Oilers: Did Darnell Nurse Step Over the Line? Rob Soria | March 9, 2016 No matter how you slice it, last night was a tough one for the Edmonton Oilers. As if being shutout by a score of 3-0 by James Reimer and the…
Opponents Beware, Brent Burns Has Defensive Groove Back Andrew Bensch | March 5, 2016 If it were up to me, the San Jose Sharks would have kept Brent Burns at forward after the 2013-14 season. For about a season and a half, Burns was…
Sharks Give Two Entry-Level Deals Dustin L. Nelson | March 3, 2016 The San Jose Sharks have signed 2015 4th round draft pick Adam Helewka and un-drafted free agent Jon Martin to entry-level contracts, the team announced this week. Helewka, a left…
Why Joe Thornton Should Make Team Canada Sam Kelly | March 3, 2016 Preliminary 16-man rosters for each team competing in the 2016 World Cup of Hockey were released Wednesday. Predictably, Team Canada is heavily star-studded and has to be considered the early…
Marc-Edouard Vlasic, T.J. Brodie and the Norris Trophy Zeke | March 3, 2016 It happens every year. Voters vote for the Norris Trophy to honor the NHL’s top defenseman. And invariably, it goes to a defenseman who scores a ton of points on…
An All-California Race for the Pacific Eric Roberts | March 2, 2016 The dust has settled on the 2016 NHL trade deadline and teams are set for the final stretch of the 2015-16 NHL season. In some divisions, the race is tight…
Comparing the San Jose Sharks Trade Deadline Approach Zeke | March 2, 2016 Years ago, a business mentor of mine described two basic approaches a top executive can use when they allocate their time. They can weight their time to fix problems within…
The San Jose Sharks Extreme Makeover Zeke | March 1, 2016 It was October 8, 2014 when the Sharks opened up their season against the Los Angeles Kings. Just under 17 months ago. Among the starters were Jason Demers, Mirco Mueller,…
Montreal Claims Mike Brown Dustin L. Nelson | February 29, 2016 With a load of players being placed on waivers the day before the NHL trade deadline, the Montreal Canadiens got in on the action, claiming San Jose Sharks pugilist Mike…
Reimer, Polak, Spaling; Making Sense of Sharks-Leafs Trades Andrew Bensch | February 27, 2016 The news broke Saturday morning Pacific time that the San Jose Sharks had acquired Leafs goaltender James Reimer and AHLer Jeremy Morin in exchange for goaltender Alex Stalock, AHLer Ben…
James Reimer Traded to San Jose Dustin Nelson | February 27, 2016 The Toronto Maple Leafs have shipped out goaltender James Reimer, the team announced Saturday afternoon. He’ll be joining the San Jose Sharks as a part of a trade that involves…
San Jose Sharks 2016 Trade Deadline Primer Sam Kelly | February 26, 2016 The San Jose Sharks got some shopping done early this season, acquiring defenseman Roman Polak and forward Nick Spaling from the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday. Stabilizing the defense corps…