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J.D. Burke

Top 10 Most Likely to Be Traded

J.D. Burke | July 25, 2014

It is now late-July, and for the most part teams are content with the roster they are set to ice for the upcoming season. They are, at the very least,…

Categories NHL News

Clearance Bin Signings the Sharks Should Look Into

J.D. Burke | July 23, 2014

We are more than half way into the dog-days of summer and NHL news is getting fewer and further between. You need look no further for proof than the Twitter explosion…

Categories Advanced Stats, San Jose Sharks

How the Sharks Can Rebuild From Within

J.D. Burke | July 21, 2014

Rarely does one see a team finish with north of 100-points and have their off-season marred by the word “rebuild”. It just doesn’t happen. Then again, all bets are off…

Categories NHL Prospects, San Jose Sharks

Should the Sharks Bite on Mike Green’s Availability?

J.D. Burke | July 18, 2014

The Sharks off-season hasn’t exactly been a rallying call for their northern California faithful, but there are reasons for optimism still. Firstly, the Sharks haven’t a roster opening that needs…

Categories San Jose Sharks

Sharks’ Commitment to Toughness a Losing Formula

J.D. Burke | July 10, 2014

In the weeks since Doug Wilson used the magic “R” word – rebuild – the Sharks have been remarkably inactive. A lot of this has to do with nearly every…

Categories San Jose Sharks

Safe is Death; Sharks Options at 20 Overall

J.D. Burke | June 27, 2014

You can tell things are serious in San Jose when Doug Wilson starts using words like “rebuild” like they’re going out of style. He sounds serious to boot. While no-movement…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, San Jose Sharks

Making Brent Burns Switch Back to Defense Is a Mistake

J.D. Burke | June 24, 2014

Hard to believe that in the long and sordid history of San Jose Sharks playoff failures that the two-months following their most recent episode of futility have been the most…

Categories Advanced Stats, San Jose Sharks

The Sharks Don’t Have A Problem In Goal

J.D. Burke | June 11, 2014

Or Many Options Elsewhere… In a lot of ways, the San Jose Sharks first round series in this year’s playoffs was a lot like the Vancouver Canucks’ in 2011. Both…

Categories Advanced Stats, San Jose Sharks

An Off-Season of Shame: Why the Sharks Shouldn’t Trade Marleau, Thornton

J.D. Burke | June 9, 2014

Drastic changes were expected in the wake of San Jose’s most recent epic collapse, this time to the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, as they watched a 3-0…

Categories Advanced Stats, San Jose Sharks
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