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Blackhawks Heating Up At The Right Time

Rick Emrith | April 16, 2013

The Chicago Blackhawks are one win away from locking up the Western Conference title in what has been one of their best seasons in franchise history. The Blackhawks have problems…

NHL Trade Deadline 2013: Winners and Losers (Part I)

Anatoliy Metter | April 4, 2013

After all the dust settles from the 2013 NHL Trade Deadline, hockey fans can finally start picking apart the trades that have occurred over the last several days. While a…

Sharks Surging and Selling

Kenneth Laws | April 3, 2013

The San Jose Sharks have won five straight games and are now comfortably back into playoff position. So it is understandable that some are scratching their heads as they continue…

Missing: Sharks Offense

Rick Emrith | February 27, 2013

Anytime you mention the San Jose Sharks this past month you hear people ask what happened to them. Even casual NHL fans know about the Sharks struggles, that’s when you…

San Jose Sharks: All About Teamwork

Rick Emrith | February 2, 2013

When you think of the San Jose Sharks this season the first thing that pops to mind may be their undefeated 7-0-0 record or the return to dominance of Joe…

Can History Repeat Itself For the 3rd Time? Sharks vs Blues

Stephanie Lee | April 9, 2012

So as it goes, after 82 games, the San Jose Sharks have made the post season and once again will take on the St. Louis Blues. Ask old school Sharks…

Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski and Torrey Mitchell: San Jose’s New ‘G.I. Joes’

Walter McLaughlin | December 18, 2011

It’s a popular misconception that NHL head coaches spend the majority of their time diagramming and implementing X’s and O’s.  In actuality, they are mad scientists, performing chemistry experiments in…

Pacific Division Anything But Pacified

Walter McLaughlin | December 11, 2011

On paper, this was to be one of the strongest, most competitive divisions in the NHL this year.  It’s a good thing “paper” is now a euphemism for pixels, as…

Battle Royale: the San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings Jockey for Pacific Supremacy

Walter McLaughlin | August 21, 2011

“I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.” — Thomas Jefferson. One team has ruled the roost four consecutive years, missing a fifth (despite…

‘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…

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…

Legion of Doom Redux? Kings Acquire Richards, Gagne

Walter McLaughlin | July 9, 2011

Even NHL General Managers are susceptible to the occasional man-crush. Dean Lombardi, who served as a Philadelphia Flyers scout for four years, continues to build what some have coined “Philadelphia…

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