In Game 2 of the Western Conference Final, we saw the series’ second shutout. This time, Robin Lehner got the start and posted his fourth clean sheet of the 2020 playoffs. The Vegas Golden Knights definitely shook off whatever plagued them in Game 1 and came out flying. They were all over the Dallas Stars, […]

The Colorado Avalanche forced Game 7 against the Dallas Stars after being down 3-1 in the series, winning both Games 5 and 6. After Miro Heiskanen scored first in Game 6, the Avalanche put one past Anton Khudobin in each period, then added an empty-net goal by Nathan MacKinnon to seal the win. MacKinnon is […]

General manager Doug Wilson has built the San Jose Sharks as a perennial contender. During his 17-year tenure, they have only missed the playoffs twice. The last time in 2014-15, they went to the Stanley Cup Final the very next year. Despite not making the expanded 24 team playoff in 2020, Wilson still believes his […]

After a dismal 2019-20 regular season, the San Jose Sharks didn’t qualify for the expanded 24-team playoffs. There are however several former Sharks’ who have moved on to other teams and are helping in the postseason. Let’s take a look at where the former Sharks are and much they are contributing to their team’s success. […]

The Dallas Stars took a commanding 2-0 lead on the Colorado Avalanche with a strong Game 2 win. The Stars proved that not only are the Avalanche not invincible, they continue to struggle after losing all four regular-season games and now the first two playoff games. Though the Avalanche outplayed them for most of the […]

The Dallas Stars are on their way to the second round of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs and a date with the mighty Colorado Avalanche. However, it certainly did not seem so when Game 6 began. The Stars went down 3-0 to the Calgary Flames, who scored three goals on their first seven shots against […]

Cam Talbot was a bit of a surprise start in net for the Calgary Flames. Not that he hasn’t been good. In fact, Talbot has been excellent in six starts posting a .927 save percentage (SV%) with four wins and two losses before Game 3 against the Dallas Stars. That included the five goals he […]

After an exciting play-in round with plenty of upsets and round-robin games to re-seed the top four, we are finally ready for the first round of the 2020 playoffs. The Dallas Stars went 1-2 in the round robin, losing to the Vegas Golden Knights (after leading 3-1) and the Colorado Avalanche, but managed to pull […]

The Dallas Stars were completely outplayed in their second round-robin game against the Colorado Avalanche in the 2020 Playoffs. The Avalanche won 4-0 Avalanche, but it could have been double digits. The Stars failed to convert offensively and defensively, weren’t nearly good enough. They entered the round-robin as the 4th seed and it looks like […]

Stopping the puck has been the Achilles’ heel of the San Jose Sharks as they finished 27th in the league in goals against per game in 2019-20 and are 24th from 2018-20. While there is more to keeping the puck out of your net than goaltending, it is clear the Sharks would love to have […]

Noah Gregor was a 4th round pick by the San Jose Sharks in 2016 (111th overall). The speedy center has rocketed up the depth chart for a cash-strapped Sharks team that is in dire need of meaningful contributions from their entry-level guys. Having already played 28 games for the Sharks in 2019-20, some might say […]

Sasha Chmelevski was drafted in the sixth round (185th overall) in 2017. Many times, sixth round picks don’t end up making it to the NHL, or even the AHL, but the San Jose Sharks have a knack for finding talent late in the draft. From his time in the OHL to representing his country internationally, […]

The San Jose Sharks have had success drafting, especially under Doug Wilson in the late rounds, but there have also been many whiffs. While no draft pick is a certainty by any means, and every team has its share of misses, some by the Sharks’ have been massive gaffes. What Constitutes a Bad Draft Pick? […]

With no NHL regular-season games to be played until at least December 2020, there isn’t much news regarding the San Jose Sharks these days. The only news seems to relate to the draft, and since they traded their pick to the Ottawa Senators, the fanfare for their poor season is subdued. It was exciting to […]

2020 NHL Hall of Fame inductee Doug Wilson became the general manager of the San Jose Sharks in 2003, and during his tenure has built a perennial contender. Part of the Sharks’ success is their ability to find value in the late rounds of the entry draft. In the 17 seasons since Wilson took over, […]

It has been so long since hockey was played that it’s worth remembering the Dallas Stars’ 2019-20 season. It was a bit of a rollercoaster that saw a coaching change, a stingy defense paired with a lack of scoring, and ended with a six-game losing streak (0-4-2) when the pandemic prematurely ended the regular season. […]

Timo Meier was not a consensus top 10 pick by any means in 2015, but the San Jose Sharks took him at ninth-overall anyway. Although Meier still has the promise of developing into a legit NHL star, the Sharks passed on notable other first-rounders, like Mikko Rantanen, Mathew Barzal, Kyle Connor, Thomas Chabot, and Brock […]

The Los Angeles Kings’ blue line should look a lot different in the 2022-23 season. The only defenseman who will still be under contract at that time is Drew Doughty. Doughty, a Norris Trophy winner in 2015-16, has begun to decline in his age-30 season. The rest of the current roster would have to be […]

The San Jose Sharks have two of the best defensemen in the league, or at least two defensemen who used to be elite in Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns. The 35-year-old Burns is under contract for another five years at $8 million per year and the 30-year-old Karlsson for another seven years at $11.5 million […]

Ryan Merkley was a polarizing player before the San Jose Sharks picked him 21st overall in 2018. Projected to be a top-ten talent, top-five by some, the conventional wisdom on why the Oakville, Ontario native slid back so far in the first round was related to his poor attitude. There were reports that he lashed […]