Sharks win 3-2 over rival Vancouver in shootout
by Matthew_Taylor on Jan 2, 2012 8:19 PM PST
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The race to three line may be getting a bit old, but tonight, it rang true yet again. This time, it was the San Jose Sharks triumphing over Vancouver by a score of 3-2, as Michal Handzus was the only skater to convert against Roberto Luongo in the shootout.
To say that the games between these teams are hotly contested is an understatement; you might say that these matchups have melted ice with their ferocious competitiveness. All games this season have been decided by a 3-2 score, but this time it was San Jose stealing one from Vancouver on their home ice.
It didn't start off too well for San Jose, though, especially when you consider that Logan Couture was hit in the knee with a shot and was hobbled getting to the bench. Shortly thereafter, Jannik Hansen would score on a funky deflection off Jamie McGinn's stick as he tried to get back into the play. It was an unfortunate situation for San Jose, who saw franchise defenseman Brent Burns jump in for an offensive chance which led to the ensuing three-on-one where Hansen eventually found twine.
Both Couture and San Jose would recover though, as both showed up later in the game. In the second period, Couture and Ryane Clowe would assist on a tying goal from Benn Ferriero. After a Couture shot hit Kevin Bieksa, who crumbled next to the net, Clowe would put a shot on Luongo that Ferriero would tip in with a strong backhand move.
The second period ended up being all San Jose, as Patrick Marleau would get his fourteenth goal of the season on a powerful backhand sweep that beat Luongo cleanly. The goal led to the first lead the Sharks had held in the last five periods against the Canucks, and was a huge momentum boost for San Jose.
That momentum was needed for San Jose, who had to kill multiple penalties, including a five on three opportunity for the Canucks spanning the second and third periods which the Sharks were able to burn off. However, Vancouver's league leading power play was finally able to break through later in the third.
With Ryane Clowe off the ice after taking a holding penalty, Cody Hodgson would convert on a wrist shot from Dan Hamhuis and Kevin Bieksa. That goal tied the game, and from there on out, it was a dogfight.
Both teams had their chances through the third and in overtime, but neither could manage to seal the deal. One chance missed by just a few split seconds, as McGinn hit Torrey Mitchell streaking into the zone. Mitchell buried the wrist shot past Luongo, but he did it a few ticks after time expired in the third.
Instead of the game being settled by normal means, the Canucks and Sharks headed to the shootout... an unfitting end to an otherwise exciting and even match between two elite teams.
As has been the norm this year, the Sharks played the role of the Earps in the shootout, defeating the Canucks in the third round on a beautiful roof shot from Michal Handzus.
Now trailing the season series to Vancouver 2-1, the Sharks must use this shot of adrenaline to the arm to head into Anaheim, a team which they have an 0-3 record against currently.
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The picture is from the wrong game. AP is slow tonight.
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by Noctro on Jan 2, 2012 8:30 PM PST via mobile reply actions
but...
As much as I hate to say this, we are 0-3 against the *ucks of disney this year…bleh
awesome game
Too bad I had to watch it on NBC
by logancouturesteeth on Jan 2, 2012 8:34 PM PST via iPhone app reply actions
PK
I know they gave up a goal (and took a LOT of penalties!) but I thought it looked really good tonight. The PP could certainly use some work.
I’m curious as to what Burrows was complaining about after his shoot out attempt. The games between these two teams are so hard (but fun) to watch.
The Sharks played well for the most part, though I thought Thornton & Burns were both not good, but they found a way to win.
I’m curious as to what Burrows was complaining about after his shoot out attempt
Pick anything. It’s Alex Burrows.
During the game, ya…but what can you possibly whine about during the shoot out? That Niemi’s stick got in his way?
From the Audubon Society:
“The North American Reticulated Burrows instinctively scans for the black and white of a zebra before singing a high pitched whine.”
Huh.
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by ievans on Jan 2, 2012 8:40 PM PST up reply actions 8 recs
Lord, that team drives me fucking nuts
Usually I stay fairly mellow watching the Sharks. I was losing it by late in the 3rd tonight, though.
And seriously, the next time I heard anyone in the Canucks organization whining about the refs, I’m going to scream.
This one felt good in the end.
