Brent Burns Is More Ovechkin than Doughty Andrew Bensch | October 20, 2014 If you look at the standard scoring statistics, defenseman Brent Burns is tied for the Sharks team lead with seven points. If you watch the games, you’ll also notice Burns…
Scary Sighting in Pacific: Sharks’ Power-Play Showing Teeth Andrew Bensch | October 19, 2014 Recent Struggles From 2010-11 through 2012-13, the San Jose Sharks power-play finished second, second, and seventh overall. If you want to go back even further, they ranked third in 2008-09, and…
Thornton and Hertl Will Miss Brent Burns on First Line Kenneth Laws | October 8, 2014 Hockey is so close you can almost taste it. Mere hours until puck drop, San Jose looks to put their past behind them for good. A nightmarish playoff series that…
Could Mueller Be Sharks’ Final Puzzle Piece? Andrew Bensch | October 6, 2014 Left Handed Defense When the San Jose Sharks were struggling last regular season and in the playoffs, their weakest area on paper was obvious. They had extremely limited left-handed defense…
Sharks Diagnosis Episode I Andrew Bensch | October 5, 2014 With the regular season on the horizon, what will the Sharks decide when it comes to the captaincy? What will their lineup look like on opening night? Considering their injuries…
5 Predictions for the 2014-15 San Jose Sharks Jason Kramer | September 10, 2014 San Jose Sharks training camp will be a little more spirited than it has been in recent years when it opens September 19. In an offseason that left Sharks fans…
Sharks Season Preview Part I: Defense Andrew Bensch | September 2, 2014 With the 2014-15 NHL season just weeks away, it’s time for season previews. This first installment previews what the Sharks blue-line will look like to start the season. There are…
5 Burning Questions on the Sharks Horizon Andrew Bensch | August 28, 2014 As the calendar seems to crawl towards the NHL season, the flip to September can certainly be celebrated. No, it isn’t October yet, but September signifies that training camp is…
Sharks Will Struggle to Replace Torres Andrew Bensch | August 21, 2014 Back to Square One As mentioned here yesterday, Raffi Torres is far from a goon, and the San Jose Sharks will sorely miss the 31-year-old’s physicality and scoring ability. The…
Will Sharks Get Brentwood Bay Bounce-Back From Irwin? Andrew Bensch | August 18, 2014 “Brentwood Bay blast” is an alliteration coined by San Jose Sharks television play-by-play man Randy Hahn for the booming slap shot from Sharks defenseman and Brentwood Bay, British Columbia native…
Burns, Niemi, & Torres: 3 Bold Sharks Predictions Andrew Bensch | August 17, 2014 Since NHL training camps won’t get started for another month, what better way to fill a hockey news void with some bold (but perhaps not as crazy as one might…
Road to Recovery: How the Sharks Are Rebuilding Andrew Wilson | August 3, 2014 What is a Rebuild? To be honest everyone has their own idea of what a rebuild should involve. It could be trading away core players, acquiring draft picks, making the…