Uneven San Jose Sharks Enter Their Break Zeke | January 9, 2018 One game short of the season’s midpoint of 41 games, the San Jose Sharks enter their five-day break. The timing is pretty good. The Sharks are on a three-game losing…
The Sharks Very Special Teams Zeke | January 6, 2018 It is not hard to explain the success of the San Jose Sharks this season. They are stingy on defense and solid in goal. But even so, they are below…
San Jose Sharks Gain Ground Zeke | January 4, 2018 Eight games ago, the San Jose Sharks began a six-game swing against division opponents. The stretch included two games against the Calgary Flames, two games against the Vancouver Canucks, plus…
Four Sharks Games in Four Nights Zeke | December 13, 2017 Starting last Thursday, the San Jose Sharks, combined with their alumni group, played four games on four consecutive evenings. While each provided something interesting, one game was especially important. Thursday: San…
3 Critical Questions for the San Jose Sharks Zeke | December 9, 2017 At the start of the NHL season, we laid out three questions we felt would dictate the San Jose Sharks’ season. One-third of the way through the season, answers are…
Depth Helping the Sharks Move Forward Zeke | December 4, 2017 It happens every year. Fans start thinking how great it’d be to make a trade and get back a lot more than they give up. San Jose Sharks fans are…
Sharks Martin Jones Joins the Vezina Conversation Zeke | November 29, 2017 Entering this week, San Jose Sharks goalie Martin Jones was prominent among the statistical leaders. One must be among the leaders to win a Vezina Trophy as the league’s top…
Sharks Pick up the Pace Zeke | November 27, 2017 On the day after Thanksgiving, the San Jose Sharks played their first game against the expansion and Pacific Division-leading Vegas Golden Knights. The following night, they went against the red-hot…
San Jose Sharks at the Quarter Mark Zeke | November 23, 2017 A quarter of the way through the season, the San Jose Sharks continue to do a lot right, despite a recent rough 0-2-1 run. Back-to-back regulation losses to the Florida…
Trade Revisited: Vlasic for Kiprusoff Drew Weber | November 15, 2017 The Background of the Marc-Edouard Vlasic Trade Throughout most of his career in San Jose, Miikka Kiprusoff lurked in the shadow of Evgeni Nabokov in the Sharks’ crease. During his tenure,…
Sharks Playing Like a Second-Tier Team Zeke | November 10, 2017 The San Jose Sharks have already played three seasons in 2017-18. Season one was the opening game, which was brief, painful and over quickly, a 5-3 loss to Philadelphia. The second…
Stingy Sharks Moving Up Zeke | November 7, 2017 The San Jose Sharks have won eight of their last 11 games to move up in the standings. The early season problems lasted a mere two games. San Jose has…