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I can’t help but be more fired up against the Nucks than when we play any other team in the league nowadays… even more than the Ducks
by JenLovesHockey on Jan 2, 2012 10:42 PM PST up reply actions
I always get pumped (and nervous) about seeing our special teams against theirs.
In my opinon, Vancouver has THE best special teams in all of hockey and I was really glad that the Sharks were able to kill all but one of the penalties they committed tonight. Powerplay didn’t get it done but generated some nice chances as well.
Agree – their special teams are just ON – I still can’t believe we shut down their PP that many times last night.
So relieved that we won, but we need to stay out of the fucking box
by JenLovesHockey on Jan 3, 2012 8:49 AM PST up reply actions
The schedule next year will be wild with Vancouver in the division
Though in a way I guess the rivalry with them will sort of just replace the one with Dallas, since we’ll only play them twice. Especially with Otter and Ribiero and some other punks, I still get up very easily for those games. And with the history, it’ll kind of be a shame to be seeing them so much less.
Seriously, though: Fuck the Ducks and ’Nucks. This is a hell of a four game stretch the Sharks are in right now.
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We HAVE TO win on Wednesday. No way in hell we could go down 4 consecutive games against Anaheim! Yeah I can’t help but put Van and the Ducks on the same level of my most hated teams right now
by JenLovesHockey on Jan 3, 2012 8:50 AM PST up reply actions
He probably thought Niemi threw his stick.
Chi MapleShark has conformed to nhlcheapshot's "One Team Rule"
Go Sharks!
they did look good
But I think taking 6 penalties is still a bad strategy for padding the stats
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by ElvisVF101 on Jan 2, 2012 9:44 PM PST via iPhone app up reply actions
PK was great
Even though we gave up one PP goal, the PK looked like one at the top of the league, especially since we killed off a 5v3 for over a whole minute. That penalty on Clowe is one I can’t really argue with since he did wrap his arm and stick around Burrows (I think that was Burrows who Clowe pulled down). One of the worst PK in the league keeping the best PP at bay for as long as we did is definitely a sign of improvement.
by zack007attack on Jan 3, 2012 12:14 AM PST up reply actions
I’m curious as to what Burrows was complaining about after his shoot out attempt.
I think he thought Nemo tossed his stick which, if I’m not mistaken, would’ve meant that the goal would’ve automatically been given to him.
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Really great game to watch at any rate.
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I can only assume he was a mole planted by Cal to ensure Stanford lost in the most painful manner possible. Well played, Bears, well played.
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Go Bears.
I’m probably the only one here who’s happy that Stanford lost :)
by JenLovesHockey on Jan 2, 2012 10:41 PM PST up reply actions
I would think Pac-12 fans would want each other's team to win....
Like how I usually want the team that beat the Sharks to win the SC (except for Vanc. and Chicago) because then I can say we lost to the SC winners.
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well, I’m a Cal alum… so it would be like the Sharks rooting for the Ducks… or actually worse! (Can’t ever root for Stanford)
by JenLovesHockey on Jan 3, 2012 8:48 AM PST up reply actions
generally, I’m one to root against the team that beats the Sharks in the SCF. Van and Chi were especially douchey teams, couldn’t root for them for all the money in the world
by JenLovesHockey on Jan 3, 2012 8:52 AM PST up reply actions
You vastly overestimate the standards of college girls. Or is it high school? Same difference.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 12:01 AM PST up reply actions
Terrible Coaching
Terrible coaching job by Shaw to stop trying to score with 52 seconds to go. Luck had only completed 17 passes in a row. Let your superstar win the game.
Really sucks my power has been out all night and I missed the game. First one all season.
Every day is just a little worse than the previous, that means every day is the worst day of my life.
by shooting4life on Jan 2, 2012 10:01 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I love Ryane Clowe
@PollakOnSharks: Clowe on his penalty: “It was one of those where I reached in and he leaned into it. It’s not like Burrows was going to stay on his feet”
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by mymclife on Jan 2, 2012 10:04 PM PST reply actions 4 recs
Atta boy Clowie!
F*** Burrows and F*** Vancouver!
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by Dmitriy on Jan 2, 2012 10:12 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
Funny how two people can see the same thing yet came out with different results from it. You see a rivalry, they do not. I remember one time when it was said we had a rivalry with the Wings and WIIM didn’t see the Sharks as a rival.
