Sharks Survive Kryptonite & the Kids Are Alright Andrew Bensch | December 19, 2014 Kryptonite Over the last couple of seasons the San Jose Sharks have made it a frustrating habit of losing to some of the worst teams in hockey. Typically it has…
Sharks Must Find a Scoring Right Wing Andrew Bensch | December 18, 2014 Scoring Still a Concern The San Jose Sharks are currently on quite a roll. After hovering around .500 during an extremely rough road schedule the first two months of the…
10 Most Memorable Goals in Sharks History Andrew Bensch | December 17, 2014 While the San Jose Sharks have yet to deliver their fans the greatest memory of all, that isn’t to say there haven’t been a ton of great moments. There have…
Chemistry Behind Sharks’ Surge up the Standings Andrew Bensch | December 16, 2014 Road Schedule From Hell For the majority of their arduous (and that’s putting it lightly) road stretch to start the season (16 of their first 21 games were away from…
Maybe Mike Brown and John Scott Aren’t So Bad After All Kenneth Laws | December 16, 2014 I have to admit it. I was critical of these two. Very critical. But, it turns out, the two most goon-like players in San Jose are their biggest good luck charms.…
Antti Niemi: To Trade or Not To Trade? Perhaps Minnesota? Andrew Bensch | December 15, 2014 The Perplexing Niemi Antti Niemi is arguably the most perplexing goaltender in the entire NHL. The old school analysts love to point out his Stanley Cup ring as the main…
Joe Thornton Is as Dominant as Ever Andrew Bensch | December 14, 2014 Still Jumbo It was suggested here by my colleague a couple of days ago that Thornton was declining because he was “only” on pace for 65 points. Over the last…
False Narratives: Sharks “Choke” in the Playoffs Andrew Bensch | December 13, 2014 The San Jose Sharks have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the past 10 straight seasons. Having never reached a Stanley Cup final while boasting some of the league’s…
Minus Vlasic, Sharks Play Their Best Game of the Season Andrew Bensch | December 12, 2014 A Wild Night On Thursday night in San Jose there was a wild storm, the Minnesota Wild, and some wild turnovers, but for 60 minutes there was no doubt who…
Thornton Declining? Say it Ain’t So Joe Andrew Wilson | December 11, 2014 No Longer Jumbo? It happens to everyone at some point in their career. Typically around age 30 NHL players begin to decline offensively according to statistics. Joe Thornton is currently…
Pavelski’s Goal Scoring Will Doom Sharks Andrew Bensch | December 10, 2014 Making Others Better When the San Jose Sharks acquired Joe Thornton in late November of 2005, he immediately made players around him better. Jonthan Cheechoo went from a 28 goal…
Goodrow Steps up for Short-handed Sharks Andrew Bensch | December 10, 2014 Endangered Sharks Already without Matt Nieto and Tyler Kennedy, the Sharks’ suffered two more injuries in their 5-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Marc-Edouard Vlasic missed the last…