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San Jose Sharks: Why Jamie McGinn Makes Ryane Clowe Expendable
July 19th, 2010
When the calendar still reads July, and the buzz over the early portion of NHL free agency period has come and gone, hockey writers are simply pulling teeth trying to find worthy news to post about.
In fact, from Mid-July to the start of team training camps in September is probably ...
Mike Modano: Why The San Jose Sharks Should Kick The Tires On The Former Star
July 13th, 2010
As of last season, Mike Modano was the only player in the NHL playing with the same franchise he had been with ever since the 1980's.
In other words, Modano had been playing at the NHL level as a member the Dallas Stars for longer than both myself and the Sharks ...
With San Jose Missing Out on Niklas Hjalmarsson, What’s Next For The Sharks?
July 12th, 2010
Just this past Friday, the San Jose Sharks announced that they had signed Chicago Blackhawks' restricted free agent defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson to a 4-year, $14 million contract.
Now as a restricted free agent, this offer kicked into gear a period of seven days in which the Blackhawks had to decide whether ...
Evgeni Nabokov: For Love of The Game or For Love of The $$$?
July 7th, 2010
As frequent San Jose Sharks Bleacher Report readers already know, yours truly has consistently been a critic of the now-former Shark goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
Now sure, when I was younger (during the early part of Nabokov's career) I would chant Nabby's name when attending Sharks games at the HP Pavilion.
But since ...
San Jose Sharks’ Offseason Is in a Familiar but Odd Standstill
July 4th, 2010
When it comes to making the big move to acquire a necessary talent, San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson has never been shy on pulling the trigger.
During the 2006-07 season, Wilson traded for power forward Bill Guerin at the deadline to bolster what in his mind was a top forward ...
San Jose Sharks: Promising Offseason Takes a Turn for the Worse
July 1st, 2010
The San Jose Sharks began the offseason with a string of moves that not only made hockey sense, but made their fanbase happy.
With the trend of unheralded goaltenders succeeding in the NHL, the Sharks' front office (headed by general manager Doug Wilson) made their first critical decision of the offseason ...
San Jose Sharks: Doug Wilson Makes First Offseason Mistake By Re-Signing Wallin
June 27th, 2010
Just two days ago, the San Jose Sharks were executing a perfect offseason plan. They made their first, and most critical, course of action by parting ways with franchise goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
The move enabled San Jose to have more flexibility in re-signing the rest of their key free agents.
While the decision to not bring Nabokov back ...
San Jose Sharks: Team Teal Executing Perfect Offseason
June 24th, 2010
For any Sharks fans who worried about losing Patrick Marleau to free agency, you can officially relax.
But those of you who fell into that category really had nothing to worry about.
Marleau wasn't going anywhere.
Do you really think the Sharks would let their best asset just walk out the door? The ...
With Rob Blake Set to Retire, Who Will be San Jose’s Next Captain?
June 11th, 2010
The San Jose Sharks once again fell short of expectations this past season as they failed to win the Stanley Cup despite finishing first in the Western Conference during the regular season.
And as it turns out, that failure against the Chicago Blackhawks in the Western Conference finals will be the ...
San Jose Sharks: Patrick Marleau Has Unfinished Business In San Jose
June 8th, 2010
By virtue of being born in the Bay Area the same year that the then expansion San Jose Sharks were born (1991), I have naturally followed the team my entire life.
Granted, my memory of the early years '91-'98 is a bit fuzzy due to being a child. Since I can ...