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…
4 Sharks Vegas Fans Should Know Keith Scheessele | June 1, 2017 The San Jose Sharks are up next on our list of players that fans of the Vegas Golden Knights should know. Arguably there is no team with a more complicated…
Sharks’ Brenden Dillon Brings Versatility Zachary DeVine | January 6, 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…
Balance Is Key to Sharks Roster Zeke | December 24, 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…
Sharks Have Cap Space to Deal – Part 2 Michael Miller | December 16, 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…
Sharks Making Big Mistake on Their Blue Line Andrew Bensch | March 15, 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…
Some Quirky Numbers for The San Jose Sharks Zeke | January 2, 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…
Sharks Should Release Their Kraken Andrew Bensch | December 14, 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…
San Jose Sharks Matt Tennyson: Failing The Test? Zeke | November 19, 2015 Sharks defenseman Matt Tennyson was considered a bubble player entering the season. His roster spot was anything but certain. The top two pairs were set. The third pair would consist…
San Jose Sharks Early Season Insights: Part 1 Zeke | November 2, 2015 October has come to its bewitching end, and for the San Jose Sharks, it was a challenging month. With key new players Paul Martin, Joel Ward and Martin Jones plus…
An Analytical View of the Sharks Defense Drew Weber | October 29, 2015 A Mix of Skill The San Jose Sharks defense has had a number of excellent players in their history, such as Dan Boyle, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Sandis Ozolinsh. At the…
Burns and Dillon: Analyzing Defensive Instability Kenneth Laws | October 27, 2015 The Sharks are 5-3-0 after 8 games, their second worst 8-game start to a season since 2011-12. That’s a nice problem for a franchise to have. Fast starts have been…