NHL: Ex-San Jose Shark Matt Nieto relishes chance to chase Stanley Cup with Colorado Avalanche
SAN JOSE – Matt Nieto watched last year as Andrew Cogliano raised the Stanley Cup over his head just a few months after he was acquired by the Colorado Avalanche from the San Jose Sharks.
Both Nieto and Cogliano were back in San Jose on Tuesday for the first time since they were each traded by the Sharks to Colorado. The Avalanche acquired Cogliano from the Sharks for a draft pick at the trade deadline last year, and picked up Nieto and defenseman Ryan Merkley on Jan. 25 for forward Martin Kaut and defenseman/forward Jacob MacDonald. Merkley and Kaut are both in the AHL right now.
“He’s been great, a seamless transition, it feels like he never left,” Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said of Nieto. “We obviously liked him the first time we had him. He’s played a big role for us again, doing the same things that he did for us before he left.” The Sharks, in some respects, did the same with Nieto, although they have seen more of an immediate return with Kaut, 23, and MacDonald, 30. Kaut has five points in nine games with the Sharks, and MacDonald had played 19 games with the team before Tuesday and has provided some valuable depth on defense. Merkley is in the AHL with eight points in 26 games.
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