San Jose Sharks at the Quarter Mark Zeke | November 23, 2017 A quarter of the way through the season, the San Jose Sharks continue to do a lot right, despite a recent rough 0-2-1 run. Back-to-back regulation losses to the Florida…
Trade Revisited: Vlasic for Kiprusoff Drew Weber | November 15, 2017 The Background of the Marc-Edouard Vlasic Trade Throughout most of his career in San Jose, Miikka Kiprusoff lurked in the shadow of Evgeni Nabokov in the Sharks’ crease. During his tenure,…
Sharks Playing Like a Second-Tier Team Zeke | November 10, 2017 The San Jose Sharks have already played three seasons in 2017-18. Season one was the opening game, which was brief, painful and over quickly, a 5-3 loss to Philadelphia. The second…
Stingy Sharks Moving Up Zeke | November 7, 2017 The San Jose Sharks have won eight of their last 11 games to move up in the standings. The early season problems lasted a mere two games. San Jose has…
San Jose Sharks Reality and Rumors Zeke | November 1, 2017 The San Jose Sharks were among the NHL’s unknowns heading into this season. Two games into the season, the naysayers had plenty to support their case. But, in the nine…
Sharks New Top Line Forges A New Era Zeke | October 29, 2017 Ever since Joe Thornton joined the Sharks 11 years and 11 months ago, he has centered the Sharks top line. And while some may think Thornton remains the top center…
Sharks Find a Missing Element Zeke | October 24, 2017 It is early in the NHL season and the San Jose Sharks sit with a modest 4-4-0 record. While the first two games of the season were not good, the…
The Sharks Course Corrections Zeke | October 16, 2017 The San Jose Sharks looked completely out of sync in their first two games. Before the third game, stalwart defenseman Paul Martin went on injured reserve. In sports, coaches often…
San Jose Sharks Troubling Slow Start Zeke | October 10, 2017 For the San Jose Sharks, a slow start to the season isn’t what the team envisioned. In the team’s first two games, they have lost twice. Both times to teams…
Sharks’ Predictable Opening Night Zeke | October 7, 2017 In a recent article, we posed this question about Peter DeBoer: Is he the right coach for the Sharks? In the article, we noted he favored continuity. One game is…
The Sharks’ Cap Opportunity Zeke | October 4, 2017 San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson finished an offseason without acquiring any major players. But he did acquire an asset the Sharks have not had much of in recent…
What Do the Sharks Have in Thornton? Zeke | September 30, 2017 One of the first signs of my father’s arthritis was a tendency to drop things. Grabbing an object creates an instantaneous flow of information moving between hand and brain. For…