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Tuesday May 29 | TSN.ca

Off-Season Game Plan: San Jose Sharks

The San Jose Sharks have made the playoffs for eight consecutive seasons, but after finishing with their lowest point total in those eight seasons and getting bounced in the first round by St.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, Logan Couture, NHL Players, Dan Boyle

Tuesday May 29 | BleacherReport

2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs: Did Early Round Violence Increase Interest?

The first round of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs might have led one to think bullets would fly Bruce Bennett/Getty Images The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers combined for about 300 penalty minutes and averaged a major penalty per two games.

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Related Topix: Sports, Kyle Wellwood, NHL Players, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, NHL Pacific Division, St. Louis Blues, NHL Central Division, Raffi Torres, Ice Hockey, Winter Sports

Sun May 27, 2012

Oil On Whyte

Potential UFA Du Jour: Brad Stuart, Detroit Red Wings

The 6'2" 210-pound defenceman from Rocky Mountain House Alberta A was the third overall pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft with the San Jose Sharks.

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Related Topix: Sports, Detroit Red Wings, NHL Hockey, Brad Stuart, NHL Players, Jonathan Ericsson, NHL Central Division, San Jose Sharks, NHL Pacific Division

Thu May 24, 2012

BleacherReport

2011-12 San Jose Sharks: Joe Pavelski Report Card

Joe Pavelski beats Jonathan Quick on the shootout in their penultimate game of the 2011-12 NHL season Victor Decolongon/Getty Images A funny thing happened while fulfilling my assignment duties this week: I convinced myself that the San Jose Sharks' core should stay intact.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Joe Pavelski, NHL Players, Patrick Marleau, Dan Boyle, Martin Havlat

BleacherReport

NHL Trade Rumors: San Jose Sharks Hope to Sweeten Pot for Rick Nash in Offseason

Without a definitive head coach in place, San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson is set to make a move for the top free agent commodity this offseason: Rick Nash .

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Joe Pavelski, Antti Niemi, Ryane Clowe, Logan Couture, NHL Players

Wed May 23, 2012

Fear The Fin

2011-2012 San Jose Sharks Season Review: Dominic Moore

Doug Wilson's acquisition of Dominic Moore from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a second round pick on February 17th can probably be accurately interpreted as the Sharks GM throwing in the towel on the Michal Handzus experiment.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Dominic Moore, NHL Players, T.J Galiardi, Logan Couture, Michal Handzus

Tue May 22, 2012

BleacherReport

NHL Free Agency: Could Red Wings' Brad Stuart Return to the San Jose Sharks?

Brad Stuart 's departure from the San Jose Sharks in 2005 was unexpected and unceremonious.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Detroit Red Wings, Brad Stuart, NHL Players, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Dan Boyle

Thu May 17, 2012

BleacherReport

2011-12 San Jose Sharks: Logan Couture Report Card

Doug Wilson traded into the ninth spot in the 2007 NHL Draft to get Logan Couture Bruce Bennett/Getty Images This offseason, I began an ambitious series examining each individual player to suit up for the San Jose Sharks in 2011-12. However, I took a couple days to grade the playoff performance of each San Jose Sharks player.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Logan Couture, NHL Players, Martin Havlat, Patrick Marleau, Tommy Wingels

Tue May 15, 2012

BleacherReport

San Jose Sharks: Postseason Grades for Every Forward

Earning a trip to the All Star Game for coaching the team with the best record, Todd McLellan went 17-15-3 to end the season Christian Petersen/Getty Images I went into depth with problems with the coaching staff and management before examining the players.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Logan Couture, NHL Players, Martin Havlat, Ryane Clowe, NHL Pacific Division

Mon May 14, 2012

MSNBC

Joe Thornton hopes Sharks keep Todd McLellan around

The San Jose Sharks have been labelled - sometimes fairly, sometimes not so much - as a team that "can't get it done" in the playoffs.

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Related Topix: Sports, NHL Players, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, NHL Pacific Division

Fri May 11, 2012

MSNBC

Could Stuart be on his way back to San Jose?

Tippett on shot blocking: "I don't know if it's good for the game. It's good for winning" Lombardi on Sutter: "Because he's a cowboy, us liberal intellects from the Northeast want to label him as stupid" Interesting piece today from CSN Bay Area's Kevin Kurz on a name that's been linked to the Sharks in recent months: Brad Stuart .

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Colin White, Jason Demers, Brent Burns, Dan Boyle, NHL Players

BleacherReport

San Jose Sharks: 5 Players to Target This Offseason

Having recently witnessed their team get ousted in the first round of the playoffs after back-to-back appearances in the Conference Finals, many Sharks fans are calling for a complete rebuild.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Martin Havlat, NHL Players, NHL Pacific Division, David Jones, Lee Stempniak

Tue May 08, 2012

Capitals Outsider

"Get The F#$* Out Of Here": The Top 5 Craziest John Tortorella Moments

If you've only become a Caps fan in the past three weeks or so , then you might have been shocked by theA Rangers A head coach's press conference following Saturday's loss in DC.

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Related Topix: Sports, John Tortorella, NHL Players, NHL Hockey, Sean Avery, New York Rangers, Brandon Dubinsky, NHL Eastern Conference

BleacherReport

2011-12 San Jose Sharks: Dan Boyle Report Card

Because statistics are generally sorted by points, it made it easier to match that format, making my first analysis Joe Thornton.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Dan Boyle, NHL Players, Brent Burns, NHL Pacific Division

Mon May 07, 2012

BleacherReport

2011-12 San Jose Sharks Player Grades: Joe Thornton

Joe Thornton led the San Jose Sharks on both ends of the ice in the regular and post-season Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Regardless of my own opinion to keep Wilson and fire McLellan, it is likely the team will keep both.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, NHL Players, Patrick Marleau, Rob Blake, NHL Pacific Division

Blades of Teal

My Two Cents: Hard Lessons for Sharks; LA Kings in WCF; USA over Canada in WHC; Fall of an Icon

My Two Cents: Hard Lessons for Sharks; LA Kings in WCF; USA over Canada in WHC; Fall of an Icon Home >> Sharks >> My Two Cents: Hard Lessons for Sharks; LA Kings in WCF; USA over Canada in WHC; Fall of an Icon April 16, 2012; San Jose, CA, USA; San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton and goalie Antti Niemi enter the ice before game three of the 2012 ... (more)

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Antti Niemi, NHL Players, Los Angeles Kings, Jonathan Quick, Dustin Brown

Sun May 06, 2012

BleacherReport

Doug Wilson Believes in Todd McLellan: What Is Next for the San Jose Sharks?

Todd McLellan is neither the reason nor blameless in the failures of the 2011-12 San Jose Sharks Ezra Shaw/Getty Images With general manager Doug Wilson likely to remain in his post into next season, it is his opinion that matters most moving forward.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Patrick Marleau, Ron Wilson, Marc-Edouard Vlasic, Brent Burns, NHL Players

Fri May 04, 2012

Blades of Teal

YOUTH & SPEED

Mar 8, 2012; Dallas, TX, USA; San Jose Sharks left wing Patrick Marleau warms up before the game against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center.

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Related Topix: Sports, San Jose Sharks, NHL Hockey, Logan Couture, NHL Players, Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau, Ryane Clowe

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