
I heard a long time ago: don’t use pop-culture references when writing, either for print (read: blog) or in songs, for the minute you write it down it is no longer relevant. I completely agree with that however in this case ‘Winning!’ might be the only time where that rule doesn’t apply. If [...]
It was Tuesday, April 22 2008. It was the first time in San Jose Sharks history that they hosted a playoff Game 7 at home. It was against the Calgary Flames and the Sharks, although winning by a final of 5-3, put up 4 goals in the second period to enter the second [...]
A week ago I wrote that history was repeating itself - the San Jose Sharks were meeting the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Semi-Finals for the second year in a row. The post was titled ‘It Is The Red Wings…Again’. Well as you all know it’s EXACTLY the same thing again. [...]
I have to pick a side. If I don’t then what’s the point of watching sports? And when picking a side I have four buckets to choose from – The San Jose Sharks (Bucket 1), teams I hate (Bucket 2), teams that don’t bother me (Bucket 3) and teams I don’t care about [...]
I knew going into the first round of the playoffs that I would not be able to watch Game 3 and Game 4 between the San Jose Sharks and the Los Angeles Kings. I have commitments on Tuesday nights and Thursday I’ll be travelling. As such I got tickets to both Game 1 and Game [...]
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Tonight will be the last non-Pacific Division opponent for the San Jose Sharks. After the game with the Calgary Flames the Sharks have 8 games against divisional opponents: 2 games against the Los Angeles Kings, 3 games against the Phoenix Coyotes, 1 game against the Dallas Stars (Elbowgate 2), and 2 [...]
Yesterday I wrote that despite the standings and the push to the playoffs, all I wanted to see at the game last night was a “…Sharks win during one of those epic games.” Well…although they didn’t win the game WAS rather epic!
First let me make one thing clear, I don’t really care about [...]
If you want home ice advantage throughout the playoffs then it goes without saying that a game against the number one team in the league qualifies as one of those ‘must win’ games. However with just 15 games left and behind by 11 points it seems highly unlikely that the San Jose Sharks can [...]
Ever since January 17, 2009, the date of the epic regular season game between the San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings (as seen on NHL Network’s ‘Classic Games’ series), the Sharks have been unable to defend home ice against the Red Wings during the regular season. I’m painfully aware of this because I’ve [...]
Wooooo hooooo! Okay first let me be honest, when Antti Niemi first started playing for the San Jose Sharks I was very disappointed. Not all of it was his fault - part of my opinion was formed over what happened to him during the summer. His dispute with the Chicago Blackhawks, and [...]