Makes you wonder what is it about the Sharks that other teams’ fans don’t want to see a rivalry with them. And is it just the fans that feel that way or the other teams as well.
Just interesting.
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I think they mean that it’s not a rivalry when one team consistently beats the other. We were 2-9-1 vs. the Canucks before this game.
Just read the recap on Nucks Misconduct, though. That’s some knowledgable, massive homerism, yo.
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Before that streak, we were 10-2-0 against the Canucks, with no OT games. These teams just do not know how to split season series.
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True enough. But this is the first time that both teams have been good at the same time, and since then we usually find ways to lose to them, usually painfully.
The oblivious pot/kettle thing by the vancitydan over there is so hilarious. Weirdly, the comments threads are a lot more evenhanded.
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by ievans on Jan 2, 2012 10:38 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I appreciate the fact that
Matt and Mr. Plank are fairly objective in their writeups, and don’t feed into the fan’s natural tendency towards tinted lenses.
by raidershark on Jan 2, 2012 11:08 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Amen to that. And they set the tone that the other mods that do wrap-ups here follow. For the most part the wrap-ups here focus on the Sharks and what they did or didn’t do well, without much gloating, whining, or any “my guy is a tough competitor who’d do anything to help his team, your guy is a classless hatchet man who should be suspended by the league” nonsense.
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When I write another recap next time I’m going to be a massive homer and make up stuff.
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yeah
they don’t call players of the opposing team, “stinkfinger,” or some such. :p
I just love how much they hated that
If you put any two players from other teams in that scene I think they would be laughing their asses off, but since it’s a Sedin and Jumbo… “OH THE OUTRAGE!!!!!”
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Yeah, that kind of makes your entire blog look dumb.
See: Minnesota Vikings blog. That dude’s been on a bitter streak since Favre threw that pick vs. New Orleans in 2009.
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Not to mention the fact that the Canucks’ other rivalries were more intense or had more historic value. It would be hard, without another intense playoff matchup, for the Sharks to usurp the Canucks’ rivalry with Chicago, for instance. And there’s always the more regional ones, like with Calgary, that just can’t be extinguished, really.
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I feel bad for doing this
but anyone wanna read a fun comments thread?
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Holy crap, vancitydan is the biggest dick I have ever seen. And what’s with him always bringing up CORSI?!
by JBarrow on Jan 3, 2012 9:26 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Statistics are for losers.
Only a loser understands what CORSI is.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 9:29 AM PST up reply actions
The most impressive part:
mymclife: Just to get Heatley, the Sharks will likely have to give up Michalek (4.3M), Cheechoo (3M), and a high pick (likely first rounder).
Whoa…
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But to be fair… (Pre-Ehrhoff trade but still funny)
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Look at these two paragraphs, though:
The Sharks have 18 players signed currently for a total of $57,322,497. Take out Michalek ($4.33M) and Ehrhoff ($3.1M) and the total is now $49,889,164 for 16 players. That’s $6,910,836 to sign at least four players, or $1,727,709 per player – which is doable. But then you add in Dany Heatley ($7.5M), and the Sharks are $589,164 over the cap and still need to sign at least three players. Already they know that Mitchell and Greiss will get at least $790K as per their qualifying offers, so I’ll just assume that they’ll each get $800K. Now the Sharks are $2,189,164 over the cap and still need to sign at least one more guy. Trade Cheechoo ($3M) for picks/prospects, and now the Sharks are $810,836 under the cap with two players to sign. That’s $405,418 per player, when the minimum salary is $500,000. Trade Lukowich ($1.56M), and now the Sharks have $2,377,502 for three players, or $792,500 per player.
While I admit that it is plausible for that situation to occur, the fact is the Sharks now have to find three players all good enough to be regulars on an NHL roster, and still have no cap room for healthy scratches or call-ups in case of injury.
I predicted that in order to make the move, the Sharks would have to trade Ehrhoff, Lukowich, Michalek, and Cheechoo. I also predicted that the Sharks would have no cap room for healthy scratches or call-ups, which was also very true. I didn’t think it would happen, but I did say that it was plausible, and hey what do you know.
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Well to be fair (again), I didn’t reread it!
