San Jose Sharks

By Greg Wyshynski • Your Western Conference All-Star Team reserves: Nicklas Lidstrom, Sheldon Souray, Dan Boyle and Shea Weber on defense; Jarome Iginla, Milan Hejduk, Rick Nash, Mike Modano, Pavel Datsyuk, Dustin Brown, Shane Doan, Keith Tkachuk and Joe Thornton up front; Roberto Luongo and Niklas B...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames (10 p.m. EST; TV: CSBA, RSW). The Sharks are on a 7-1-4 streak, which is what qualifies as a slump for them. Could the Sharks send five players to the all-star game in Joe Thornton, Dan Boyle, Evgeni Nabokov, Patrick Marleau and Rob Blake ... and yet have non...

By Greg Wyshynski Tuesday Wednesday Hey, I had three guys play! Hey, they scored as many goals as I did cleaning my basement! In goalie-related news, Kiprusoff won a game, despite giving up four goals.  As for Skateaway, he manages a goal, an assist, and a Marty Turco win, and through the ancient arts of sorce...

By Matt Romig There really wasn't much ugly and obnoxious about Minnesota's 2-0 win in Denver on Sunday. First-hand accounts had the Wild directing 66 shots toward Avs goalie Peter Budaj (37 on target) and exposing Backstrom to 33 on the other end. Minnesota's goalie was perfect on the night in recordin...

By Ross McKeon No. 2 star, Dwayne Roloson, Edmonton Oilers: The veteran Oilers' goalie was almost a one-man show for the hosts, stopping 38 shots as Edmonton beat Dallas 4-1. The Stars, who outshot the Oilers 39-19, went 0-for-5 on the power play as Roloson was on top of his game.

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. EST; TV: CSNC, FSD). Nicklas Lidstrom is out for the Wings. Mike Babcock's line about the Red Wings families vs. the Blackhawks families at Wrigley is pretty damn funny. Preview: New Jersey Devils at St. Louis Blues (8 p.m. EST; TV: VS). Seriou...

By Greg Wyshynski No. 3 star: Evgeni Nabokov, San Jose Sharks Nabokov stopped 28 shots to win his 20th game of the season, and was especially sharp in third period as Dallas attempted to rally. The Sharks won, 3-1, as the Stars' lone goal was scored off of San Jose defenseman Alexei Semenov's glove.

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche (9:30 p.m. EST; TV: ALT, FSS). The line for the Shea Weber Norris Trophy bandwagon is forming. We still think Nicklas Lidstrom, Dan Boyle and perhaps Zdeno Chara are going to have something to say about this race. Meanwhile, to the surprise o...

By Greg Wyshynski • Maxim Afinogenov of the Buffalo Sabres can make fans swoon with pretty moves before failing to deliver anything substantial. It's official: He's the Pussycat Dolls of hockey. [Buffalo News] • The media tries to get the trade winds a-blowin' for the Edmonton Oilers. [Edmonton Sun]

By Greg Wyshynski Honorable Mention: Loui Eriksson of the Dallas Stars had the night's other hat trick, scoring twice in the first period and then adding a power-play goal in the second period to help Dallas keep pace with the Columbus Blue Jackets in its 6-5 skills competition victory. ... Evgeni Malkin had tw...

By Greg Wyshynski One of the oft-unnoticed features of a Yahoo! fantasy hockey league is the head-to-head stat tab that looms above the standings. Here's an example of ours: Because if so, you can guarantee that Scott Hartnell will be a Salsa Shark next season.

By Greg Wyshynski SWENSON (SJ): Marleau-Thornton-Hossa-Lidstrom-Boyle-Nabokov is my starting six. First Wing- Patrick Marleau; Second Wing- Marian Hossa; First Defenseman- Nicklas Lidstrom; Second Defenseman- Marc-Edouard Vlasic; Goaltender- Evgeni Nabokov.

By Greg Wyshynski • Brian Campbell to the Sharks? Dan Boyle to ... uh, the Sharks? Nope. Spector names Marian Hossa-to-the-Pittsburgh Penguins as the biggest trade of 2008. "In the short term this deal favored the Penguins, as Hossa would help power that club to the 2008 Stanley Cup Final, but he subsequently bo...

