The San Jose Sharks need a defenceman to fire rockets from the point, but Edmonton Oilers general manager Steve Tambellini hasn't had any offers to deal disgruntled blue-liner Sheldon Souray.

San Jose GM Doug Wilson hasn't asked about Souray, even though the Sharks lost Rob Blake to retirement after last season and Dan Boyle, their best blue-liner, isn't a shooter.

No other team has inquired about the 34-year-old Souray, either.

"Sheldon has to get healthy," said Tambellini.

Souray is out with a bad knee. He also broke his hand earlier in the season playing for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

Tambellini's preference is, "to get an asset, a pick or a player" for Souray in a trade, hopefully before the Feb. 28 NHL trade deadline.

But Souray could also go to another team on re-entry waivers, which would put the Oilers on the hook for half of his contract. That's about $6.5 million US remaining right now, which includes next season's $4.5-million salary.

STORTINI SITS OUT AGAIN

Oilers winger Zack Stortini didn't dress against the Sharks, sitting out his 15th game this season as a healthy scratch.

That's a far cry from last season, when Stortini played 77 of 82 games. It appears head coach Tom Renney wants to play Steve MacIntyre and J.F. Jacques on the fourth line.

If it stays this way, would they move the 25-year-old Stortini?

"I've been very honest and open with Zack and his participation on the team. He's such a gamer. He can do all the stuff that (MacIntyre) does. He might not have the reputation Mac has," said Renney.

"This is tough on Zack."

LEAFS FINED OVER WILSON BET

Nobody in San Jose was talking about former coach Ron Wilson forking over $600 of his own money to his Toronto Maple Leafs players for winning his 600th NHL game on Tuesday against the Sharks.

Cameras caught the him giving Francois Beauchemin a wad of bills, which he allegedly handed to Carl Gunnerson for scoring the winner.

The Leafs were fined for Wilson's largesse.

"I know I couldn't afford to do that, but Ron has coached 1,300 games and he can. He felt good about it," said Sharks coach Todd McLellan. "I know players often put up money for a win or a winning goal or some special reason and the money goes into a fund for a team dinner or they donate the money to charity."

jmatheson@edmontonjournal.com