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tl;dr
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:42 PM PST up reply actions
Given what Michalek was doing in Ottawa before he got hurt...
I almost wonder if we would have been better off with Michalek than Heatley. O.o But that could have just been a flukey streak. It happens. Still, I remember reading a thing in The Hockey News about how Michalek was projected to be a superstar, YEARS ago.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 12:56 PM PST up reply actions
Michalek's injury history always kept him from acheiving his potential
But even if he was healthy, I think Healtey still was and will be a better winger than Michalek. I hear Heatley is doing better than chopped liver in Minnesota.
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Refresh me on Heatley.
In San Jose, did he underperform, or simply not meet lofty expectations? Or both? Because there was a lot of hate for the guy on here before he was injured.
Just as well, does anyone know what caused Minnesota to implode? I remember they were 8-1-1 in their last 10 at one point, now they’re 1-6-3.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 1:08 PM PST up reply actions
Heatley didn’t meet rediculous expectations, some people thought he’d put up 60 goals next to Thornton…he was very good his first year in SJ, injuries did him in in the playoffs and the following year.
As for Minnesota, they haven’t imploded. They were winning with extreme luck and exceptional goaltending, both of those have more or less regressed back to the ‘norm’. I would guess that they probably banked enough points during that streak that they should make the playoffs…but they’re really not that good of a team (yet).
Heatley underperformed here for sure
Largely because of injuries. And his hot start in Minnesota probably has as much to do with him getting a major kick in the ass because of the trade (which really shocked and hurt him).
Minnesota is imploding because you can’t keep winning games if you get outshot by wide margins, and also, they’re injured.
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I wouldn’t say it’s a hot start when he’s still putting up points even though the Wild are losing badly right now. I was looking at his stats late last week and with his Minnesota stats, he would be 2nd on our team in points behind Jumbo. If he was on a line in SJ, I’m guessing he’d be there as well. While Heatley is no longer a $8M player, he’s still a great winger and I’d take him over Michalek.
Waiting for the Cup to come to SJ since 1991...
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High salary=high expectations.
He was fantastic his first year but did not produce in the playoffs like he had with Ottawa. Second year he was injured and again failed in the playoffs. Sharks fans, like every fan out there, expect the players with large salaries to produce.
Minnesota has seen their forward group decimated by injuries and their goaltending regress, which was expected considering what they were doing to that point was unsustainable.
Let's not forget the Salary issue
The more I look back, the more I see Doug Wilson basically giving Heatley 2 years in which to produce a Cup before he needed to reshape the salary of the team.
Heatley’s contract was really not in line with many of the other key core contracts in terms of term and amount. The limited window in which to trade him makes the original trade for him seem like a calculated splash.
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Term
There was a lot matching with the bit of Heatley’s term that we could’ve dealt with, at least, and not in a good way. His contract was due to expire the same year as Thornton, Marleau, Pavs and Boyle. Trading him for someone who is contracted for much, much longer keeps our core from going to free agency all at once.
Honestly
the contracts of the aging part of our core expiring in the same year is not so bad, I am of the opinion that unless we are seriously knocking on the door of The Cup that year, we blow that shit up and make up for all the years of no draft picks and bottom of the pack prospect pool.
While I love the players, the pick and prospect packages that (admittedly well aged) Jumbo, Patty, and Boyle could net would be a huge kickstart to a development system that has struggled to turn out high end talent over the last decade.
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people tend to forget
the absolute dominance of HTML that resounded throughout the entire NHL for a while.
while it didn’t last for Heatley’s entire tenure in SJ, HTML was the best line in hockey for like half a season.
i realize that isn’t an especially long period of time, but it is noteworthy.
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by PNK on Jan 3, 2012 2:24 PM PST up reply actions
You would think that it would have gotten them invites to Team Canada or something
…wait…
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You know your line's good when you're kept together for the Olympics...
The biggest Winter Olympics EVER (at least to Canadians), and subsequently win Gold.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
Second place is second place, me heartie.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:31 PM PST up reply actions
I still have the magazine cover
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by idunno723 on Jan 3, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Marleau almost seems frightened to do a badass pose in this picture.
Worried what his mom might think. :P Doesn’t want to move in with his Auntie and his uncle in Belair.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:36 PM PST up reply actions
Bel Air is two words
Also, it’s Defenseman and Center!!!
