False Narratives: Sharks Lack a Killer Instinct Andrew Bensch | November 6, 2014 Stupid Narratives In the hockey world, there are a lot of false narratives that people just assume to be true after hearing it so many times. Earlier this month we…
Move over Pacific, the Central Is the Best Division in Hockey Andrew Bensch | November 4, 2014 Unparalleled Depth The NHL’s 2014-15 Central division is pretty freaking fantastic. And this is coming from a Pacific division writer who in recent years has praised the three-headed California monster…
Brent Burns Continues to Struggle Defensively Andrew Bensch | November 3, 2014 Seven Straight Goals Over the past four games, the San Jose Sharks have allowed seven goals. Forward turned defenseman Brent Burns has been on the ice for all seven of…
Tomas Hertl May Need Wing(el)s to Fly Again Andrew Bensch | November 2, 2014 What Happened to Hertl? Through his first 12 games, last year’s rookie sensation Tomas Hertl had just two goals and one assist. In other words he was on pace for…
False Narratives: Patrick Marleau Is a Playoff Dud Andrew Bensch | November 1, 2014 False Narrative There is a popular narrative amongst non Sharks followers that 35-year-old Patrick Marleau doesn’t get it done come the postseason. There is however, no factual evidence to this…
Sharks’ Forecheck No Longer Fast, No Longer Furious Andrew Bensch | October 31, 2014 Vancouver Sweep Over the past three plus seasons, there is absolutely no question when the San Jose Sharks were at their most potent. The 2013 Western Conference quarterfinals versus the…
Best of Bad Blood: History of Sharks-Ducks Andrew Bensch | October 29, 2014 For those of us who follow the Californian teams closely, Anaheim and San Jose’s 165 penalty minute gongshow on Sunday was far from surprising. These two teams have a rather…
Feared Fourth Lines Do More than Fight Andrew Bensch | October 28, 2014 “With all due respect to James Sheppard and Matty Irwin, they can’t be your only goal scorers the last three games.” That was San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson’s…
Thornton Silences Doubters, Leads Sharks Past Ducks Andrew Bensch | October 26, 2014 Bad Leader? Think Again Apparently some people in the hockey world, including some on his own team, aren’t fans of Joe Thornton’s brand of humor. That’s totally fine, if you…
Sharks Swimming in Severely Murky Waters Andrew Bensch | October 26, 2014 No Excuses Over the first couple weeks of the season yours truly has been consistently advising fellow Sharks fans to wait until after the rough first part of the schedule…
Sharks Mishandling Mueller, Irwin Andrew Bensch | October 24, 2014 Teenagers Must Play Somewhere Whether in the NHL, AHL, major junior, or overseas, 19-year-old top prospects need to be on the ice. Thursday’s rare home tilt for the San Jose…
Brent Burns Is More Ovechkin than Doughty Andrew Bensch | October 20, 2014 If you look at the standard scoring statistics, defenseman Brent Burns is tied for the Sharks team lead with seven points. If you watch the games, you’ll also notice Burns…
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