All Entries Tagged With: "Dan Boyle"
Sharks short-handed defense stands strong in 5-2 win
The San Jose Sharks will most likely be looking for a defense-man at the trade deadline if anything at all. Perhaps they made a case that they do indeed go eight deep on the back-end after a 5-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Defensive stalwarts Dan Boyle and Marc-Edouard Vlasic did not play in this [...]
Titan Clash didn’t disappoint, but still just game 54
You wouldn’t know it from the build-up, but the San Jose Sharks clash with the Chicago Blackhawks was just game 54 of the regular season. These teams might very well meet in the playoffs and at this point it looks like the route to the Stanley Cup for a Western Conference team is through one [...]
My 2010 All-Star rosters… if there were actually a game
Below you will find my potential all-star selections if there were actually a game this season instead of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Each is comprised of 13 forwards, seven defensemen and three goalies. Every NHL team has at least one representative at the game; therefore some players had to be left out of the [...]
Sharks’ streak stumbles in Kings’ moat
Riding an eight-game win streak, the Sharks couldn’t have felt more confident facing the Los Angeles Kings at HP Pavilion for another Pacific Division showdown. Apparently the Kings didn’t feel like obliging because the Kings throttled the Sharks 6-2 behind Quick’s 45 saves and Drew Doughty’s four assists. Though they more than doubled the Kings [...]
Pacific division battles
Sharks vs Coyotes recap: The San Jose Sharks and Phoenix Coyotes played a playoff-type battle that was highlighted by a goaltending duel from two of Russia’s Olympic netminders. The Sharks would win the tilt in the shootout 3-2 (1-0). Evgeni Nabokov and Ilya Bryzgalov were at the top of their games in a Pacific division [...]
Team Canada 2010 – My Picks
As I mentioned earlier this year when I made my pre-season picks, the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team has never been under more pressure to perform. By the same logic, the pressure has never been greater for management to pick the appropriate team to take Canada to Olympic glory in Vancouver. Steve Yzerman, Mike Babcock and [...]
Candidates for Team Canada’s roster for Vancouver 2010
Steve Yzerman, Team Canada’s GM, is planning on making the announcement of Canada’s final roster on December 30, 2009, a little more than a week from now. Yzerman will name his 23 man roster during the World Junior tournament in Saskatoon, Canada. Below you will find the three groupings for the 2010 Olympic hockey tournament: [...]
Forwards not the only front loading on Sharks
In light of the recent struggles, it’s easy for people to start airing their criticisms for the San Jose Sharks offense. A lot of emphasis has been put on the team’s forward lines being front loaded. However, looking up and down the roster, that does not appear to be as much of a long-term issue [...]
11 Round Shootout at the Tank, Sharks come up short again
The San Jose Sharks are going to be happy that there’s no shootouts in the playoff because they almost literally went through the lineup without beating Dallas Stars netminder Marty Turco. It came down to defenseman in the 11th round; Matt Niskanen scored, Marc-Edouard Vlasic did not. The result is a 3-2 win for the [...]
Sharks comeback from two down, but lose in OT
The San Jose Sharks and Los Angeles Kings went back and forth in a high-scoring game. The teams exchanged leads and chances throughout the night. Dustin Brown would score the OT winner unassisted just 1:16 into the extra period to give the Kings a 5-4 win. The Sharks have now dropped 4 of 5. Brown [...]
Short Canada trip gets Sharks to 40 points first
It’s not exactly the record pace they set last season, but the San Jose Sharks again find themselves at the top of the NHL standings. With a 5-4 shootout victory against Edmonton on Friday and a 4-2 win over Vancouver tonight the Fins became the first team to reach the 40 point plateau. The Edmonton [...]
NHL Quarter Season Hardware Distribution Part 1
With every team now at the 20 game mark, I think now is a perfect time to reflect on the 09-10 season thus far and debate over who would be given the NHL hardware if the season were to end today. The six major awards (Hart, Norris, Vezina, Calder, and Jack Adams and Selke awards) [...]
Lightning Summer Of Discontent Is Thankfully Over
To be very clear, I am not a fan of Tampa Bay Lightning owners Oren Koules and Len Barrie. They have done some outright stupid things that have set the franchise back for years. They are embroiled in a business tug of war that will end with one of them face down in the mud, [...]
