"If the Sharks play Dickinson in a 10th game this season, the first year of his entry-level contract will begin. Dickinson will then have to be on the Sharks' roster for 40 games before he can accrue a year toward unrestricted free agency. If the Sharks decide not to keep Dickinson, he would be loaned back to his major junior team, the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League."
"We're going to see how engaged he is, said Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky, who reiterated Thursday that the team has not finalized a decision on Dickinson. Is he executing the breakouts. Is he executing our structure? Is the pace suitable from him from the start of the game to the finish of the game? How many times is there a dip in his game? Again, there's going to be mistakes, but are we seeing less and less of those mistakes?"
"Just continue to get more confident with the puck and in my abilities, Dickinson told Bay Area News Group on Thursday. I think it's been a step in the right direction every game, and I have to look to continue to build on that, just being more confident in the offensive zone, to make a play defensively, closing plays, an"
Sam Dickinson, a 19-year-old rookie defenseman, faces a roster cutoff as Thursday will be his ninth game and a 10th game would trigger the first year of his entry-level contract. If he reaches ten games, the clock toward an accrual year for unrestricted free agency begins, requiring 40 roster games. Alternatively, Dickinson could be loaned back to the London Knights of the OHL. He has appeared in eight of ten Sharks games, averaging just over 14 minutes, with no points but a 52.46 Corsi-for percentage. Coach Ryan Warsofsky is assessing engagement, structure, pace and mistake frequency. Dickinson awaits notification and aims to improve puck confidence and offensive-zone play.
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