Archive for June, 2009

The Draft - Even More Confusing Than I Thought

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 12 Comments »

So yesterday I mentioned that if you look at certain metrics, like percentage of draft picks that play a single game in the NHL and percentage that have played over 200 games, the Sharks do quite well, and the Red ...

Changes Have Begun

Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

First things first- I was a little surprised, like everyone else, that the GM didn't make any real moves on either draft day.  However, given the kinds of deals that happened, and more importantly, the kinds of deals that didn't ...

Draft Day 2: A Few Good (defense)Men

Sunday, June 28th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment »

Doug Wilson made a trade! He traded a 6th rounder in 2010 for an additional 7th rounder in 2009 - what a crazy deal. Hard to know what the Sharks got exactly yesterday, but I'll do my best to give ...

Draft Day 1: No Shark Bite but a Pronger Hits the Road

Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

My prediction of Doug Wilson being able to land a first round pick fell by the wayside tonight as for the second year in a row, the San Jose Sharks did not take part in the fun on Day One ...

Let the Rumors Fly

Thursday, June 25th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments »

Check out our latest podcast with special guest, Sharks television commentator Randy Hahn. Check it out! The Sharks hit the rumor mill this morning when Darren Dreger reported that Doug Wilson has had serious discussions about moving RFA Ryane ...

Nailed

Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Found this, which is sort of a Deadspin-esque rundown of all 30 teams, making fun of their respective fan bases.  Let's look at the one for the Sharks, and see if it applies to me: Clueless as to why their blind ...

“Changes Have to Take Place and Will Take Place”

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 22 Comments »

After an unintentional hiatus, the podcast is back with special guest Scott Cullen, hockey writer for TSN.ca, who we discuss several Sharks roster rumors including the visit of the Swedish Monster goalie Jonas Gustavsson and other potential offseason targets ...

Swedish Meatballs and a side of Heatley

Friday, June 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 10 Comments »

On the podcast front, the streak has come to an end at 51 episodes due to illness and other life factors getting in the way of recording. We plan to be back behind the mic next Tuesday and have a ...

Game 6, and Nothing on the Sharks

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »

Watch game 6 tonight, should be a doozy.  Still makes me a little grumpy that I can watch hockey, but no Sharks.  Just to let you know, we'll be doing the podcast a little later than usual this week, not ...

Lazy Summers With Deb Placey

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

We've got a great new podcast with San Jose Mercury News columnist Mark Purdy this week. He shares some great locker room stories about San Jose Sharks players past and present, and of course we speculate on the offseason moves. ...

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Don't Panic
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Eastern Conference Playoff Race
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Leafs Create Offensive Chances
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Anemic offense spoils Miller's post-Olympic debut
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Sabres aquire Torres, say good-bye to MacArthur,Paescht
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Olympics In Rearview - Now On To Trade Deadline Day
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The Home Stretch
Before I resume the NHL talk, I just have to comment how thoroughly enjoyable the Olymipic hockey games were. Bettman...Tue, 02 Mar 2010

 


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