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Niche is pronounced "neesh".
And cache is “cash-eh”.
And foyer is “foy-eh”, not "foy-ur’.
You silly Americans, and your word-isms!
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:41 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah, that is how I say all of those words.
But milk doesn’t come in bags, dammit!
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by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 3, 2012 3:34 PM PST up reply actions
Know what blows my mind?
How 4L of bagged milk is $4.37 and 2L of carton milk is $3.97. How does that make sense? I worship the milk bags because of that. Also because “milk bags” reminds me of “breasts”.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 3:45 PM PST up reply actions
Sweater muffins.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 5:10 PM PST up reply actions
Looking back we would have been better off keeping the first and Michalek.
Chechoo was definitely dead weight though, and I am not sure if we would have been able to move him.
Looking back we would have been better off keeping the first and Michalek.
Chechoo was definitely dead weight though, and I am not sure if we would have been able to move him.
We really need to stop trading high draft picks...
Tyler Ennis and Max Pacioretty are the result of two of our first round picks :(
Maybe true
But where exactly are those two teams by comparison? Hard to say our trades didn’t work out for us in one way or another.
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Trading for him or trading him away?
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As worst trades go
That could have been worse. We had a very young blue line at that point, and Gorges was the most expendable of Carle, Ehrhoff and Vlasic. Replacing some of the leadership that left when Scott Hanan walked and picking up some size was not the worst thing in the world.
Of course, now, I’d love to have Gorges back, given how he’s developed, but at the time, it was hardly a move that hurt the team.
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Ehrhoff trade sucked too
I know it was a salary dump but you’re telling me we couldn’t have received more than we did?
Ehrhoff
The Ehrhoff trade was horrible! I really, really hated the Guerin trade too…he wasn’t worth a 1st rounder.
It’s going to take me quite a while to come to terms with the Burns trade as well, and I really, really like Burns (and it has nothing to do w/ Seto going the other way).
As Elvis told me once (and as I'm beginning to believe)...
Teams that win cups typically do a lot of their offence through the blue line. Burns isn’t exactly Paul Coffey, but he’s certainly an upgrade to the very-defense, slow-moving blue line we had last year. I’m also curious to see if we ever see point streak Vlasic again… That’d be frickin’ awesome!
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 1:49 PM PST up reply actions
.
Don’t get me wrong, I was wanting the Sharks to go after Burns for the past 2 season and I like that they went out and got him. The team also desparately needed someone like him…I also know you “have to give to get” and all that, I just think they gave too much.
I’m a HUGE Charlie Coyle fan and I think he’s going to be a fantasic player very soon and for a very long time.
Honestly, I'm not worried.
The Sharks front office has been doing an amazing job with late-round steals and development. Time will tell if we wind up being Detroit-level consistent because of it, but I have a lot of faith that the team will develop quality players without Coyle.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 1:54 PM PST up reply actions
On the forward front
The cupboard is pretty bare.
We do have some promising D-men of course.
And with the top 6 pretty well set AND under contract, we have some time to rebuild our forward prospects through good drafting, and trades if need be.
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Sateri-Stalock-Sexsmith is promising.
But I’m not as sure about our defense prospects as you are. Petrecki has been disappointing for a first round pick and Doherty is eons away. Braun looks pretty legit during the time he has had with the big team though.
D + Goaltending
The Sharks are pretty deep in defense and goalie prospects.
Petrecki should be fighting for a spot in San Jose’s line up next year…Doherty is still probably 2 years away, I think Abeltshauser will be right behind him.
I don’t consider Braun a prospect anymore, he’s earned NHL time.
The forward prospects are lacking.
D-men take time
And, we’re theoretically good on D for a bit…
Anyway, my main point is, when it comes to the farm, we have time on our side to restock. It’s not like we need anyone IMMEDIATELY.
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On the forward front:
Didn’t we just draft a ton of underrated development projects last year?
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:21 PM PST up reply actions
I think Freddie Hamilton is at the top of that list
And I think the organization can afford to be patient with him, they way they were with Couture.
Not saying he’s the next Couture, but that we can afford to let him climb the Juniors ladder.
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Not sure if they're underrated...
