Top 10 Grievances in Sharks Territory Andrew Bensch | January 10, 2015 No matter the sport, every fan base has some near universal grievances. If you call yourself a Sharks fan, the following ten things are probably high on your list. …
False Narratives: Joe Pavelski’s Impact Decreases at Center Andrew Bensch | January 9, 2015 Many of you already know I’m a big proponent of Joe Pavelski playing his natural center position. Truthfully, the topic of Pavelski centering his own line has well been beaten…
Sharks’ Justin Braun in an Uptown Funk Andrew Bensch | January 8, 2015 Slumping Braun San Jose Sharks defenseman Justin Braun is known primarily for being a shut down defenseman. The 27-year-old seventh round draft choice from 2007 is more specifically known to…
5 Potential Trade Targets for San Jose Andrew Bensch | January 7, 2015 Roller Coaster Year The San Jose Sharks have had a roller coaster first half of the 2014-15 season. During an arduous road heavy start to the season they went just…
Two Roads Diverge For Sharks GM Doug Wilson Andrew Bensch | January 6, 2015 Buy or Sell As noted here a couple of days ago, the decision by San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson to move Brent Burns back to defense has been a…
Top 10 Flashiest Goals of Patrick Marleau’s Career Andrew Bensch | January 6, 2015 San Jose Sharks veteran left winger Patrick Marleau is having an underrated season. With 28 points in 40 games, Marleau is just shy of his career points per game average…
5 Scariest Cup Contenders as of January Andrew Bensch | January 5, 2015 When it comes to analyzing players and teams, no one stat, no one eye ball test is a perfect indicator of who is better. As analysts we try to look…
Doug Wilson’s Biggest Mistake is Sinking the Sharks Andrew Bensch | January 4, 2015 Struggling to Score The San Jose Sharks finished the 2013-14 regular season as the sixth best team in goals for at even strength divided by goals against with a 1.17…
Making the NHL All Star Game “Count” Isn’t a Bad Idea Andrew Bensch | January 3, 2015 Shortly after the 2002 Major League Baseball All Star Game was ruled a tie (no crying in baseball? Well there aren’t supposed to be ties either), the league decided to…
No reason to Panic on Patrick Marleau Andrew Bensch | January 1, 2015 Currently, San Jose Sharks’ longest tenured player, former captain, and All-Star forward Patrick Marleau is in a goal scoring slump. However, despite scoring just one goal in his last 16 games,…
Curious Personnel Usage by Todd McLellan Andrew Bensch | December 31, 2014 Will the real San Jose Sharks please stand up? Starting out the gates 10-10-4 with a rough 16 of their first 21 games on the road, the Sharks bounced back…
Top 5 NHLers Who Deserve Better Teams Andrew Bensch | December 29, 2014 Each year there are a number of star NHL players who we would love to see more of but can’t, can’t because they are stuck on lousy teams. Depending on…
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