Top 5 Trade Destinations for Joe Thornton Andrew Bensch | June 11, 2015 Let me start off by saying there are no new reports about the San Jose Sharks possibly trading Joe Thornton. Furthermore, yours truly frequently argues in defense of No. 19 in…
Sharks Should Consider Clowe as Assistant Coach Andrew Bensch | June 10, 2015 Experience With DeBoer & Sharks If 32-year-old former San Jose Sharks winger Ryane Clowe does indeed hang up his skates this offseason, new Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer should give him…
5 NHL Players Who Should Be Captain But Aren’t Andrew Bensch | June 9, 2015 The mystique of the captain’s “C” is very much overrated. As far as team success goes, who wears the C hardly matters. That said, there are a handful of individuals…
7 Pacific Division X-Factors for 2015-16 Andrew Bensch | June 8, 2015 Those of us in the media like to claim we know which NHL clubs will be strong and which will be weak for the upcoming season. The truth of the…
Reworking the San Jose Sharks Roster Zeke | June 7, 2015 Recently, my colleague Drew Weber published a series of articles on what he would like to see the Sharks do this offseason. Great minds think alike, at least to a…
A New Goalie Will Not Save the Sharks Kenneth Laws | June 6, 2015 Reports are beginning to pile up. Antti Niemi’s days as the Sharks starting netminder are all but done. With reported interest in Cam Talbot, Robin Lehner, and Craig Anderson, the…
Historical Collapse and Dysfunction: The Last Two Sharks Seasons Kenneth Laws | June 5, 2015 With the Stanley Cup Playoffs closing in on an epic climax, we revisit a team that has been on vacation for quite some time now. The San Jose Sharks season…
Doug Wilson Must Let Peter DeBoer Do His Job Andrew Bensch | June 4, 2015 Wilson & McLellan At Odds During the Sharks’ tumultuous 2014-15 regular season, there were rumors throughout the year of discontent between GM Doug Wilson and recently departed head coach Todd…
The Top 10 Sharks That Never Were Drew Weber | June 4, 2015 Mistakes Were Made Every franchise has made a number of regrettable moves throughout their history. Sometimes it’s trading the wrong players at the wrong time, and sometimes it’s signing skaters to…
Sharks Blew Golden Opportunity With Unnecessary Rebuild Andrew Bensch | June 3, 2015 111 Points, ONE HUNDRED & ELEVEN It is difficult to recall many (read: any) professional sports franchises among the four major North American sports that chose to “rebuild” their team…
Sharks Should Sign Familiar Faces to Bolster Blue-Line Andrew Bensch | June 2, 2015 The San Jose Sharks are often referred to as the Washington Capitals of the west. Primarily this analogous reputation is based on playoff failures but the way in which the…
Decision on Leadership Looms For DeBoer, Sharks Joseph Robin | June 2, 2015 Peter DeBoer saw some tough luck in his first seven seasons of NHL coaching. After 13 stellar years of work in the OHL (including two Coach of the Year awards and a…