Vegas Gets to Pick Their Shark
In a couple of days, the expansion Vegas Golden Knights will pick a team of 30 players, one selected from each NHL team. The San Jose Sharks offer up some of the…
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4 Sharks Vegas Fans Should Know
The San Jose Sharks are up next on our list of players that fans of the Vegas Golden Knights should know. Arguably there is no team with a more complicated…
Three Defensive Thoughts on the Sharks
As the offseason ramps up for the San Jose Sharks, there are a few less covered subjects deserving of greater discussion. We’ll start with the three regarding defense and defensemen. Paul…
San Jose Sharks 2016-17 Review: Defense
We’re up to Part 3 of our season review of the San Jose Sharks. The prior articles are below for those needing to catch up. • The Main Points • The Forwards…
Sharks Have A Problem
In the less than classic movie Disclosure (or Michael Crichton’s even less classic book version), a line runs through the story about a corrupt business: “Solve the problem.” There are numerous…
Recap: Saros Backstops Predators in Win over Sharks
The San Jose Sharks and Nashville Predators played for just the second time this season. The two teams took turns carrying stretches of play during the game, but the Predators dominated…
Recap: Sharks Douse Flames 4-1
The San Jose Sharks returned to the comfy confines of the SAP Center to face the Calgary Flames after a long road trip. The Flames, who played the previous night…
San Jose Sharks Sameness
My last article began with an observation. The Sharks had used just 19 skaters, with 17 skaters playing every game. Another game into the season, 11 in total, and the…
The Sharks Dylan DeMelo Dilemma
San Jose Sharks defenseman Dylan DeMelo has been the seventh defenseman since the start of the playoffs last season. He sat for all 24 playoff games last season and now…
Reviewing the Best 2015 Free Agent Contracts
During the 2015 NHL Free Agency period, general managers were able to remain relatively patient in waiting for prices to fall in order to not overpay for players. It was…
San Jose Sharks 2015-16 Review: The Defense
We are on to part 3 of our review of the Sharks season. To catch up on the first two parts, you can hit the appropriate links. Main Points Forwards…
San Jose Sharks Find Their Adversity
It happened. Prior to Game 3 of the Sharks-Predators series, I wrote about the Sharks’ good fortune in the playoffs up to that point, contrasting it with difficult moments in…