By Ross McKeon Dishonorable mention: The fact it took Minnesota's Marian Gaborik 27 games to get over his owie. … The Sharks got caught on a long shift in overtime, and specifically defenseman Rob Blake, who might have been thinking a little too much offense on the play considering he had cranked a season...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: New Jersey Devils at Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m. EST; TV: MSG, Yahoo! Sports).  Rookie forward Nathan Gerbe is out about two weeks with the dreaded "upper body injury" for the Sabres. Scott Clemmensen gets the call tonight for the Devils after losing in a shootout to the Leafs last night. Th...

By Greg Wyshynski Percentage of those 102 points scored by Joe Thornton (25), Patrick Marleau (22) and Devin Setoguchi (21) on home ice. All three players rank in the top 10 in the NHL in home-ice scoring. The Sharks' face-off percentage this season, up from 51.2 last year. San Jose is third in the NHL right now in...

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By Greg Wyshynski We are unapologetic Jeremy Roenick fanboys here, from his status as a hockey video game legend through his candid thoughts on beer. Say what you will about the San Jose Sharks, but the notion that Roenick could finally get his name on the Chalice this postseason makes us a little more than ho...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Edmonton Oilers (9:30 p.m. EST; TV: TSN, RIS, Yahoo! Sports). Dan Barnes of the Edmonton Journal believes Erik Cole of the Oilers is one of the biggest busts of the season. "With one third of the season in the books, more or less, the 30-year-old Cole is on pace for...

By Greg Wyshynski With Boyle in the Norris race, the Sharks don't miss Campbell at all; in fact, Rob Blake (5-16-21) has Campbell's numbers this season with less ice time (21:45). Still ... we'd love to see what Boyle's campaign commercial against Campbell would look like.

By Greg Wyshynski • Before the season, we discussed the potential for Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings to be unseated as the NHL's best defenseman. Well, USA Today has decided both Nashville Predators defenseman Shea Weber and San Jose Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle are more worthy so far this season....

By Matt Romig No. 1 star: Patrick Marleau, San Jose Sharks No. 2 star: Jordan Leopold, Colorado Avalanche It's not every night you see a defenseman score the game-winning goal on a third-period penalty shot, so let's go right to the video: No. 3 star: Andrew Raycroft, Colorado Avalanche

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles King (10:30 p.m. EST; TV: FSW, Yahoo! Sports). No Joe Pavelski or Jonathan Cheechoo tonight for the Sharks, as they face the Kings and goalie Erik Ersberg. The Sharks' top line has 101 points this season combined. That's just sick.

By Ross McKeon A one-time draft pick and early property of Dallas, Dan Ellis came back to haunt his original team by turning away all 27 shots the Stars threw his way for his second shutout in a week during Nashville's 3-0 victory. Ellis has surrendered only three goals total in his last three starts.

By Greg Wyshynski As for this highly-anticipated Pacific Division showdown, won by the Sharks 2-0, the Ducks skated away confident they could compete with the San Jose juggernaut. Here's how San Francisco Chronicle columnist Ray Ratto saw the game:

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Anaheim Ducks at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. EST; TV: FSPT, CSBA, Yahoo! Sports). Man, are we pumped for this game, which you can watch right here on Yahoo! Sports as well. Sharks Coach Todd McLellan refuses to count the Ducks out of the division race, calling them "a pretty damn good ho...

By Greg Wyshynski • Tom Hicks denies that he plans to demote Dallas Stars co-GM Brett Hull into another job in which he does nothing. [Dallas Stars Blog] • Earl Sleek and Mike Chen face off in a segment of "it's about damn time" in preparation for tonight's showdown between the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Du...

By Greg Wyshynski • Speaking of the Leafs: If you're Tomas Kaberle's biggest fan, and Ron Wilson has just made an example of the veteran defenseman, you'd be pretty steamed about it, too. [Sports and the City] • NHL.com: Everybody just calm down about how good the San Jose Sharks are. [NHL.com]

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes (9 p.m. EST; TV: RSN, FSAZ, Yahoo! Sports). Mikael Tellqvist gets another start for the Yotes. The Toronto media is obsessed about Phoenix's financial fortunes in a "we want to steal one of our teams back" kind of way.

