Couture’s “Culture” Comment Likely a Jab at Doug Wilson Andrew Bensch | April 20, 2015 “Not Great” “Not great” was the response given by Sharks center Logan Couture this past Wednesday when asked about the “culture” of the San Jose dressing room. While everyone has…
San Jose Sharks Exit Interviews Show Total Dysfunction Andrew Bensch | April 15, 2015 Total Dysfunction The questions from those of us in the media at Wednesday’s locker room clean out day were what you would expect. Questions like “how unified is this organization…
Dearth of Defensemen Drove Sharks into Pacific Floor Andrew Bensch | April 14, 2015 Demise of the Defense The San Jose Sharks had a number of problems that led to the 2014-15 season ending their decade long playoff streak. By taking Brent Burns away…
Blues Over Islanders: An Unbiased Stanley Cup Bracket Andrew Bensch | April 14, 2015 It has been 12 years since yours truly has been able to put together an unbiased Stanley Cup playoff bracket. When your team qualifies for the playoffs for 10 straight…
Connor McDavid to the Sharks Is a Real Possibility Andrew Bensch | April 13, 2015 Nobody who calls themselves a Sharks fan wanted Team Teal to miss the playoffs. However, as yours truly mentioned a few weeks ago, missing the playoffs is arguably better for…
San Jose Sharks News: April 10 Edition Andrew Bensch | April 10, 2015 The San Jose Sharks will miss the playoffs for the first time in 12 years this season and there has been plenty of drama surrounding the end of a 10…
Crushed Confidence: Doug Wilson Stole Sharks’ Mojo Andrew Bensch | April 9, 2015 The 2014-15 San Jose Sharks and Austin Powers have something in common, they each lost their mojo. Unfortunately for Sharks fans, Team Teal didn’t save the world and get the…
Sharks’ Top 3 Needs at the 2015 NHL Entry Draft Andrew Bensch | April 8, 2015 The NHL regular season has yet to even conclude and already talk about the San Jose Sharks and the 2015 NHL Entry Draft? That’s right, this is certainly new territory…
Streak Ended: A Look Back at the Sharks 2004-14 Andrew Bensch | April 7, 2015 Despite returning a star studded roster for the upteenth time in 2014-15, the San Jose Sharks will officially not qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in…
5 Potential Cup Winners With the Best Stories Andrew Bensch | April 6, 2015 As sportswriters most of us who contribute to The Hockey Writers are suckers for a great story. When legendary defenseman Ray Bourque finally won the Stanley Cup with the Colorado…
Secondary Scoring Sparking Sharks’ Final Stand Andrew Bensch | April 4, 2015 Pesky Sharks? While Team Teal doesn’t deserve to be referred to as “those pesky Sharks”, they are surprisingly still alive for another day. Realistically speaking, an incredibly disappointing regular season is still…
San Jose Rookie Chris Tierney Looks Like a Full Grown Shark Andrew Bensch | April 3, 2015 Tierney Taking Off The San Jose Sharks have managed to pick up seven of the last eight possible points (3-0-1) and rookie center Chris Tierney is arguably the biggest reason…
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