Posts About "Peter DeBoer"
San Jose Sharks on the Brink
April 18th, 2019 After a win to open their playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights, the San Jose Sharks have lost three straight and are now a game away from ending a season which once held Stanley Cup expectations. There was no mystery when it came to what the Sharks needed to do. We even developed a checklist to follow and the team...
Sharks' DeBoer Tempts Fate
March 21st, 2019 In his post-game press conference following the San Jose Sharks' loss to the Nashville Predators on March 16, head coach Peter DeBoer indicated his team was tired, saying "some of our big guys are a little fatigued." Here’s the thing, part of a coach’s job is to manage players so they don’t get fatigued. Is it always...
Sharks & DeBoer Must Avoid Key Mistake
February 20th, 2019 Each season, it seems San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer has done a good job. And each would have been very good had he avoided making one key mistake. In his first season with the Sharks, he coached the team to the Stanley Cup Final. There, against a speedy Pittsburgh Penguins team, he kept together the very slow...
The Four Keys to Sharks Success
December 12th, 2018 In my prior piece, I laid out the four things the San Jose Sharks need to do to meet the high expectations set out for this powerhouse roster. Since then the Sharks have played three games, losing to the Dallas Stars 3-2, then beating the Arizona Coyotes 5-3 and the New Jersey Devils 5-2. We’ll take a deeper dive into...
Sharks Enter the Uncomfortable Zone
November 30th, 2018 Less than a week ago, the San Jose Sharks were coming off a largely successful homestand, posting a 4-1-1 record and sporting an overall record on pace for a 102-point season. Erik Karlsson was starting to produce like everyone expected, and Aaron Dell had posted back-to-back shutouts. And then the Sharks hit the...
The Sharks' Peter DeBoer Question
November 27th, 2018 San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer has his team a shade out of first place in the Pacific Division and the team is coming off a homestand with a 4-1-1 record. The Sharks have been to the playoffs in all three of DeBoer’s seasons, winning a total of four playoff series. This isn’t the resume of a coach whose job is on...
