Posts tagged with "Brenden Dillon"
Sharks' Brenden Dillon Brings Versatility
January 6th, 2017 Brenden Dillon has solidified a home in the San Jose Sharks bottom pairing since arriving from the Dallas Stars and especially this year. San Jose jettisoned Roman Polak, who spent 24 regular season and 24 playoff games on Dillon's right side, and brought in underrated David Schlemko to add some more puck-moving ability to the Sharks...
Balance Is Key to Sharks Roster
December 24th, 2016 One of the challenges facing the general manager of a professional sports team is to decide on the best approaches to building that team. Each sport has its own idiosyncrasies, so what might work in one sport might not succeed in another. Acquisition Methods In the NHL, there are many challenges associated with each method of...
Sharks Have Cap Space to Deal - Part 2
December 16th, 2016 As presented in Part 1 of this series on potential Sharks roster moves, the team’s General Manager Doug Wilson has proven very adept at making deals to acquire soon-to-be unrestricted free agents (UFAs). Because of injuries, the Sharks have almost $3 million to spend without having to worry about going over the NHL salary cap for this...
Sharks Making Big Mistake on Their Blue Line
March 15th, 2016 Toughness, grit, physicality, "he's hard to play against"; these are the types of things heard about newest Sharks defenseman Roman Polak. While being tough and physical are beneficial qualities to have in any hockey player, when they are the primary positives placed upon players, it's often a red flag. In Polak's case, the red flag...
Some Quirky Numbers for The San Jose Sharks
January 2nd, 2016 From time to time, it is fun to look at player and team statistics that are either unexpected or unusual. As we settle into the 2016 part the season, I felt it would be a good time to take a look at a few of these for the San Jose Sharks. Power Play Goals On the power play, the Sharks roll out goal scorers Joe Pavelski, Logan Couture,...
Sharks Should Release Their Kraken
December 14th, 2015 The San Jose Sharks currently find themselves in a 0-5-1 skid and are falling in the Pacific Division standings. Despite what looked to be a strong forward group on paper going into the season, the Sharks simply cannot score. Team Teal has lit the lamp just eight times over the past six games for a 1.33 goals per game average. For the...
