Sharks End of an Era or Trade for Sekera? Andrew Bensch | February 20, 2015 End of an Era or Sekera? The San Jose Sharks are floundering at the moment, on track to possibly miss the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Given their…
Top 5 Sharks This Season Andrew Bensch | February 3, 2015 It has been an up and down, Jekyll and Hyde season for the San Jose Sharks in 2014-15. A number of players have impressed and a number have disappointed. The…
Drafting the All-Time Sharks All-Star Team Andrew Bensch | January 28, 2015 Recently colleagues Tom Mitsos and Prashanth Iyer put together an incredibly entertaining All-Time Detroit Red Wings fantasy draft article. In the spirit of their fantastic piece, fellow Sharks writer Drew Weber and…
Fantasy Hockey: Streaking Defensemen Under 25% Owned Anatoliy Metter | January 13, 2015 With the fantasy hockey season in full swing, managers have undoubtedly gone through their fair share of ups and downs by the mid-way mark of the NHL regular season. While…
Norris Debate: Shut-Down Vlasic or Two-Way Burns? Kenneth Laws | January 13, 2015 The James Norris Memorial Trophy is awarded every year to the “defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.” A lot of the time, however,…
Making the NHL All Star Game “Count” Isn’t a Bad Idea Andrew Bensch | January 3, 2015 Shortly after the 2002 Major League Baseball All Star Game was ruled a tie (no crying in baseball? Well there aren’t supposed to be ties either), the league decided to…
False Narratives: Sharks “Choke” in the Playoffs Andrew Bensch | December 13, 2014 The San Jose Sharks have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the past 10 straight seasons. Having never reached a Stanley Cup final while boasting some of the league’s…
Minus Vlasic, Sharks Play Their Best Game of the Season Andrew Bensch | December 12, 2014 A Wild Night On Thursday night in San Jose there was a wild storm, the Minnesota Wild, and some wild turnovers, but for 60 minutes there was no doubt who…
Vlasic on Nieto: “One of our most consistent players” Andrew Bensch | December 3, 2014 Vlasic Praises Nieto For the second game in a row, for the second win in a row, 21-year-old Sharks forward Matt Nieto found the back of an empty cage. This…
Sharks Shouldn’t Put Pickles on Their Power-Play Andrew Bensch | December 1, 2014 Pickles on the Power-Play? The other day, San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan joked that yours truly gets to sit at home on the computer and become an expert…
McLellan Severely Underutilizing Vlasic Andrew Bensch | November 28, 2014 Vlasic Rocks If the Norris Trophy were awarded to the most talented defensive defenseman, San Jose Sharks’ Marc-Edouard Vlasic would be a finalist every year. Unfortunately it is an offensively…
How Does Doug Wilson Really Feel? Deadline Will Tell Us Andrew Bensch | November 19, 2014 To Rebuild Or Not To Rebuild “The rebuild is committed to.” “We’re a tomorrow team.” “One step back to go two steps forward.” “Status quo is not an option.” These…