Dhameystir weedha soo socota: Isbedelka tababarka ee Sharks waxaa weheliyey ciyaartoy fara badan oo iibsasho iyo bandhigyo. Kuwaas waxaa ka mid ah, ku darista shan jeer NHL All-Star goolhayaha Mike Vernon ayaa cadeeyay inuu yahay kan ugu muhiimsan. Bishii Agoosto 18, 1997, Sharks waxay Vernon ka soo iibsadeen Detroit Red Wings laba wareeg oo wareeg ah; waqtiga ganacsiga, Vernon wuxuu ahaa laba bilood oo keliya oo ka soo baxay Red Wings si uu ugu guuleysto Stanley Cup Final 1997. Intaa waxaa dheer, Sharks waxay soo qaateen Patrick Marleau oo si weyn loo soo dhaweeyay oo ah kii labaad ee doorashada guud
1997kii oo ahaa doorashada ugu horeysa ee NHL. In kasta oo xilli ciyaareedkii rookie-ka uu ahaa mid aan fiicnayn, Marleau wuxuu ku raaxeysan lahaa guulo la taaban karo Sharks labadii sano ee soo socota. Ugu dambeyntii, 1996 kii ugu horreeyay ee la helay Marco Sturm ayaa lagu daray liiska horraantii xilli ciyaareedkan. Sturm iyo Marleau, gaar ahaan, waxay dhammaystireen ururinta dhalinyarada soo koraya ee horay u soo daristay Jeff Friesen iyo Owen Nolan.