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…
San Jose Sharks: A Tale of Two Goals Zeke | October 24, 2015 Yes, I wrote about the Sharks defensive flashbacks just a couple of days back. In case anyone missed it (and you can read it here), the Sharks’ Brent Burns has…
Uncomfortable Flashbacks for the San Jose Sharks Defense Zeke | October 21, 2015 In the 2014-15 season, there was plenty to discuss about the failings of the Sharks defense. In my case, I highlighted three players whose struggles on the blue line were…
3 Sharks Defensemen With the Most to Prove Andrew Bensch | October 2, 2015 Yesterday’s column chronicled the Sharks forwards with the most to prove in 2015-16 but what about the defense? Last season, the Sharks were arguably handicapped defensively whenever top blueliner Marc-Edouard Vlasic…
Sharks Previews & Prediction: Dillon’s Demotion Drew Weber | September 3, 2015 Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Edouard…
Paul Martin’s Hidden Impact in San Jose Drew Weber | July 9, 2015 The Defense is Saved Defense has consistently been an issue for the San Jose Sharks. Season after season, general manager Doug Wilson has struggled to lock up suffocating skaters outside…
A Tale of Two Players and the San Jose Sharks Zeke | June 30, 2015 “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. That famous Charles Dickens opening line pretty much described the Sharks playoffs a year ago versus the Kings,…
Sharks Lock Up Brenden Dillon Long-Term Dustin Nelson | June 30, 2015 On Monday night, the San Jose Sharks locked up defenseman Brenden Dillon to a five-year contract, according to ESPN’s Katie Strang. Brenden Dillon has agreed to terms on a five-year…
Reworking the San Jose Sharks Roster Zeke | June 7, 2015 Recently, my colleague Drew Weber published a series of articles on what he would like to see the Sharks do this offseason. Great minds think alike, at least to a…