Antti Niemi
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3.5KSharks get under Predators’ skin in shutout win
Even with the current homestand going their way, the Sharks had a big challenge ahead of them Saturday night when the surging Nashville Predators came into town. Particularly when it came to getting the puck past goaltending great Pekka Rinne, who entered the tilt with a league-leading 19 wins. But Team Teal prepared. “We were […]
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2.3K1Sharks continue to lose momentum mid-game, lose 5-4 stunner to Blue Jackets
SAP Center — Calling the Sharks’ 5-4 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets Thursday night a “heartbreaker” is probably an understatement. It was another night of blowing leads and not playing a full 60 minutes, and nobody knew that more than the Sharks themselves. “It sucks losing, no one in here’s happy,” Joe Pavelski said […]
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2.6KWhat 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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2.9KSharks snag shootout win despite blowing two three-goal leads
The Sharks road opener was so helter skelter that it’s almost hard to decide what to address first. Sure, the basic headline is that Team Teal now has a 3-0 record on the young season after a 6-5 shootout win against the Washington Capitals — a team which they faced in the shootout in each […]
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3.4K2What we learned from the Sharks’ season-opening stunner against the Kings
If a stranger had walked up to you during the LA Kings extra long banner raising ceremony and had whispered in your ear, “The Sharks are going to shut the Kings out 4-0 tonight,” you would have assumed that person was on crack. Granted, it’s not as if the Sharks have never defeated the Kings […]
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3.3K1Sharks 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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2.5K2Sharks 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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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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2.5K2Sharks ink pending UFAs Stalock, Brown
Yes, the bulk of the attention was aimed toward the departure TV analyst Drew Remenda by the end of the day, but the San Jose Sharks made moves that will affect the team on the ice as well. San Jose was busy Tuesday, signing both goaltender Alex Stalock and forward Mike Brown to two-year contract […]
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2.8K3Miller availability brings focus back to Sharks’ goaltending
If there was a resounding theme to Doug Wilson’s conference call with the media last week, it was that the Sharks are supposedly reshaping the franchise to be younger and grittier. Specifically, the GM hinted he hopes the young players will take the “kick-in-the-ass moment” — otherwise known as taking a 3-games-to-none lead in the […]
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2.6K2Gutless 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 […]
