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Boston Bruins Sign Matt Irwin to 1-Year Deal

Dustin Nelson | July 10, 2015

The Boston Bruins have signed free agent defenseman Matt Irwin to a one-year contract. The deal is worth $800K, according to the team who, unlike most teams, has started to…

Categories Boston Bruins, Bruins Transactions, NHL News

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,…

Categories Free Agents, San Jose Sharks

3 Moves the Sharks Should Have Made At Deadline

Kenneth Laws | March 3, 2015

The craziness of the Trade Deadline came and went. The argument over whether the Sharks are packing it in or pushing for the playoffs is underway. Doug Wilson didn’t make…

Categories San Jose Sharks, Trades Contracts and Transactions

Sharks Mishandling Mueller, Irwin

Andrew Bensch | October 24, 2014

Teenagers Must Play Somewhere Whether in the NHL, AHL, major junior, or overseas, 19-year-old top prospects need to be on the ice. Thursday’s rare home tilt for the San Jose…

Categories NHL News, San Jose Sharks

Fantasy Hockey: Five Draft Day Sleepers (Defense)

Anatoliy Metter | September 8, 2014

For the last few months, hockey fans have been patiently waiting for the start of the ’14-’15 NHL season. While training camp might be just around the corner, fans are…

Categories Fantasy

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…

Categories San Jose Sharks

Fantasy Hockey: Four Players To Monitor Under 15% Owned

Anatoliy Metter | November 12, 2013

Over the last several weeks, The Hockey Writers has been bringing you a series of posts detailing some fantasy hockey pickups of lesser-owned players. Despite the fact that some of…

Categories Fantasy
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