Freddie Hamilton should be a good 3rd liner and Sgarbossa projects to be about the same.
The Sharks don’t have a single forward prospect that projects to be a top 6 guy. Obviously, any of the prospects can outplay their projections.
Not to have lofty expectation, but I think Sgarbossa could be as good as Pavelski one day.
In fact, a lot of our players at the Junior thing really impressed me. Are all of those guys playing for Woo and Stockton at this point? Or are some still in the OHL?
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:30 PM PST up reply actions
Lofty?
Those are rediculous expectations!
Sgarbossa & Hamilton are both still playing Juniors. Both should be with the WorSharks next year.
Fowards
It’s not like we need anyone IMMEDIATELY
I disagree with that…if the Sharks has any prospects playing in the AHL that were capable of playing top 6 minutes they wouldn’t have to plug Ferriero in there (Yes, even though he played very well yesterday).
Emergency situation
And Ferriero is supposed to be that guy. If he’s not, we should move him for something while he has value.
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What
Do you mean by emergency situation? Havlat’s out for 2 months, they need a player capable of playing in the top 6.
Most NHL farm teams have at least 1 player that can come up and fill in for injries…the Sharks really don’t. I don’t really think Ferriero was ever ‘that guy’.
See
I DO think Ferriero is supposed to be a Top 6 guy. If anyone went down, he’s the one I’d want coming up.
At least on paper.
Any team that loses a top 6 forward is in for a rough go, and I don’t think you could really get an adequate replacement from the farm.
Ferriero is NOT a 3rd line grinder, he’s not a penalty killer. He’s a speedy wing with hands. That’s meant to be top 6 material in my view. His performance in that role has been mercurial. He has all the potential in the world, but it’s hard to say he’s lived up to it.
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Ferreiro is awesome as far as I'm concerned.
There will be growing pains, but I think he’s on track to fit into those Top-6 shoes.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:37 PM PST up reply actions
.
Of course most teams don’t have an adequate replacement, but many have someone who can fill in.
I just disagree on what Ferriero is, to me, he’s not good enough to fill in for the short term on the top 6. For a couple of games he’s fine.
Because of Havlat’s injury, I’m thinking the Sharks will make a move for another forward before they probably want to.
I agree
And I get the sense Ferriero might be going the other way in such a deal.
I think we’re on the same page as to what we need from the farm right now, and I think we may even agree on how well Ferriero provides that. Havlat’s injury would be the time for him to show he IS that guy, and it’s hard to say he’s adequately done that yet.
I suppose we disagree in that I think Ferriero still could be that guy, but with such a long term possibility of being without Havlat, the time may be nigh for a change, and I think Ferriero ends up no longer in teal, if not directly in that trade, in some other transaction.
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Under the gun in time to make the Heatley trade?
I doubt it.
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I like how he completely believes the California stereotype:
We clearly don’t know anything about hockey since it doesn’t snow in San Jose.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 3, 2012 1:24 PM PST up reply actions
Plank rage = the best
Just because I currently live in California doesn’t mean I don’t know the game. Every once in awhile I put down my cowabunga surfboard after riding some gnarly waves and check out what’s shaking on that frozen ice stuff where people skate around with sticks and try to score the most baskets in four quarters. Totally rockin’ bro. The shootout was the best rule change ever invented and I definitely think they should ban fighting as soon as possible. That would be rad.
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by idunno723 on Jan 3, 2012 1:27 PM PST up reply actions 6 recs
The guy managed to make both Plank and TCY go into ultra-snark mode
That takes a special level of asshattery
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Reading this brought out my rarely-used "OH, SNAP!" face.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 1:42 PM PST up reply actions
That comment just makes the thread.
That and “stats are for losers”
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 4, 2012 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
He's imfamous across several blogs
I think he’s spawned numerous memes at Second City Hockey
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Has that guy
ever written any combination of words that don’t sound like a whiny, biased and combative agitprop? Every once in a while I peruse his articles for a quick laugh.
Not that I've read
He use to comment here, but it was the same passive aggressive BS that’s in his articles.
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by JenLovesHockey on Jan 3, 2012 8:53 AM PST up reply actions
2-9-1?
stats are for losers!
