5 Burning Questions on the Sharks Horizon Andrew Bensch | August 28, 2014 As the calendar seems to crawl towards the NHL season, the flip to September can certainly be celebrated. No, it isn’t October yet, but September signifies that training camp is…
Are Doug Wilson & Todd McLellan Endangered Sharks? Andrew Bensch | August 26, 2014 Offseason From H. E. Double Hockey Sticks Whether it be fans, players, coaches, or media, almost everyone agrees that both Sharks GM Doug Wilson and head coach Todd McLellan are…
Sharks Captaincy: Much Ado About Nothing Andrew Bensch | August 22, 2014 Can’t Measure Leadership In the NHL there is a far too popular narrative that leadership is critical to success. Don’t get me wrong, as an athlete, it’s nice to have…
Stalock’s Pressure Will Benefit Niemi Kenneth Laws | August 21, 2014 The Sharks goalie competition arguably reached a boiling point last season during the series against Los Angeles in the first round. Antti Niemi, the Sharks starting netminder of last season and…
Sharks Will Struggle to Replace Torres Andrew Bensch | August 21, 2014 Back to Square One As mentioned here yesterday, Raffi Torres is far from a goon, and the San Jose Sharks will sorely miss the 31-year-old’s physicality and scoring ability. The…
Sharks Stripping Thornton of Captaincy Disgraceful, Patronizing James Tanner | August 21, 2014 Yesterday the San Jose Sharks announced that they were stripping Captain Joe Thornton of his captaincy and Patrick Marleau of his alternate captaincy. They plan to enter training camp with…
The Next Sharks Captain Andrew Wilson | August 21, 2014 Out With the Old After much speculation, the San Jose Sharks are now without a captain. Joe Thornton has been stripped of the captaincy while Patrick Marleau was also stripped…
Why Raffi Torres’ Injury Matters Dustin Nelson | August 21, 2014 Some might toss off yesterday’s announcement that San Jose Shark winger Raffi Torres will be undergoing a second surgery on his right knee as an insignificant event for the team’s…
Will Sharks Get Brentwood Bay Bounce-Back From Irwin? Andrew Bensch | August 18, 2014 “Brentwood Bay blast” is an alliteration coined by San Jose Sharks television play-by-play man Randy Hahn for the booming slap shot from Sharks defenseman and Brentwood Bay, British Columbia native…
Burns, Niemi, & Torres: 3 Bold Sharks Predictions Andrew Bensch | August 17, 2014 Since NHL training camps won’t get started for another month, what better way to fill a hockey news void with some bold (but perhaps not as crazy as one might…
Sharks Miscast Pavelski at Right Wing Andrew Bensch | August 16, 2014 “The debate isn’t a raging one in the coaches’ locker room. We feel equally comfortable going either way” commented Sharks head coach Todd McLellan prior to the 2014 playoffs…
Sharks Fans Fair to Question Front Office Andrew Bensch | August 15, 2014 What is a Rebuild? “I guess there are so many different terminologies that can be used for it” commented San Jose Sharks head coach Todd McLellan when asked recently by…