Leo Carlsson impressed at the World Championships…but so did David Reinbacher. “When I watched Sweden against Austria [in the World Championships], I couldn’t help but think, David Reinbacher is outplaying Carlsson,” an NHL scout from outside the San …
There’s no such thing as a perfect Draft. That’s an obvious statement, but it’s worth remembering when re-considering the San Jose Sharks’ 2003 Draft. Yesterday, I was surprised by the blowback when the Sharks’ 2003 Draft class came out as the franchis…
The San Jose Sharks could use a franchise-altering Draft. Four straight years out of the playoffs, the Sharks need some prospects to hit to get themselves back in the running. In the last 10 drafts, San Jose has only unearthed four NHL regulars, and t…
David Quinn has this reminder when assessing the 2022-23 San Jose Sharks. “We have to not forget, really focus on the first [part of the season], probably through the middle of January before we started making changes, what that looked like, when we we…
Quick, name the last San Jose Sharks-drafted goalie to make the NHL. You’ve got to go back 15 years to answer that – 2008 fourth-round pick Harri Sateri. That’s a long time, so long in fact, it’s a league-worst. That’s right, every team – including th…
“I have zero info on Romanov.” On the face of it, the San Jose Sharks signing Georgi Romanov to an NHL contract is something of a mystery. So much so, the first scout from outside of the Sharks organization that I asked about Romanov admitted to having…
Gabe Perreault has been flying up draft boards, especially after his recent U-18s tournament. Chris Peters of FloHockey joins to profile the USNTDP forward and why he is such a dynamic scorer. We analyze Perreault’s game, and if he can continue to wor…
Joe Thornton, actor? The San Jose Sharks legend, still not officially retired, was spotted again recently on TV during the NHL playoffs, not chasing a Stanley Cup, but in a Just For Men commercial. ESPN legend in her own right, Linda Cohn, appeared wit…
San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier has been very busy in his first season, I look back at his first crop of free agent signings and how they performed in their first season with the Sharks. I start with Grier’s best signing in Nico Sturm and how he made a h…
Nico Sturm set new career highs in virtually every stat this season. Sturm, who signed a three-year, $6-million contract last off-season with the San Jose Sharks, totaled 14 goals, 12 assists, and 26 points. He averaged 14:44 of ice time per game and l…