While the heartbeat of the Sharks' future is the young stars in their pipeline , San Jose's under-the-radar veteran additions in the offseason could prove to be the real difference maker as the franchise seeks to take the next step in an ambitious rebuild .

Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky detailed the importance of adding an influx of experience to a raw-but-talented roster during an interview with NBC Sports California's Alan Hoshida.

"Obviously, we're going to have 10 new players potentially on our team, so there's going to be a lot of work getting everyone on the same page and how we want to play," Warsofsky said. "We've added some experience. Our back end we can move pucks, we can get out of our own end probably a little cleaner hopefully this year."

Warsofsky noted the value of the

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