Sharks Management Worries Far Too Much About Captaincy Andrew Bensch | October 6, 2015 Patrick Marleau, Rob Blake, Joe Thornton and now Joe Pavelski. The San Jose Sharks have now had four different captains over the last 7-8 seasons. Two of whom have been…
Tad Excessive, But NHL Gets Raffi Torres Suspension Right Andrew Bensch | October 5, 2015 For quite a long period of time I was just like most other hockey fans when it came to Raffi Torres. I absolutely hated him. He delivered this cheap shot to my…
Martin Jones Trade(s) Add Spice to Sharks-Kings Rivarly Andrew Bensch | October 5, 2015 For the second straight year, the Los Angeles Kings will host the San Jose Sharks on opening night. For the second straight year, there is some added spice to this…
3 Sharks Defensemen With the Most to Prove Andrew Bensch | October 2, 2015 Yesterday’s column chronicled the Sharks forwards with the most to prove in 2015-16 but what about the defense? Last season, the Sharks were arguably handicapped defensively whenever top blueliner Marc-Edouard Vlasic…
3 Sharks Forwards With the Most to Prove Andrew Bensch | October 1, 2015 The San Jose Sharks have a deep set of forwards this year and competition for ice time will be fierce. As noted here yesterday, Finnish free-agent acquisition Joonas Donskoi is…
Donskoi Helping Provide Sharks Incredible Depth Andrew Bensch | September 30, 2015 Thus far during training camp and the exhibition season, Finnish free-agent acquisition Joonas Donskoi has been the most talked about Sharks prospect. Dating back even to the rookie camp in…
Facing Off: Ban Fights? Stamkos or Triplets? Lonely Islander? Andrew Bensch | September 28, 2015 Facing Off is a weekly column, featuring Larry Fisher and Andrew Bensch debating five of hockey’s hottest topics each and every Monday. October, and the start of the NHL regular season, is just days…
Source: Sharks Should Consider Brent Burns as Captain Andrew Bensch | September 25, 2015 The 2014-15 season was a drama-filled catastrophe for the San Jose Sharks. Their 10-year playoff streak came to an end when a roller-coaster season went completely off the tracks. San…
5 Takeaways From Sharks First 2 Preseason Games Andrew Bensch | September 24, 2015 With a mishmash of lineups featuring a number of career AHL players, it is difficult to take much away from the first couple preseason games. That said, there were positives…
14 Breakout Candidates for the NHL’s Pacific Division Andrew Bensch | September 23, 2015 For a number of years the Pacific division was known as the toughest in hockey with the three-headed California monster. The San Jose Sharks, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks…
The Enforcer: An Endangered Role That Needs to Be Extinct Andrew Bensch | September 22, 2015 Around 10 years ago this very month, yours truly was a teenager attending a preseason Sharks game. It was the first time I had ever gotten to sit in the…
10 Things to Know About the 2015-16 Sharks Andrew Bensch | September 21, 2015 With training camps underway and the NHL regular season mere weeks away, how about a synopsis of the changes for Team Teal? Whether you are a casual Sharks fan that…
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