Playoff Pool Chutes And Ladders: Get The F Out Of Here!
Henrik Lundqvist said it best last night to the referee. Seriously, another week has gone by for those fantasy poolies and Round 2 will start by week’s end. As the…
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Sharks Complete Tank, Lose Series to St. Louis in Five Games
Seventy-nine. In mathematics, it represents an emirp, as its reverse (97) is also a prime number. In music, the number of cumulative weeks Elvis Presley spent at #1 on the…
8 Underacheiving NHL Playoff Performers
Every year the NHL playoffs brings out the best in some and the worst in others. For every pleasant surprise there is an equal and opposite disappointment and no players…
Sharks Were Dealt A Case of The Blues
On Monday night, the Sharks played a east-west game and ended up losing 4-3 to give the Blues a 2-1 lead in the series. The Sharks started off with some…
Backes to the Future; Blues Blank Sharks, 3-0, Tie Series 1-1
The proud city of St. Louis has seen eleven World Series titles, one NBA championship, and one Super Bowl victory. And yet, over a span of 45 seasons, nary a…
Blues Find Team Effort To Take Game 2
The Blues found what they have been missing for the past month. Going 4-4-5 in their past 13 games (including regular season and playoffs), the Blues received a solid effort…
NHL Playoff Preview: St. Louis Blues vs San Jose Sharks
This series preview was published by THW St. Louis Blues correspondent Jeff Ponder and THW San Jose Sharks correspondent Walter McLaughlin. Regular Season Series Winner St. Louis Blues (4-0-0) Regular…
NHL Playoffs Predictions: Western Conference Edition
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor Yesterday, I released my picks for the Eastern Conference first round. Just for the sake of brevity, I’ll skip the long and winding intro, give you…
Kings-Sharks: Horse Hockey!
Horse hockey! — Colonel Sherman Potter, M*A*S*H In a wild, rough-and-tumble affair that featured seven power play goals, three fights, a boarding major and three roughing penalties, the San Jose…
Five Things We Learned from the San Jose Sharks-Phoenix Coyotes Tilt
Jim Neveau, Managing Editor While most of the talk in the Western Conference this season has been focused on the dominant play by the teams from the Central Division, the…
The Pacific: The NHL’s Tightest Division
It is becoming an annual affair: the Pacific Division is the league’s pressure-cooker.
Season’s Microcosms Leave Caps in Most Dire Situation Yet
You could probably say that Monday night the hockey world was watching the Washington Capitals play the San Jose Sharks: the game was nationally televised on NBC Sports Network, and…