Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun, Paul Martin, Brent Burns, Brenden Dillon, Mirco Mueller, Matt Tennyson For our first of two goaltender previews, we are going to take […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun, Paul Martin, Brent Burns, Brenden Dillon, Mirco Mueller The final, non-goaltender, player in Sharks Previews and Predictions is the San Jose Sharks’ best […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Eduoard Vlasic, Justin Braun, Paul Martin, Brent Burns, Brenden Dillon The final permanent skater in our Sharks Previews and Predictions series is the Swiss native, Mirco […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun, Paul Martin, Brent Burns Although he played in the top-four last season, the San Jose Sharks’ projected fifth defenseman is none other […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun, Paul Martin Brent Burns was the San Jose Sharks’ lone representative at last year’s NHL All-Star Game largely due to his insane […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Justin Braun For once in a long time, San Jose Sharks general manager, Doug Wilson, signed a free agent that will actually have a […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, The 13th Man, Marc-Edouard Vlasic Filling in the right side of San Jose’s first defense pairing will likely be the American, Justin Braun. Braun supposedly struggled last season and […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow, 13th man With the forward group covered, it is time to jump into the San Jose Sharks’ defense group. Leading off the blue line predictions is No. 44: Marc-Edouard […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Logan Couture, Patrick Marleau, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson, Barclay Goodrow 12 Not Enough We just completed our analysis of the San Jose Sharks’ projected 12-man forward group. This lineup is one of the deepest the franchise has had in a […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Logan Couture, Patrick Marleau, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels, Ben Smith, Melker Karlsson Holding down the final permanent roster spot in San Jose’s forward group is the young Barclay Goodrow. The 22-year old saw time throughout the bottom six during his rookie campaign and […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto, Tommy Wingels It is now time to look at the San Jose Sharks’ fourth liners in our Previews & Predictions series, starting with center, Ben Smith. Smith was acquired from the Chicago Blackhawks at the trade deadline […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney, Matt Nieto The ninth installment of Sharks Previews & Predictions will take a look at Tommy Wingels. The American forward is a solid second- or third-line skater that plays both smart and physical. He battles along the boards and isn’t […]

Previous Previews: Joe Thornton, Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, Tomas Hertl, Chris Tierney As we continue through our analysis of the San Jose Sharks’ bottom-six forward group, we shall take a look at winger Matt Nieto. Nieto is a California native that will begin playing his third season with the club come October. […]

Lead San Jose Sharks writer, Andrew Bensch, is taking time off for some R&R before the start of training camp. However, he did not want to end this series before its completion, so he enlisted another Drew to help him finish the Hockey Writers’ “Sharks Previews & Predictions.” Bensch has already covered his projected top-six […]

I can hear the rage in the comments already… Comparing Legends Wayne Gretzky is commonly considered the greatest hockey player the world has ever seen. During his 20 seasons in the NHL, he won four Stanley Cups and set countless records for the league, many of which may never be broken. He scored 215 points […]

The goaltender is often considered one of the most vital positions in hockey. They can steal games, change momentum, and put your team on the highlight reel on a regular basis, all while wearing over 50 pounds of equipment on the ice. During the regular season, they can drag teams down the stretch into the […]

After a disappointing season last year, the San Jose Sharks look poised to bounce back in October. The additions of Paul Martin and Martin Jones coupled with the hiring of Peter DeBoer make the Silicon Valley franchise one of the more competitive teams in the league. Although there is a bit of risk that comes […]

The Defense is Saved Defense has consistently been an issue for the San Jose Sharks. Season after season, general manager Doug Wilson has struggled to lock up suffocating skaters outside of Marc-Edouard Vlasic and former-Shark Dan Boyle, leaving the second and third pairs starved of talent. However, the recent signing of defensive stud Paul Martin could […]

Former Chicago Blackhawk Brad Richards has signed a one-year, $3 million deal with the Detroit Red Wings. This pickup comes shortly after he won a Stanley Cup with one of the […]

The Philadelphia Flyers signed netminder Michal Neuvirth to a two-year, $3.25 million deal Wednesday afternoon. After former-Shark Antti Niemi joined the Dallas Stars, Neuvirth became one of the better goaltenders […]