San Jose Sharks Early Season Insights: Part 1 Zeke | November 2, 2015 October has come to its bewitching end, and for the San Jose Sharks, it was a challenging month. With key new players Paul Martin, Joel Ward and Martin Jones plus…
An Analytical View of the Sharks Defense Drew Weber | October 29, 2015 A Mix of Skill The San Jose Sharks defense has had a number of excellent players in their history, such as Dan Boyle, Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Sandis Ozolinsh. At the…
Quietly, Vlasic and Braun Lead the San Jose Sharks Zeke | October 28, 2015 There are times in life where good things happen and you barely notice. That might sum up the season so far for the two Sharks defensemen on their most effective…
Burns and Dillon: Analyzing Defensive Instability Kenneth Laws | October 27, 2015 The Sharks are 5-3-0 after 8 games, their second worst 8-game start to a season since 2011-12. That’s a nice problem for a franchise to have. Fast starts have been…
Hockey Cares: Defending The Blue Line Zach Hopkins | October 26, 2015 It’s said that children are our future. This statement holds true in so many aspects of life, including hockey. Before generational players like Wayne Gretzky, Sidney Crosby and now Connor…
The Long Road Pays Off For Martin Jones Dan Rice | October 26, 2015 After going undrafted in the 2008 NHL Draft the Los Angeles Kings invited goaltender Martin Jones to training camp and he impressed them so much in rookie camp that they…
San Jose Sharks: A Tale of Two Goals Zeke | October 24, 2015 Yes, I wrote about the Sharks defensive flashbacks just a couple of days back. In case anyone missed it (and you can read it here), the Sharks’ Brent Burns has…
Uncomfortable Flashbacks for the San Jose Sharks Defense Zeke | October 21, 2015 In the 2014-15 season, there was plenty to discuss about the failings of the Sharks defense. In my case, I highlighted three players whose struggles on the blue line were…
Paul Martin’s Absence Sinks Sharks in New York Andrew Bensch | October 20, 2015 When Sharks forward Logan Couture fractured his fibula during practice in New Jersey, the prevailing thought was that San Jose had the forward depth to overcome the loss. The following…
3 Keys to San Jose’s Impressive 3-0 Start Andrew Bensch | October 14, 2015 The San Jose Sharks have won their first three games of the season by scores of 5-1, 2-0, and 5-0 (two empty net goals). To be cliché, “Team Teal” is…
If NHL Players Were Halloween Monsters… Ryan Szporer | October 11, 2015 Halloween is just around the corner, and you have to think your favorite NHL players are getting ready to pick out their costumes for their teams’ parties. However, maybe some…
10 Items to Look for Early in the Sharks Season, Part 1 Zeke | October 7, 2015 The San Jose Sharks’ 2014-15 season was not defined early in the year, but by a February collapse and problems winning at home. It is difficult to determine the course…