Sharks Should Play Jones and Reimer in Playoffs
When it comes to the San Jose Sharks goaltending situation, a lot of the discussions about who should start come playoffs between Martin Jones and James Reimer have been missing…
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The Immense Value of Melker Karlsson
San Jose Sharks forward Melker Karlsson could paraphrase actor Liam Neeson’s famous scene in the movie Taken. “I’m no Pavel Datsyuk nor Joe Thornton, but I do have a very…
Sharks Might be Best Served Finishing 3rd
The San Jose Sharks have had a terrific second half of the season. Prior to their current three-game losing streak, the Sharks owned the best record in the league since…
Is James Reimer Stealing the Sharks Crease?
Thursday’s 6-3 loss against the Edmonton Oilers marked goaltender James Reimer‘s fifth start for the San Jose Sharks. Since Reimer’s debut back on Mar. 5, the Sharks have played 11…
Sharks Awards: MVP, Top Rookie, Best Offseason Addition
With 10 games remaining in the regular season, fellow Sharks correspondent Zeke felt the itch to break down a number of team awards for Team Teal. Zeke was nice enough…
Sharks Making Big Mistake on Their Blue Line
Toughness, grit, physicality, “he’s hard to play against”; these are the types of things heard about newest Sharks defenseman Roman Polak. While being tough and physical are beneficial qualities to…
Patrick Marleau Deserves Praise, Not Criticism
San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau certainly isn’t scoring like he used to, but those who constantly criticize him simply don’t understand context nor value to a hockey team. Of…
Opponents Beware, Brent Burns Has Defensive Groove Back
If it were up to me, the San Jose Sharks would have kept Brent Burns at forward after the 2013-14 season. For about a season and a half, Burns was…
Reimer, Polak, Spaling; Making Sense of Sharks-Leafs Trades
The news broke Saturday morning Pacific time that the San Jose Sharks had acquired Leafs goaltender James Reimer and AHLer Jeremy Morin in exchange for goaltender Alex Stalock, AHLer Ben…
5 Reasons to Believe in the San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks are 11-2-3 in their past 16 games and are in prime position for a playoff berth, sitting second in the Pacific Division with a healthy seven-point…
Joe Pavelski Far From Just a One-Trick Pony
Most NHL followers have seen the statistic pop up on their television. Over the past three seasons, only Alexander Ovechkin has scored more goals than the Sharks’ Joe Pavelski. Since…
Marleau Playing Key Role Despite Scoring Slump
There is no question the San Jose Sharks would like to see more production out of star winger Patrick Marleau. The longest tenured Shark has just two points (one of…