Sharks Talk, Plus Blackhawks, Penguins on Sports Byline Andrew Bensch | November 24, 2014 Recently yours truly hopped on Sports Byline USA to talk about the San Jose Sharks and the rest of the NHL. Do you get the same vibe about the Sharks…
Demers Trade Signals Sharks Still In Win Now Mode Andrew Bensch | November 21, 2014 Win Now Move Just a few days ago, I wrote that we will find out by the trade deadline what San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson really thinks about his…
Marleau & Nieto Unfairly Criticized Andrew Bensch | November 21, 2014 Marleau Is Still the Man While it would be naïve to think any NHL team completely ignores analytics and sample size limitations, sometimes it seems like many in the business…
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…
Grosenick to Start Second Straight? Andrew Bensch | November 18, 2014 Grosenick first off the ice. Very interesting — Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) November 18, 2014 While never an absolute indication, the first goalie off the ice during the morning skate generally…
Sweet Sweaters: The NHL’s 10 Coolest Jerseys Andrew Bensch | November 17, 2014 Last week Michael Gwizdala brought to our attention the top 10 selling NHL jerseys in terms of individual players. Well, that got me thinking, what are the top 10 best…
Sharks Finally Find Competent Fourth Line Andrew Bensch | November 14, 2014 Fab Fourth They didn’t play a whole lot, Tyler Kennedy skated only 9:33 and Tye McGinn skated his second lowest total of the season at 7:20 but the Sharks fourth…
Todd McLellan Has Had His Chance Andrew Bensch | November 12, 2014 Patience Running Thin Rather frequently throughout the first five, six weeks of this NHL season, yours truly has preached patience. Sharks fans shouldn’t come down hard on a team for…
Logan Couture on Track for Career Year Andrew Bensch | November 10, 2014 Creative Couture With seven goals and nine assists for 16 points in his first 16 games of the season, it would be wrong to say Logan Couture is set to…
Pickles Goes Bananas After Roussel Cheap Shot Andrew Bensch | November 9, 2014 Vlasic Channels Inner Scott Parker You’ve heard it once, you’ve probably heard it 100 times, the San Jose Sharks are weak and don’t stick up for each other. You can…
Sharks Start 7 Game Roadie From Hell Andrew Bensch | November 8, 2014 Road Trip From H. E. Double Hockey Sticks Saturday night marks the beginning of a seven game road trip for the San Jose Sharks. That’s a long trip for any team.…
Shark Sighting: Tyler Kennedy Bound to Bounce Back Andrew Bensch | November 7, 2014 Inexplicably Scratched Tyler Kennedy is an incredibly talented hockey player. Yet the San Jose Sharks and their head coach Todd McLellan inexplicably scratched him for the entire playoffs last year…