The only news that’s coming out of the Canucks dressing room today is much of the same – Roberto Luongo is starting Game Two on Friday night. And, not much else to announce. There is little comfort in that Game One’s 3-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks wasn’t completely Luongo’s fault. At least he ...
Sharks fans, take a deep breath. It is going to be okay. The San Jose Sharks may not have won home-ice and arguably ended any chance they had of having it at any point during the playoffs this year, but it does not spell their end. Shaking Off Playoffs’ Demons There is no denying the ...
NHL Playoff Predictions: Western Conference There are 16 teams remaining entering the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The journey to the Stanley Cup Finals will begin on Tuesday. Every year there are Cinderella stories in each conference. We’ll analyze what teams will be upset and what teams will move on to the Promised Land. If your team has a weakness, ...
On Tuesday night, Antti Niemi stared down the black and silver jersey of Los Angeles Kings forward Dwight King. The fittingly named winger ripped a shot from the slot but was robbed with a quick flash of leather by the Sharks goaltender. Niemi’s save kept San Jose in the tied game and eventually allowed the ...
A few weeks ago, the San Jose Sharks were floundering. The Shark’s offense was largely absent from their games and Antti Niemi was doing all he could to keep the score close. Talk of selling at the deadline and planning for next season began to creep in. The Sharks clawed their way to a victory ...
Logan Couture is 23 years old. In his second season, he joined four other players to score 30 goals in a season within his first two in the NHL. He has joined veterans Marleau and Thornton as the top point-scorers in his tenure with the Sharks. Logan Couture plays a style of hockey that is ...
Anytime you mention the San Jose Sharks this past month you hear people ask what happened to them. Even casual NHL fans know about the Sharks struggles, that’s when you know it’s getting bad. The Sharks powerplay has crashed and burned so bad that it has almost become as laughable as a Ron Wilson led ...
In the NHL teams can go from the top of the league to the bottom of the standings in a matter of weeks. Given the nature of an abbreviated 48 game NHL season, the chance of a prolonged slump ruining your season is amplified. The San Jose Sharks had an amazing 7-0-0 start and star ...
Although it’s still very early in the season, several players have already started to turn heads in the early stages of the 2013 NHL season. Obviously no important hardware is handed out for two weeks of solid play, but here is how I think the important NHL trophy traces are currently shaping up after the ...
Hello, this is the first of what I hope will be many segments in a recurring theme where I provide news, insight and analysis regarding various events and trends going on throughout the NHL. The NHL is back, and it’s alive and well. Despite months of uncertainty, anger and, ultimately the most worrisome, apathy, the ...
