SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The years-long focus on draft positioning, shedding big salaries and developing young players is no longer enough for the San Jose Sharks.

After a six-year teardown and rebuild that featured far too much losing, the Sharks know now is the time to start seeing results on the ice.

With a young core led by last season’s impressive rookies Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, a host of other promising prospects and the addition of some playoff-tested veterans, the Sharks believe they have the pieces to make a big jump from the bottom of the NHL standings.

“I can say things here. I can say it every time. For me we have to start doing the things we talked about,” 22-year-old forward William Eklund said. “We talk about how we want to be a competitive team, we want to be a

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