Sharks Roundtable Part One: Blame, Goalies, and Marleau
With the Sharks season closing out with a whimper rather than a bang, THW collected its Sharks contributors and discussed some important topics. Featuring Andrew Bensch, Zeke, Drew Weber, and…
Doug Wilson
The San Jose Sharks and the Greatest Risk of All
It was 25 years ago. I was on the phone with a business partner who managed a group of 50 people. He was telling me that senior management had come…
Sharks Owner Hasso Plattner Must Enter the Limelight
Starts at the Top German Billionaire and SAP co-founder Hasso Plattner is significantly more well-known in the business world than he is in the hockey world. The San Jose Sharks…
The San Jose Sharks, Vince Lombardi and Strange Decisions
The San Jose Sharks have made plenty of ‘hard to understand’ decisions this season. In that spirit, I will attempt to deconstruct a recent decision, one that most fans probably…
When Exactly Did Thornton & Wilson Breakup?
The Trade That Changed Things Forever It was in late November 2005 when the San Jose Sharks were in Texas to take on the Dallas Stars. Even with the new…
10 Mistakes by Sharks Management Past 10 Months
The San Jose Sharks are about to miss the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. A loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday with both the Kings…
The Demise of Todd McLellan in San Jose
The Case of Todd McLellan THIS TEAM. Yes, those words belongs in caps. Every year, every team is different. It does not matter if the players, coaches and managers are…
Front Office Overreactions to Small Samples Sinking Sharks
Close but No Cigar The San Jose Sharks have been a model of consistency as well as a model of failure over the past decade. They have made the playoffs 10…
The San Francisco Sharks?
It Had To Be On The Table The report should hardly come as a surprise. A move of the San Jose Sharks 40 miles up to San Francisco is on…
Doug Wilson Not Heeding Thornton’s Advice
“Stop Lying & Shut His Mouth” A few days ago when the Joe Thornton and Doug Wilson drama started, often over looked was the line from Thornton that Wilson needed…
Doug Wilson’s Failure on Par with 49ers’ Jed York
You Either Die a Hero… Apparently both Jim Harbaugh and Joe Thornton needed to die heroes had they not wanted to live to see themselves become the villains of their…
Doug Wilson, Joe Thornton and Steven Spielberg
Jaws There is that scene at the end of Steven Spielberg’s classic movie Jaws. The Shark has swallowed the scuba tank, Chief Martin Brody shoots the tank and the shark…