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by PNK on Jan 3, 2012 2:29 PM PST up reply actions
I thought that was interesting too
I mean sure the Sharks are 2-9-1 against them recently but if you look at those games individually, most of them have been really close.
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by hautecouture on Jan 2, 2012 11:02 PM PST up reply actions
It's not like it's only Sharks fans who make rivalries one-sided.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 3, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
And Vancouver's fans might not see it as a rivalry.
But I think both sides of players clearly do.
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by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jan 3, 2012 1:20 PM PST up reply actions
Both sides of players?
Until we beat them regularly again, I can’t imagine Vancouver’s players feel terribly strongly about us by comparison to us.
I can’t imagine they like us, but hate comes easier when you lose. Our perception of the strength of the rivalry (both fans and players) is probably stronger than that of Vancouver.
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honestly
I don’t see much of a rivalry. I don’t like the Canucks, but it for more reasons than losing to them in the playoffs.
I don’t like the Penguins either, but that’s not because of a rivalry with San Jose.
I just genuinely DISLIKE the Canucks.
Of course, losing to them in the playoffs adds to that, I don’t think that makes a rivalry.
And I will never hate them as much as I hate the Ducks.
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by PNK on Jan 3, 2012 2:32 PM PST up reply actions
Amen
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under the NBCSportsNetwork banner.
….because if it doesn’t get better, the Sharks will never get out of the 2nd round again.
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Actually first round
Everything’s exclusive, if I’m not mistaken, from the start of the playoffs now. Though this might mean our games will be on G4 or CNBC in April.
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Game 35
A success, although I still don’t like shootouts, but will still take the win. I do like the fact that Bieksa’s obvious dive to try to draw a penalty left the goal wide open for Ferriero to score. Don’t think so, watch the whole play and watch him closely. So obvious. Also liked that Luuuuuuuu was caught cheating out of the trapezoid and was penalized for it.
I will confess that during the shootout, when Zeus was announced, I typed “Zeus” in the game thread because somehow I just knew ( I can’t explain it) he’d score and win the game. So when he scored I just had to click the mouse with the celebration post, which is why it was posted so quickly.
Game 35 this season: Shootout Win 3-2 at Vanc (4-day-off-game)
Game 35 last season: Win 4-1 vs Phx
at 35 games this season: 20-11-4 / 44 pts, 102 GF – 85 GA
at 35 games last season: 19-11-5 / 43 pts, 106 GF – 96 GA
next 10 games, games 36-45 last season: 2-8-0
Going: L, L, W, W, L, L, L, L, L, L
Next up at Ana is a 1-day-off-game, where the Sharks really need to improve. Can also get a jump over last season’s pace by having a good next 10 games.
Believe it or not, the Sharks lead the West in the Potential Points Standings. The year-end PPS were posted at the end of the December Sharkstistics.
These and the rest of the January Sharkstistics have been updated. There’s also a poll there if you’re interested.
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On Bieksa and Luongo: Bieksa took a puck off the outside of his right knee. It actually looked quite painful. As for the Luongo “penalty”… I don’t even think it was one. The puck had to be completely over the line, and instead it only partly crossed it. The ref behind Luongo called it, and he definitely didn’t have a clear look at it.
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Watching him when he was down
the way he looked up to see if anyone was looking, then looked down again, made it look like a dive to me. That’s what my opinion is on, the whole scene.
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Way to go Zeus!
Great to see Handzus get the game winner. Considering I’m pretty sure Luongo has Clowe’s same signature move memorized since the 2008-2009 season. ;)
Sharks sit in 9th right now but it’s not as bad as it looks considering LA is sitting in 3rd with 1 more point and 5 more games played than the Sharks. Sharks still look good for a top 3 seed considering LA and Anaheim’s woes.
Speaking of Anaheim, we head into the Pond tomorrow… Anaheim hasn’t won many but they have 3 wins against the Sharks thus far… GD Hiller man. Getting the two points in Anaheim will be huge considering they are division foe who we have yet to put down this season. GO SHARKS!
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Second Period
That second period was the best period of the season for the Sharks. Excellent win and lets build on that. Now this win means nothing unless we can beat those Ducks.
i would disagree there. Their best period was either the 2nd period in chicago in that overtime loss last month, or the first period against Tampa where they scored 5 and absolutely everything was clicking on every level. It was a good period, but there were still a bunch of mental lapses and sloppy turnovers especially late in the period.
by dannyschmanny on Jan 3, 2012 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
Anaheims Fucks.
