Deep Blue Sea: Curses aren’t real, which coaches will get fired, and hockey stats 101

The Sharks finally have a win on the books. Here’s how the rest of the web is talking about them this week:

• Things Get Weird When the Sharks Play the Sabres - NBC Bay Area
  San Jose hosts Buffalo on Thursday night. Here are some facts that best epitomize just how much the Sharks have struggled against the Sabres...
• Bay Area teams pledge thousands to wildfire relief
  Donation effort led by Bay Area's major sports teams is nearing $500,000 that will go to the American Red Cross' California wildfires relief efforts.
• Bodog: Odds on DeBoer to be fired first - Article - TSN
  San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer is the odds-on favourite to be the first head coach fired this season.
• Sharks' defenseman Joakim Ryan to make NHL debut Thursday.
  Plus: Sharks defenseman Joakim Ryan will make his NHL debut Thursday night.
• Sharks' Hertl will move from center to left wing.
  Tomas Hertl is expected to return to the wing position for the Sharks bout against the Buffalo Sabres Thursday.

Blood in the water from around the league:

• The Bruins should follow the Devils’ lead and invest in women’s hockey - Stanley Cup of Chowder
  Deep pockets, available facilities and a wealth of local interest make this a perfect partnership.
• An advanced stat primer: Understanding basic hockey metrics – The Athletic
  It's now been a little over a month since The Athletic Philadelphia launched, and 40-plus posts later, I'm extremely proud of the Flyers coverage that...
• After Lightning's J.T. Brown raises fist, Capitals' Devante Smith-Pelly considers anthem protest - The Washington Post
  Washington's lone black player remains unsure if he'll protest, but said his teammates and coaches have offered their support should he choose to do so.
• How one fist propelled J.T. Brown to the center of hockey world - Raw Charge
  Despite Gary Bettman's very public stances regarding political protests, Brown decided that not saying anything was not an option.
• Sidney Crosby Should Hear From Department of Player Safety After Braden Holtby Hit - Defending Big D
  The Pittsburgh Penguins’ captain executed a hit that the Dallas Stars are familiar with.