two game-winning goals.
Barré-Boulet has also appeared in 72 career NHL games with four different teams. He has 19 points on 12 goals and seven assists. He’s a -11 with four power-play goals.
Assuming he clears it be a huge boost to a Barracuda team that’s 1-3-0-0 and averaging three goals per game to start the AHL season.
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