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3.1K2Sharks squander 2-0 lead, and perhaps their playoff hopes as well
If there was ever a night to avoid blowing a 2-0 lead to the team most capable of slamming the door on your playoff hopes, Saturday night was it. Instead, the Sharks did exactly the opposite, pushing aside a stellar opening frame in favor of collapsing at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 in […]
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2.7KWhat we learned when the Sharks spoiled the Devils’ home opener with a 4-2 win
When the New Jersey Devils visited the Tank last season, everyone wanted a matchup between Sharks rookie Tomas Hertl and his childhood idol Jaromir Jagr to be a major storyline. As it turns out, neither made much of an impact in the 2013-14 tilt in San Jose. Then again, when the Sharks made their visit […]
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3.4K1Sharks show they have work to do in 4-1 loss to Kings
SAP Center — Yes, the NHL is still in the midst of its preseason so no, these games still don’t really count. Except this Sharks’ preseason tilt was against the Kings, and every game against L.A. is bitter and physical, and a test of what San Jose is capable of bringing to the ice. So […]
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3.2KSplit squad finals could determine Sharks roster cuts
As the first weekend of training camp drew to a close, there were hints to the media that the team expected to make more cuts to its training camp roster after the split squad tilts with the Vancouver Canucks. Taking a look at both games Tuesday night, we have a better idea of who might […]
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2.6K2Sharks have plenty of work to do heading into training camp
We are down to the last week before Sharks training camp opens, finally putting an end to what has been a long and frustrating summer offseason. So now everyone can push aside their obsessions over silly things — like, I don’t know, what color jersey the Sharks would potentially wear if they make the playoffs […]
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Sharks “captain-less” camp is a positive step
Up until this week, it looked like the San Jose Sharks weren’t going to do much in the way of rebuilding, as the higher-ups claimed would be the case this offseason. Then on Wednesday, Team Teal announced its most rebuild-y move since their season ended in April. Head coach Todd McLellan told members of the […]
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2.9K2Sharks have done more re-signing than rebuilding
This offseason for the San Jose Sharks has been peppered with talk of “rebuilding” and “giving the younger guys a chance” and a few other overused phrases that I’d rather not take the time and finger movements to type out. Except the Sharks really haven’t made any real shocking moves over the summer — unless […]
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Sharks now on the verge of an epic collapse
It doesn’t get any uglier than this. The Sharks had three chances to dispatch the Los Angeles Kings after convincingly going up 3-0 to open the series, and they couldn’t have botched it much worse than they have. Now they’ll return to what is certain to be a tight SAP Center on Wednesday to try […]
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2.7K2Gutless Patrick Marleau gives Sharks the 3-0 series stranglehold in overtime
The Kings came into Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals like a team that knew their season was on the brink. Now, thanks to a huge backhander from Patrick Marleau in overtime, it truly is. The San Jose Sharks didn’t rattle off six or seven goals like we got used to seeing at the SAP […]
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Sharks’ depth, McLellan’s wizardry too much for Kings in Game 2
So that thing in the headline about “wizardry” might be overselling it a little bit, but you have to give credit where it’s due: Todd McLellan had four lines worth of real scoring ability waiting in the wings, and it took a 2-0 Kings lead to unleash it. You can’t blame him for going with […]
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Sharks fend off Kings’ comeback in wild series opener
Buckle up, Sharks fans — this series is going to be one for the ages. For the first 40 minutes of this game, the Sharks looked like a team capable of finally winning the Stanley Cup Final. They scored five unanswered goals, chased Jonathan Quick into holding a clipboard and thoroughly dominated the Los Angeles Kings. Then […]