By Matt Romig On the third anniversary of his first game in teal, Thornton welcomed old coach Ron Wilson back to San Jose with four points in the first period of a 5-2 cakewalk over Toronto. It was Thornton's third four-point game as a Shark and the early blitz allowed San Jose to tie the league record for mo...

By Greg Wyshynski • We're hockey photography geeks. David Duprey of the AP had this shot from the Nashville Predators/Buffalo Sabres game last night: • Chicago Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon remembers Pit Martin, who died tragically in a snowmobile accident recently. "Pit was a wonderful human being and a ment...

By Matt Romig Ever the humble superstar, Thornton celebrated his overtime game-winner Wednesday by wishing departing San Jose fans a happy Thanksgiving during a post-game, on-ice interview. An aggressive forecheck from Thornton and Ryane Clowe forced a Chicago turnover that resulted in Jumbo Jo...

By Greg Wyshynski • Happy Thanksgiving, Nashville Predators fans: "It's a complicated and torturous route to navigate, but there exists a legal road map that could lead billionaire Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie into the ownership suite of the Nashville Predators." [Globe & Mail]

By Greg Wyshynski • Meanwhile, Eric McErlain explains why he's rooting for Claude Lemieux to make the San Jose Sharks, and believes you should be, too. [The Sporting Blog] • The Forechecker makes the case for Shea Weber to be an All-Star Game starter. [On the Forecheck]

By Greg Wyshynski The field appears to be wide open. But in a survey sent out to fans, the NHL has narrowed it down to 23 players. Are Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks and Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers really out of the Hart Trophy race? Who wins your quarter-season Hart Trophy?

By Ross McKeon New coach Todd McLellan wants to see the San Jose defense get involved, and that hasn't been a problem for newcomer Rob Blake. He assisted on four of San Jose's seven goals during a blowout win over the Washington Capitals. Blake has 17 points for the season, two fewer than the league-leader f...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins (7 p.m. EST; TV: MSG, NESN). Manny Fernandez should get the start for the Bruins, as Marco Sturm is expected to miss the game due to injury. Getting Caught From Behind has begrudging respect for Boston, but hopes the Sabres can get back on track with an ug...

By Greg Wyshynski • Icethetics does it again, with clear shots of the Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators third jerseys. The front of this SNES tribute is a fail. [Icethetics] • Speaking of that: In defense of the hockey enforcer. [Ice Man]

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes (9:30 p.m. EST; TV: CSNC, FSAZ). Chicago begins a six-game, 11-day road trip in Phoenix, and Coach Q is happy the Hawks are hitting the road. Did you know only six Coyotes players have more than one goal this season? 

By Greg Wyshynski • Snapshots takes a look at some political hockey issues, including a scenario in which a Brian Burke/Ron Wilson/Toronto Maple Leafs US Olympic team takes on a Steve Yzerman/Mike Babcock/Detroit Red Wings Canadian Olympic team. Uh, can we trade? [Snapshots]

By Greg Wyshynski Honorable Mention: The strong netminding continued in Detroit, where ConkBlock followed the birth of his third child with his first shutout as a Red Wing, 4-0 over the imploding Edmonton Oilers; Niklas Kronwall had a goal and a helper for the Wings. ...  Devin Setoguchi scored his 11th goal a...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: VS, RSN). These two teams have already played twice, splitting games back in Boston. The Bruins have earned at least a point in 10 of their 12 games up in Toronto. Tim Thomas is likely to get the nod between the pipes.

By Greg Wyshynski • Losing Andy McDonald is basically a death-blow for the St. Louis Blues on several fronts. [Hockey Guy] • Now that the San Jose Sharks' power play has come around, is there no denying that Todd McLellan is the coach of the year thus far in the NHL? For the sheer fact that Patrick Marleau is sudde...

By Greg Wyshynski Absolutely insane game in Chicago last night, as the Sharks and Blackhawks traded goals and leads. Dan Boyle scored two huge goals for the Sharks, including a game-tying tally on the power play in the third. But it was Setoguchi's seeing-eye shot on the power play later in the period proved t...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks (10:30 p.m. EST; TV: FPPV, CSBA). A rematch from last year's Western Conference quarterfinals, the Flames will see Brian Boucher between the pipes for San Jose. Dion Phaneuf's partner Jim Vandermeer will miss six weeks with a broken ankle.

