Posts About "Marc-Edouard Vlasic"
NHL's Top 5 Defensive Defensemen of the Decade
March 1st, 2020 The 2010s have come and gone, and as we embark on a new decade, the hockey world has been reminiscing on the greatest goals, saves and players of the decade. Most of those players include high-octane scorers and acrobatic netminders, but what about the defenseman who plays 20 minutes a night, blocks shots and has an underappreciated...
Hellebuyck's 51 Saves Lead Jets past Sharks 3-2
November 2nd, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. — Connor Hellebuyck made 51 saves to hold off a furious San Jose attack and Nikolaj Ehlers scored the tiebreaking goal with 1:24 left to send the Winnipeg Jets to a 3-2 victory over the slumping Sharks on Friday night. Blake Wheeler an...
Sharks' Who's Hot? Who's Not!
October 18th, 2019 After reeling from four straight losses to open the 2019-20 season, the tide appears to have turned a bit for the San Jose Sharks. Since re-signing franchise cornerstone Patrick Marleau, the team leader in career games, goals, and points, after a brief two-year stint with the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Sharks have found themselves on the...
NHL Rumors: Canadiens, Capitals, Hall, More
October 17th, 2019 In today's NHL Rumors rundown, are the Montreal Canadiens looking to add a defenseman? Do the Washington Capitals have a goaltending controversy? Plus, what's the latest between the New Jersey Devils and Taylor Hall and what does Tom Fitzgerald joining the Devils coaching staff mean? Related: NHL Rumors: Byfuglien, Turris, Muzzin,...
Sharks Must Finally Make Couture Captain
August 10th, 2019 Logan Couture has been with the San Jose Sharks long enough, but, more to the point, he’ll be sticking around too. That makes him the easy choice to become the team’s next captain. The Sharks Heart Couture The 30-year-old is entering his 11th season in the NHL, all with the Sharks. This will be the first of his eight-year, $64...
San Jose Sharks' Rotating Cast of Heroes
May 2nd, 2019 In Game 3 of their series with Colorado Avalanche, the San Jose Sharks were led by Logan Couture, who posted his first playoff hat trick in the Sharks 4-2 win. They now lead the best-of-seven series 2-1. If it seems like Sharks have a different hero in each win, well, they do. The Sharks have won five of their last six,...
Sharks Reach Game 7 With Help of 'Steady Eddie'
April 23rd, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Jose Sharks went off the rails a bit soon after shutdown defenceman Marc-Edouard Vlasic was hit with a puck that sidelined him for two-plus games. The fact that the tenor of their first-round series against the Vegas Golden K...
The Precipitous Fall of Marc-Edouard Vlasic
December 30th, 2018 San Jose Sharks defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic has been extremely valuable and among the league’s best defenders the last decade. He doesn’t show up on offensive lists, but he’s been the league’s premier shutdown defenseman for years. Despite going against the league’s best offensive forwards and starting primarily...
San Jose Sharks, Ray Ratto & Yogi Berra
December 7th, 2018 The San Jose Sharks are one-third of the way through the 2018-19 season, and things haven’t gone as well as expected. The Sharks hold a middle of the league record, tettering between a playoff spot and not, usually depending on the results of the most recent game. Many Sharks fans will recall a confrontational exchange...
A Plan for Peter DeBoer
October 2nd, 2018 The San Jose Sharks open their season on Oct. 3, and today we finish our season preview. We've covered the team's pre-Erik Karlsson trade roster, our expectations for divisional opponents, the Sharks' greatest vulnerability and the team's X-factors. I've taken a look at important side effects of the Karlsson trade and my...
3 Statistics for Peter DeBoer – Part 3
September 28th, 2018 With the San Jose Sharks days away from their Oct. 3 season opener, we continue our season preview. We've covered the team's pre-Erik Karlsson trade roster, our expectations for divisional opponents, the Sharks' greatest vulnerability and the team's X-factors. I've taken a look at important side effects of the Karlsson trade and my...
Side Effects of the Karlsson Trade
September 18th, 2018 There’s been nothing but praise for the San Jose Sharks trade which brought Erik Karlsson to the team. The Sharks returned plenty to the Ottawa Senators; at least six assets and potentially up to eight. Despite all the praise, there are some potentially awkward consequences, and we’ll take a look at those today. The Karlsson...
Three-Headed Shark: Karlsson, Burns & Vlasic
September 15th, 2018 The San Jose Sharks made the biggest possible splash in the trade market by acquiring Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators. Lots of articles have analyzed each piece of the trade, but most agree that this was a clear win for the Sharks. Let's get to what this means for the Sharks team dynamic and how this team joins only seven other...
