Former San Jose Sharks Who Have Won the Stanley Cup Joshua Polanski | September 16, 2020 The San Jose Sharks, as all their fans are well aware, have yet to bring home Lord Stanley’s Cup. They came closest in the 2015–16 Playoffs, but fell short to…
Blackhawks Vulnerable in Rematch with Predators Scott Kline | April 11, 2017 As we sit here on the eve of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs, you’ve probably been reminded that the Nashville Predators are a familiar first-round foe for the Chicago Blackhawks.…
Gain Desjardins, Lose Motte, Keep Winning Todd Moritz | November 9, 2016 A couple of days ago, Andrew Desjardins was officially taken off of the IR. It looks like his first game back from the injury he suffered in the preseason will…
Blackhawks Need Help a Man Down Todd Moritz | October 27, 2016 Maybe the Chicago Blackhawks should hold a practice on a CBA-scheduled day off. Regardless of how they do it, they need to fix their penalty kill, which is ranked last…
Chicago Blackhawks Losing Anger Rick Rischall | March 18, 2016 The Chicago Blackhawks lost their fourth straight game Wednesday night to the Philadelphia Flyers. That in and of itself is news. Entering their last eleven regular season games, the Blackhawks…
Blackhawks Hot Sticks Igniting in 2016 Kristi Loucks | January 5, 2016 Earlier in the season, the conversation almost always revolved around Patrick Kane, and while he is still a central part of most of the storylines coming out of Chicago, his…
Minnesota Loses Justin Fontaine on Friday Dustin L. Nelson | October 31, 2015 The Minnesota Wild lost third-line winger Justin Fontaine in Friday’s game after he took a knee-on-knee hit from Chicago’s Andrew Desjardins while cutting across his defensive zone blue line. Fontaine…
Andrew Desjardins: From Mexican Border to Stanley Cup Andrew Bensch | September 10, 2015 If you call yourself a hockey fan but aren’t familiar with the town of Laredo, Texas, you’re not alone. The city of roughly 250,000 people is on the border of…
Andrew Desjardins “Loves” Chicago, Is Staying for 2 Years Dustin Nelson | July 3, 2015 Andrew Desjardins got a good deal at the trade deadline. He left the struggling San Jose Sharks, the only NHL team he’d ever played for, in a trade with the…
3 Cheap Forwards Sharks Should Consider Bringing Back Andrew Bensch | July 3, 2015 While the San Jose Sharks should certainly be kicking the tires on top-nine UFA wingers, there might be a more shrewd way to bolster their forward corps. With around $5 million…
Finally Finding the Sharks a Fourth Line Andrew Bensch | June 16, 2015 The salary cap era in the NHL has brought tremendous parity to the league. Almost every team has some high-end skill. With the top-tier talent spread out, teams can’t rely…
Blackhawks’ Andrew Desjardins Is Easy to Root For Andrew Bensch | May 26, 2015 Put Me in Coach! Chicago Blackhawks’ fourth liner Andrew Desjardins currently has just one point in these playoffs with a minus-4 rating. Not exactly player card numbers to write home about.…