I think we ought to sweep them over the next three matches with ‘em. Show ’em who’s boss of the Pacific. Then have Thornton do the finger thing to Corey Fairy.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 12:58 PM PST up reply actions
Good spirit
But reign in the language a touch.
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I only swore the once. >:
Are we doing the “no bad words” thing like other SBN blogs have now?
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 1:09 PM PST up reply actions
That was kinda the tipping point
But again, merely a suggestion, and I could have done better to convey that.
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Not a no bad words things
But swearing and throwing out insults to players using homophobia, might just need to pull back a touch, particularly given how high emotions have run with the games against Vancouver. We could all stand to take a step back.
It was just a suggestion. My apologies if it came out as banhammerish.
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Fairy is a homophobic thing? O.o
That’s news to me. Folks use the term up here to describe a person who is generally meek, unassertive, unwilling to get hands dirty, etc. Someone prissy. A pretty-boy. Nothing to do with gays at all.
But eh. The more you know, right? I’ll have to think of another way to play on the name Corey Perry to insinuate his general douchiness.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 1:45 PM PST up reply actions
It has its roots in homophobia
Because, you know, teh gayz are teh lazy and teh evil.
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Still, first time I've ever heard it in that context.
And isn’t there some study somewhere that says gays are generally more successful than straight people? (Hell, even anecdotally, they don’t have to deal with accidental kids at 17!) I’d have a hard time calling them lazy, if that’s the case. Not really evil, either… They help with the most humane thing a human could do: Population decline! :D
But I’m not going to derail things. I actually still have a hard time seeing that word as a homophobic slur.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 1:52 PM PST up reply actions
Language is funny that way
Anyway, yes, moving on. Thanks for being understanding.
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Folks use the term up here to describe a person who is generally meek, unassertive, unwilling to get hands dirty, etc. Someone prissy. A pretty-boy.
Isn’t that the description of the stereotypical gay?
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by PNK on Jan 3, 2012 2:34 PM PST up reply actions
Fairy is a particular slur against effeminate gay men
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No?
There’s lots of burly gay guys. Maybe you’d understand if you lived in Toronto. Lots of prissy guys here that aren’t gay. Metrosexual or whatever. It’s become the standard here. More rugged fellas like me are the minority.
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 2:39 PM PST up reply actions
Metrosexuals exist outside of Toronto
And yes, I’m well aware they often have the term fairy leveled at them.
The origin of that, too, is homophobia plain and simple.
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stereotypical gay
I’m well aware that many gay men are not prissy. My point is that the description you offered for a “fairy” sounds exactly like the traditional stereotype of gay men.
Maybe that stereotype is changing, but traditionally they’re depicted as prissy little sissies. That’s why kids started using gay as an insult. If the stereotypical gay was a burly rough and tumble type, it would have never been used as an insult in that way.
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by PNK on Jan 3, 2012 3:11 PM PST up reply actions
I guess my view of the gay stereotype is different.
I’ve always envisioned them as a little more brooding, not particularly willing to flaunt their sexuality. Just normal dudes who happen to like dudes. O.o
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 3:48 PM PST up reply actions
This point has been well covered
But I just wanted to add my support to your (and others) suggestion of using such language cautiously.
Like all sports blogs we can get a little aggressively fannish at times and go over the top in our criticism of other players. Considering the history of the use of the word it might be one we should use cautiously. I would hope that considering the Bay Area’s historical support of LGBT equality, we of all fans wouldn’t use such language as an insult.
I know no one meant anything malicious by it, and the point has been well covered by now, I just thought it was an important point to co-sign.
Anyway, moving on….
by WhatsAMataHari on Jan 3, 2012 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
Guys… drop this one please.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Jan 3, 2012 4:44 PM PST up reply actions
Done
Although I think it stayed pretty amicable.
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FTF: Most socially progressive sports blog?
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 5:11 PM PST up reply actions
Nah
We’re just the blog where Russians are underappreciated
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by Evil Stanchion on Jan 3, 2012 5:18 PM PST up reply actions
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