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Today marks the first day since the closing ceremonies of the somewhat controversial 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Due to Covid-19 concerns, the games occurred this summer, in 2021, rather than in 2020 as its title suggests. Now, the Olympic chats transition quicker than usual to focus on the upcoming Winter Games. With only six […] READ MORE
After a disappointing end to their 2020-21 season, the Vegas Golden Knights’ future is a hot topic. Still, in their four years of existence in the NHL, they have done pretty well. They went to the Stanley Cup Final in their first year of play. Then they have gone to the Conference Finals twice and […] READ MORE
Vegas Golden Knights defenceman Alex Pietrangelo leaves the team’s road trip with an upper-body injury. He returns home for further evaluation and will miss the next three games, minimum. Head coach Peter Deboer announced Pietrangelo’s absence during Wednesday morning’s press conference. Alex Pietrangelo has left the team and returned to Las Vegas for further evaluation, […] READ MORE
If you’ve been hiding under a rock, or quarantined of late you may have missed the news. By all accounts, the Arizona Coyotes seem to be in a rebuild. We’re not talking about a mild rebuild. We’re talking they may trade star players Oliver-Ekman Larsson and Darcy Kuemper kind of rebuild. It perhaps signifies that […] READ MORE
Even though Marc-Andre Fleury was slated to start Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals, it doesn’t mean that he is feeling safe to stay on the team. He does carry a lucrative two-year $7 million AAV contract. That would make it next to impossible to trade him. The frozen salary cap will definitely […] READ MORE
It is time to play the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks blame game. Who is responsible for the abysmal season? Or are the issues less specific? We’ll look into it all and point fingers. We’ll start with five broad categories. • The Youth • The Veterans • Head coaches Peter DeBoer and Bob Boughner • General […] READ MORE
It is safe to say the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks season turned out differently than their management imagined. And while Sharks hockey has an organization chart, the responsible hockey management is essentially one person, general manager Doug Wilson. Rarely seen or heard from owner Hasso Plattner decided long ago he trusted Wilson to run the […] READ MORE
The were few stories in Sharks Territory more awkward with less consensus than the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks coaching carousel. Previously: Season Overview, The Forwards, The Defencemen, The Goalies Up now: The Coaches Up next: The Management The team began the season helmed by Peter DeBoer, returning for his fifth season behind the Sharks’ […] READ MORE
The 2019-20 San Jose Sharks entered the season with the same goalie pairing they’d used in the prior three seasons. It wasn’t good last season and the team hoped for a bounce back this season. Previously: Season Overview, The Forwards, The Defencemen Up now: The Goalies Up next: The Coaches The 2019-20 San Jose […] READ MORE
We begin a series of articles today, reviewing the 2019-20 San Jose Sharks season. But, as some might argue, the season isn’t officially over. And while that is true, is anything going to meaningfully change if Sharks hockey returns for a pre-playoff cameo? Now: Season Overview Up next: The Forwards There’s no getting around the […] READ MORE