Sharks Game 5: Key Players Need to Step Up

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For the San Jose Sharks Game 5 could be the stage for two very different narratives. In the first, is a team that is stronger than previous iterations of Doug Wilson’s vision for San Jose. The second possibility is far worse: was this year another season wasted for an aging Sharks core. General Manager Doug […] READ MORE



Call to the Hall: San Jose Sharks

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Welcome to LWOS Hockey’s summer series, Call to the Hall, where we take a look at the next great player from each NHL franchise to get called to the Hockey Hall of Fame. There are a few caveats, the player must be active, and must have played 300 games (or 150 for goaltenders) with the […] READ MORE


NHL’s 30 in 30: San Jose Sharks

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For the month of June, Last Word On Sports will be covering each team in our 30 in 30 series. Once a day, we take a look at an NHL team’s past season, what their off-season looks like, and what they could hope to achieve before the start of their 2015-16 season. Everybody wants to […] READ MORE


What Should The San Jose Sharks Do?

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Considered one of the best teams in the NHL this past decade, the San Jose Sharks have reached a crossroads. For the first time in years, they are in a fight to make the playoffs as everything from management, the lack of a captain and goaltending have been under fire. The Sharks didn’t do much […] READ MORE


Will Vancouver or San Jose Break Their Playoff Curses?

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Currently the Vancouver Canucks are sitting comfortably above the playoff line with a 12-5-0 record, good for first place in the Western Conference, while the San Jose Sharks are in a precarious tie for 8th with the Winnipeg Jets (though the Jets have a game in hand). Within the last decade both clubs have come […] READ MORE


Puck Drop Preview: 2014-15 San Jose Sharks

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Welcome to Puck Drop Preview 2014-15, where our hockey department gives you a detailed look at each team from around the NHL leading to the start of this hockey season and offers our insight and analysis. Makes sure to stick around until the end of the series, where we’ll offer our full predictions for the standings […] READ MORE


What Are “Chokers”: The San Jose Sharks Playoff Failures

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In the first round of the 2013-14 NHL playoffs, the San Jose Sharks were eliminated by the Los Angeles Kings in seven games for the second straight year. But what made the Sharks’ defeat by the eventual Stanley Cup Champions such a monumental occurrence this time around was that they had jumped out to a 3-0 […] READ MORE