The Mitchell Contract
Monday, August 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »When I first saw the report on Fear The Fin about the Mitchell signing (3 years, $1.36M per year), my first thought was: too much. This is a guy that sat out the regular season, played only 4 playoff games, ...
The Other Perspective on the Trade
Sunday, August 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »This trade was necessary for the Sharks. That's the best spin I can put on it. I can't say it was a good trade. But it was a trade that had to happen, in one form or another. The Sharks ...
The Wrecking Ball Strikes: Move #1
Friday, August 28th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Finally, a move. Is it what we expected? Not exactly. Today the San Jose Sharks traded perennial doghouse member Christian Ehrhoff and nice guy but on his last legs d-man Brad Lukowich to the Vancouver Canucks for two mid-level prospects, ...
Heatley From Another Angle
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 15 Comments »I thought everything remotely interesting about the Dany Heatley affair has already been written. But I was wrong. Tom Benjamin is one of the best hockey bloggers, and his latest about Heatley is certainly an interesting take on things. ...
Sharks sign former Boston College standout Benn Ferriero
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments »Classic Doug Wilson. Instead of signing a retread veteran off the free agent pile, Doug Wilson has dipped into the college free agent pool and signed the former 7th round pick of the Phoenix Coyotes, Benn Ferriero to a two year, ...
Goc is a Little Bit Country and a Little Bit German Soul
Friday, August 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »It's official. The Sharks players that Doug Wilson cut ties with in the offseason are not worth much on the open market. Minus Travis Moen, who never proved why he would be worth $1.5M in Teal by cowering to his ...
Shortage of Letters
Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 11 Comments »The big news is that Patty no longer has the C, and no one has an A either- the Sharks are officially letterless. We break all that down and more in the latest podcast. Lots of emails to get to ...
NostraDoug and The Grier Is Gone UPDATED
Wednesday, August 12th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 19 Comments »Some people have visions of the end of the world. Others see dead relatives and pass along comforting words from the afterlife. Me, I can predict the contract length of a Sharks prospect. A worthless talent you say? True - ...
Let’s Start a Couple of Arguments
Friday, August 7th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »It's summer, it's sports, let's argue about some stuff. 1. Styles and the Hall. I know Doug said on the DOH Facebook page that JR is a Hall of Famer, and I just sort of assumed that was true, but then ...
Kick It Up a Notch
Wednesday, August 5th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | 6 Comments »Looks like the Heatley rumors have gained in frequency and intensity. I just happened to have seen this a second ago: A league source said Tuesday in Toronto that Dany Heatley will be traded to the San Jose Sharks “in the ...
