"The open secret all season is the Sharks have been looking to bolster their blue line. And Friday the team made a long-awaited move by acquiring Carolina's Ian White for a second-round draft pick in 2012. The trade means the Sharks finally have the type of right-handed-shooting, puck-moving defenseman they have been craving. "That's been our goal for a while," Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said. "There's not many of them out there. It's like looking for left-handed pitching. Those guys are few and far between." White, 26, has modest numbers this season -- two goals and 14 assists with a minus-6 rating playing for the Calgary Flames and the Hurricanes. While he's not a big-name defenseman, Wilson believes he will be a good fit for the Sharks. The trade for White wasn't the only move the Sharks made on a busy day. In a separate deal, San Jose shipped defenseman Derek Joslin to Carolina for future considerations. That clears the way for the Sharks to recall soon highly touted defenseman Justin Braun from Worcester, Mass. The Sharks hope that Braun, another right-handed shooter who had nine points in 15 games with San Jose earlier this season, will have the same sort of late-season impact that forward Logan Couture made a year ago." Read more: http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_17423881?nclick_check=1
