Author: Mike Chen

Oft-Injured Sharks Will Be The Key To Beating The Kings

By Mike Chen | Feb 27th 2019 | 5 min read |

Listening to pundits around the hockey world, it’s eye-rollingly lovely — and I suppose in a twisted way, comforting — that the ster...

Beware The Return Of Bad Habits

By Mike Chen | Feb 25th 2019 | 4 min read |

Hockey pundits love to say “Here they go again” when it comes to the San Jose Sharks, and really, it’s kind of hard to blame them. T...

Why "Finishing His Hit" Is Maxim Lapierre's Problem

By Mike Chen | Feb 25th 2019 | 6 min read |

Maxim Lapierre has apologized for driving Dan Boyle into the boards. He feels terrible. Well, that’s good. At least he’s got a moral consc...

Win my tickets for Friday night!

By Mike Chen | Feb 24th 2019 | 2 min read |

Let’s face it — the preseason isn’t terribly exciting. However, it IS still real live hockey, which makes it 99.9% better than every...

2013 Sharks Season Review: Scott Gomez

By Mike Chen | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

Fear The Fin Player Card (click to enlarge; a glossary of terms used can be found here; all data courtesy Behind the Net, Hockey Analysis, Time On Ice...

2013 Sharks Season Review: Patrick Marleau

By Mike Chen | Feb 23rd 2019 | 7 min read |

Fear The Fin Player Card (click to enlarge; a glossary of terms used can be found here; all data courtesy Behind the Net, Hockey Analysis, Time On Ice...

I'm Sorry Martin Havlat, But We Need To Break Up

By Mike Chen | Feb 23rd 2019 | 4 min read |

“I have something called Osteogenesis Imperfecta. It’s a genetic disorder. I don’t make a particular protein very well and it makes ...

Who Should Sharks Fans Root For Out East?

By Mike Chen | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

Well. Anything happen last night? How are we all feeling around here? While we await the return of second-round playoff action to HP Pavilion (and hop...

Know Your Enemy: Previewing The Vancouver Canucks Roster

By Mike Chen | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

(Stick tap to the good folks at Nucks Misconduct for providing some insight. Remember, if you’re going to go over there and talk shit, be a good...

The In-Season Rebuild Of The San Jose Sharks

By Mike Chen | Feb 23rd 2019 | 5 min read |

Every team publicly states that their goal for the season is to win the Stanley Cup, but that’s often more PR hyperbole than anything else. Some...