Sharks Prospect Pyramid Gets an Eklund-Sized Boost
After reaching the Western Conference Final in 2018-19, the San Jose Sharks have had two seasons finishing near the bottom of the NHL. While this isn’t the result that the…
Ryan Merkley
Sharks Have Limited But Solid & Promising Defensive Prospects
In their prime, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Brent Burns, and Erik Karlsson dominated the NHL and were paid handsomely for their talents; $26.5 million or 33% of the San Jose Sharks’ salary…
Sharks’ 2021 New Year’s Resolutions
The San Jose Sharks had a horrific 2019-20 season, and the offseason has lacked a large move to respond to this. The team will have a few different goals throughout…
San Jose Sharks ‘Untouchable’ Prospects
The San Jose Sharks are a team without a true top tier prospect. However, their prospect pyramid does have plenty of quality players for the future. And due to depth…
San Jose Sharks Prospect Pyramid
The San Jose Sharks added a great deal of talent in the 2020 NHL Draft. The draft pick they got from the Tampa Bay Lightning ended up being 31st overall,…
San Jose Sharks’ Prospect Pyramid
General manager Doug Wilson has built the San Jose Sharks as a perennial contender. During his 17-year tenure, they have only missed the playoffs twice. The last time in 2014-15,…
Sharks Prospect Merkley Has a Murky Future
Ryan Merkley was a polarizing player before the San Jose Sharks picked him 21st overall in 2018. Projected to be a top-ten talent, top-five by some, the conventional wisdom on…
OHL’s Top 5 Offensive Defencemen
Throughout the years, the game of hockey has seen a shift in the way players play the game. We continually see the emphasis of a game focused around speed and…
Weekly Prospect Report: Abramov, Merkley, Rossi, Perfetti & More
Welcome to the Weekly Prospect Report. Here, we’ll take a look at some key names over the past week that are a big part of the next wave of NHL…
OHL Sunday Seven: Moving On From the Ryan Merkley Drama
Welcome back to the OHL Sunday Seven. During the 2019-20 season on most Sundays, we will talk about seven stories around the Erie Otters and the rest of the OHL.…
OHL Roundup: McMichael, Merkley Lead Knights over Bulldogs
HAMILTON — Connor McMichael had three goals and two assists as the London Knights beat the Hamilton Bulldogs 7-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action.
Jonathan Gruden and Antonio Stranges each added a pair of goals for the Knights. (2-2-0).
Rece…
Can Sharks’ Ryan Merkley Be Fixed?
Hyped before his draft year as a potential top-five selection in 2018’s deep draft class, defenseman Ryan Merkley has all the tools to be an elite defenseman. He ended up…