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: St. Louis Blues at Buffalo Sabres (7 p.m. EST; TV: FSMV, MSG). The hook for the AP's preview for this game is that the Sabres haven't beaten the Blues in Buffalo for 13 years. We're sure that's keeping the Buffalo players up at night. They should have Donald Audette come and speak to the tea...

By Matt Romig Honorable mention: Carey Price rebounded from one of his worst efforts of the season to stop 28 shots for his first shutout of the season and fourth of his career. … Detroit's Jiri Hudler had three points in just 8:34 of ice time and Darren McCarty scored his first goal since 2005-06 in a losin...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Calgary Flames (9:30 p.m. EST; TV: RSN, RSW). The Leafs haven't played in Western Canada for nearly three years, which is a joke. The Flames vow to keep their eyes on Ryan Hollweg, which will be difficult unless they're in the back of their heads.

By Greg Wyshynski • Earl Sleek gives the San Jose Sharks the 16-game sniff test. You guessed it: Patchouli. [Battle of California] • Another look at that creative St. Louis Blues "pay a fan's mortgage" promotion. [CNBC] • Finally, the video quality is poo-poo, but it's still a Jeremy Roenick and Bryan McCabe fi...

By Greg Wyshynski • Jim Balsillie floats the idea of buying the Montreal Canadiens, and the team sets a land-speed record in denying it's for sale. [TSN] • Relive last night's incredibly wild and fun Nashville Predators/Calgary Flames game via a live blog summary. [Five Hole Fanatics]

By Greg Wyshynski • Our buddy Dave Pagnotta of The Fourth Period reports that "the Chicago Blackhawks have contacted unrestricted free agent Brendan Shanahan and his agent Rick Curran." Dave tells us that the Devils and Blues are out, and that Boston Bruins and the Hawks are "definitely in there." Oh, the De...

By Greg Wyshynski • On the heels of the San Jose Sharks fans' campaign for Devin Setoguchi, the Boston Bruins and their fans have decided to support a write-in effort for ballot-snubbed goalie Tim Thomas. Bruins winger Shawn Thornton thinks Thomas himself should campaign; but the folks at Hub Hockey appea...

By Greg Wyshynski • Samuel Adams teams up with the Boston Bruins for Bru Fest, a celebration of hockey and beer. Pre-game booze, Boston fans, a game against the Toronto Maple Leafs that night ... what could possibly go wrong? [Bruins] • Great news for the Los Angeles Kings, as defenseman Jack Johnson could be bac...

By Greg Wyshynski 3. Shawn Thornton, Boston Bruins (Two-year fight record: 12-4-8, 2007-08 pay: $500,000) 9. George Parros, Anaheim Ducks (Two-year fight record: 14-19-8, 2007-08 pay: $525,000) 14. Jody Shelley, San Jose Sharks (Two-year fight record: 7-11-8, 2007-08 pay: $650,000)

By Ross McKeon The versatile forward, who missed most of last season due to surgery following an early-season injury, put all of his skills on display Tuesday night as San Jose ran another team out of the Shark Tank. Clowe collected a Gordie Howe hat trick by scoring a goal, providing an assist and using th...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames (10 p.m. EST; TV: FSAZ, RSW). Five Hole Fanatics is wondering if and when Matthew Lombardi and Robin Regher will be back in the lineup. Meanwhile, the Coyotes recently traded Drew Fata. Did you notice?

By Greg Wyshynski The game last night, a 2-1 win for the Sharks, left Penguins Coach Michel Therrien worried about production from all over this lineup. Pittsburgh's 11 shots on goal were tied for its worst total in franchise history, and Rob Rossi of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review said Sidney Crosby and Ev...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: San Jose Sharks at Florida Panthers (7:30 p.m. EDT; TV: CSBA, FSFL). Some injury worries for the Sharks about Joe Thornton, but the big guy should be in action tonight against the Panthers. Thomas Vokoun should be in goal for Florida.