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‘Joey the Kid’ Needs Six Shooter for Sharks to Tame the Wild, Wild West

Walter McLaughlin | August 9, 2011

Back when the western portion of eastern Canada was young, there was a big kid straight out of the frozen, blustery plains of Ontario.  At 6’4″ and well over 200…

Categories Player Profiles, San Jose Sharks

Bombs Away: San Jose Sharks Offseason Review

Walter McLaughlin | July 24, 2011

Mobile, offensive, top-pairing defenseman with size, grit and a bombs-away mentality from the blue line?  Check.  Speedy, playmaking two-way winger with the capability of netting 25+ goals and stepping up…

Categories Free Agents, NHL Prospects, San Jose Sharks

2011 Draft Day Trade: The Sharks That Jumped

Walter McLaughlin | June 29, 2011

When it comes to the future, there are three kinds of people: those who let it happen, those who make it happen, and those who wonder what happened — John…

Categories Player Profiles, San Jose Sharks, Trades Contracts and Transactions, Uncategorized

Reflections on Draft Weekend for the Pittsburgh Penguins

Mike Colligan | June 26, 2011

Pittsburgh Penguins General Manager Ray Shero makes it a point to touch base with the other 29 GM’s around the league at least once a month.  Not all executives are…

Categories Free Agents, National Juniors, NHL Prospects, Pittsburgh Penguins, Toronto Maple Leafs

NHL Draft Day One 2011 – Reactions: Trades Galore and Team Grades

James Neveau | June 25, 2011

Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent St. Paul, MN – The 2011 NHL Entry Draft got off to a pretty tame start in the Twin Cities. Other than the trade that sent…

Categories NHL Entry Draft, NHL Prospects

NHL Power Rankings, February 14

Steve Kendall | February 14, 2011

NHL Power Rankings, February 14 In the spirit of the Hallmark-created holiday of St. Valentine’s Day, this week we take a look at what I love about each of the…

Categories Power Rankings

Welcome to the Big Show: Who Should the Final 36 All-Stars Be?

James Neveau | January 7, 2011

Jim Neveau, NHL Correspondent From adding events to the Superskills Competition to making the All-Star Game itself into a North America vs. the World event, the NHL has continuously tried…

Categories NHL News

Sharks Give Up Wild Goal to Blow Lead

The Hockey Writers | March 6, 2009

MJ Kasprzak breaks down the Sharks home loss to the Wild and gives some patterns the team and fans should be concerned about.

Categories Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks
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