Posts About "Timo Meier"
Sharks 2017-18 Review: The Forwards
May 10th, 2018 We roll on in our review of the San Jose Sharks 2017-18 season. We covered the main points in our prior article. Here's a look at the team's forwards, an area of substantial change. Main Points Forwards Joe Thornton Defensemen (up next) Sharks Redefine Their Forwards With the departure of Patrick Marleau, the Sharks had...
Sharks 2017-18 Review: The Main Points
May 9th, 2018 I know the movie quote from Bull Durham doesn't go, "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes you play Vegas," but it feels appropriate. With the San Jose Sharks' 2017-18 season now over, it's time to look back and review it in depth. We’ll cover the season in nine parts and as this goes forward over the next couple weeks,...
San Jose Sharks 2017-18 Season Awards
April 5th, 2018 With the team locked into the playoffs and only a pair of games remaining, its time to pass out the THW awards for the San Jose Sharks. It's a bit unusual for a team that has done as well as the Sharks to have no one considered for any of the major NHL awards. The Sharks' success has been a team effort. Still, a few individuals stand...
Sharks Are Not Missing What They’re Missing
March 25th, 2018 Last season, one San Jose Sharks player led the team in goals, points and plus-minus. Another player led the team in assists. And a third player was the third-leading goal scorer. The players are, respectively, Brent Burns, Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau. Last season’s Norris Trophy winner, Burns, is tied for ninth on the team...
The San Jose Sharks Power Up
February 28th, 2018 With newly acquired Evander Kane, the San Jose Sharks can ice a formidable power lineup. Is this the right approach, though, for San Jose? Following the Stanley Cup Final loss to Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson cited the need for the team to improve its speed. For many years, the California teams, good...
Small Silver Linings in Thornton’s Injury
January 26th, 2018 The San Jose Sharks have been led, for the past dozen years, by future Hall of Famer Joe Thornton. He is in historic and elite NHL company. His place on the all-time assist list tells the story -- the three guys immediately ahead of him, and not far ahead, are Mario Lemieux, Marcel Dionne and Gordie Howe. Hockey royalty. Losing Thornton...
