The 23 game mark has never been as celebrated as it will be today. No teasing, no foreplay, no preamble about my high school English teacher with the big head and drinking problem, just 23 thoughts on the San Jose Sharks after 23 games.
1. Bummed about last night’s 4-3 loss to the Nashville Predators? Blame it on the penalty kill, which allowed two goals on four opportunities. It was a rare o...
About 10 years and 25 pounds ago, I spent a season as an assistant volleyball coach at the college in my hometown. On the first day of training camp, after some light stretching, the head coach told the 15 players in attendance he hoped they’d done some summer conditioning, because they were headed on a six-mile run. Now, this was a small community college, where players were more familiar with...
Injuries to Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi and Torrey Mitchell have put the San Jose Sharks’ forward depth to the test this season, and the 11-4-1 Sharks have passed that test with flying colors. There’s some debate whether it’s been a wobbly, 12-second flight like the Wright brothers’ initial journey or a transcontinental flight on the supersonic Concorde, but the Sharks’ reinforcements...
As per Larry Lage's article yesterday from the Associated Press:
The Detroit Red Wings have earned home ice advantage in the playoffs for the past 17 years. Detroit senior vice president Jim Devellano says it will take "a miracle'' to extend the streak. Devellano says making it to the postseason will be "a grind'' without players who combined for 88 goals last year and two more forwards who a...
Over a month into the NHL regular season, teams around the league are settling in for their marathon run to the postseason. Some (Rangers, Avalanche) are cooling off after hot starts, others (Red Wings, Islanders) are rebounding after stumbling out of the gate, while a couple (Coyotes, Sabres) are seeing opponents adjust to their defensive gimmickry. Parity is the new black, and those lucky souls...
Face of the franchise, fallen star, playoff scapegoat, prodigal son and fearless leader, Patrick Marleau has been each of these things for the San Jose Sharks during his career. Praised and scorned in equal measure, he holds franchise records in games played, goals, assists, points, power play goals, game winning goals, overtime goals, shots, and many more. Since the Sharks entered the league in 1...
Way back on October 15, I figured anything more than seven points would be an excellent result during the San Jose Sharks’ six-game road trip. Dealing with a couple key injuries, a number of new faces, and lines that seemed to be shifting every night, it seemed the Sharks were going to be lucky to arrive home with a .500 record on the road. Well, the team rolled into San Jose this morning with e...
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