The San Jose Sharks, Vince Lombardi and Strange Decisions Zeke | March 31, 2015 The San Jose Sharks have made plenty of ‘hard to understand’ decisions this season. In that spirit, I will attempt to deconstruct a recent decision, one that most fans probably…
An Appreciation of Scott Hannan Zeke | March 26, 2015 No Fountain of Youth Father Time is unbeaten. Athletes leave the big stage when age combines with wear and tear to eat away at the athleticism required to play a…
10 Mistakes by Sharks Management Past 10 Months Andrew Bensch | March 25, 2015 The San Jose Sharks are about to miss the playoffs for the first time in over a decade. A loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday with both the Kings…
The 5 Best Defense Pairings In The NHL The Hockey Writers | March 16, 2015 Defense, in sports as in government, is often a vague concept to the outsider looking in. The strategies and vital information, jealously kept by those in charge. Each administrations have…
5 Most Exciting Sharks Goals This Season Andrew Bensch | February 24, 2015 There has certainly been a lot of negativity surrounding the Sharks in recent weeks. Losing eight out of their last eleven games and falling out of the playoff picture will…
Sharks End of an Era or Trade for Sekera? Andrew Bensch | February 20, 2015 End of an Era or Sekera? The San Jose Sharks are floundering at the moment, on track to possibly miss the playoffs for the first time since 2003. Given their…
Top 5 Sharks This Season Andrew Bensch | February 3, 2015 It has been an up and down, Jekyll and Hyde season for the San Jose Sharks in 2014-15. A number of players have impressed and a number have disappointed. The…
Drafting the All-Time Sharks All-Star Team Andrew Bensch | January 28, 2015 Recently colleagues Tom Mitsos and Prashanth Iyer put together an incredibly entertaining All-Time Detroit Red Wings fantasy draft article. In the spirit of their fantastic piece, fellow Sharks writer Drew Weber and…
Fantasy Hockey: Streaking Defensemen Under 25% Owned Anatoliy Metter | January 13, 2015 With the fantasy hockey season in full swing, managers have undoubtedly gone through their fair share of ups and downs by the mid-way mark of the NHL regular season. While…
Norris Debate: Shut-Down Vlasic or Two-Way Burns? Kenneth Laws | January 13, 2015 The James Norris Memorial Trophy is awarded every year to the “defense player who demonstrates throughout the season the greatest all-round ability in the position.” A lot of the time, however,…
Making the NHL All Star Game “Count” Isn’t a Bad Idea Andrew Bensch | January 3, 2015 Shortly after the 2002 Major League Baseball All Star Game was ruled a tie (no crying in baseball? Well there aren’t supposed to be ties either), the league decided to…
False Narratives: Sharks “Choke” in the Playoffs Andrew Bensch | December 13, 2014 The San Jose Sharks have qualified for the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the past 10 straight seasons. Having never reached a Stanley Cup final while boasting some of the league’s…