San Jose finished with a minus-16 goal differential at five-on-five last season despite owning a 51.2 CorsiFor%. They were just below the middle of the pack in ScoringChancesFor% and Save Percentage at five-on-five, too. Without any improvements to their roster, including no injection of youth, it is difficult projecting them to take a significant step forward.

One area of concern is the Sharks penalty kill. They finished 25th last season with a 78.5 percent kill rate with a shorthanded save percentage of 85.2, which was also ranked 25th. Head coach Pete DeBoer will need improved goaltending and an improved system, because the rest of his clientele is the same.

Jones and Stalock out playing Antti Niemi isn’t out of the question, but to what extent, and how much that impacts the Sharks in the win column is really unknown. Again, with just 66 combined career starts, expecting anything more than a slight step forward is ill-advised, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see more of the same from San Jose.

All said, I would be comfortable with Jones as my No. 2 goalie in a 12-team league, but I’m not sure I would be thrilled about it.

He will likely face a lot of rubber, though, and there is a good chance he’ll return a solid save percentage. Until there is more clarity about the timeshare in the crease, Stalock’s value is sort of up in the air. Likely a No. 4 goalie worth a selection in the endgame, but this isn’t a situation where I would make an effort to own both Stalock and Jones.

In Boston, there is an opening behind Tuukka Rask. Early leans have to tilt towards Malcolm Subban. Whoever suits up as the No. 2 isn’t worth a roster spot in the majority of leagues, though. Over the season, the backup will likely have five cushy starts worth utilizing him in, and that hardly warrants a roster spot. Rask’s value isn’t impacted and remains a mid-range to low-end No. 1 goalie heading into the 2015-16 season.