Tomas Hertl May Need Wing(el)s to Fly Again Andrew Bensch | November 2, 2014 What Happened to Hertl? Through his first 12 games, last year’s rookie sensation Tomas Hertl had just two goals and one assist. In other words he was on pace for…
Brent Burns is a Defenseman, Period Andrew Wilson | November 2, 2014 A month into the season, Brent Burns currently leads all NHL defensemen as well as the San Jose Sharks in points. Undeterred by this, critics still want Burns back alongside…
False Narratives: Patrick Marleau Is a Playoff Dud Andrew Bensch | November 1, 2014 False Narrative There is a popular narrative amongst non Sharks followers that 35-year-old Patrick Marleau doesn’t get it done come the postseason. There is however, no factual evidence to this…
Sharks’ Forecheck No Longer Fast, No Longer Furious Andrew Bensch | October 31, 2014 Vancouver Sweep Over the past three plus seasons, there is absolutely no question when the San Jose Sharks were at their most potent. The 2013 Western Conference quarterfinals versus the…
Best of Bad Blood: History of Sharks-Ducks Andrew Bensch | October 29, 2014 For those of us who follow the Californian teams closely, Anaheim and San Jose’s 165 penalty minute gongshow on Sunday was far from surprising. These two teams have a rather…
Feared Fourth Lines Do More than Fight Andrew Bensch | October 28, 2014 “With all due respect to James Sheppard and Matty Irwin, they can’t be your only goal scorers the last three games.” That was San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson’s…
Feed The San Jose Sharks: A PSA Q&A Chris Wassel | October 27, 2014 Hello everyone! We are here again as the California portion of the Q&A’s commences. Today, Andrew Bensch steps into the hottest seat on the internet. Yes he is a fellow THW writer so…
Thornton Silences Doubters, Leads Sharks Past Ducks Andrew Bensch | October 26, 2014 Bad Leader? Think Again Apparently some people in the hockey world, including some on his own team, aren’t fans of Joe Thornton’s brand of humor. That’s totally fine, if you…
Jumbled Sharks Still Searching for Identity Kenneth Laws | October 26, 2014 On the NHL’s first night of the season, the San Jose Sharks took center stage. They were a main story all offseason as their leadership was questioned and trades rumors…
Sharks Swimming in Severely Murky Waters Andrew Bensch | October 26, 2014 No Excuses Over the first couple weeks of the season yours truly has been consistently advising fellow Sharks fans to wait until after the rough first part of the schedule…
Sharks Mishandling Mueller, Irwin Andrew Bensch | October 24, 2014 Teenagers Must Play Somewhere Whether in the NHL, AHL, major junior, or overseas, 19-year-old top prospects need to be on the ice. Thursday’s rare home tilt for the San Jose…
Patrick Marleau: Hall of Famer? Andrew Wilson | October 23, 2014 Entering his 17th season, Patrick Marleau has been a model player for the San Jose Sharks organization. There are numerous players nearing the end of their days in the NHL…