Upstart Golden Knights Similar to 2015-16 Penguins
In a recent press conference, San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer was asked about the similarities between the 2015-16 Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins and the Sharks current rival,…
Marc-Edouard Vlasic
History Looms Large Over Sharks-Ducks Series
The San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks will get together for a playoff series for just the second time. The first time occurred in 2009 when the Ducks upset the…
Sharks Prosperous but Costly Road Trip
Throughout the season, every time the San Jose Sharks seem to take two steps forward, they always seem to take one step back. It is why they are still fighting…
San Jose Sharks Return to Basics
Joe Thornton’s injury was a setback for this San Jose Sharks team, and in the first few games in his absence, the Sharks seemed to forget who they were. In…
Uneven San Jose Sharks Enter Their Break
One game short of the season’s midpoint of 41 games, the San Jose Sharks enter their five-day break. The timing is pretty good. The Sharks are on a three-game losing…
Sharks Pick up the Pace
On the day after Thanksgiving, the San Jose Sharks played their first game against the expansion and Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights. The following night, they went against the red-hot…
Trade Revisited: Vlasic for Kiprusoff
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,…
Stingy Sharks Moving Up
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…
Sharks’ Power-Play Options
After a franchise-first Stanley Cup Final appearance in 2016, the San Jose Sharks took a step back last year. Bowing out of the playoffs in the first round to the…
San Jose Sharks Make Sense for Tavares
Thirty-one NHL teams know New York Islanders center John Tavares is an elite player. Any team interested in his services is going to have to answer the same question posed by…
Patrick Marleau’s Yin and Yang
Yin and yang represent duality, seemingly opposite or contrary forces which are actually complementary, interconnected and interdependent. In part two of our three-part series, we examine how this duality fits…
Sharks Are Checking Roster Boxes
As I flipped my calendar to July, I saw the picture. It is a graceful albatross, flying above the coastline of the Falkland Islands. On July 1, 2017, the NHL…