Category: 2018-19 Sharks Season Reviews

2018-19 Season Review: Melker Karlsson is not who he once was

By Lakshya Jain | Jul 5th 2019 | 4 min read |

Melker Karlsson is not a pylon. This should be made clear. He is a defensively responsible player who was once quite good on both ends of the ice and ...

2018-19 Season Review: Kevin Labanc keeps getting better

By Erik Johnsgard | Jul 1st 2019 | 7 min read |

In a season where many San Jose Sharks forwards hit career highs in points, Kevin Labanc’s own career season may not always take center stage, but a...

2018-19 Season Review: Justin Braun’s offensive struggles continued into his twilight

By Erik Fowle | Jun 29th 2019 | 6 min read |

It would be unfair to write Justin Braun off completely, as I’ve made the mistake of doing in the past. During the last few years of his career, Bra...

2018-19 Season Review: Tim Heed provides solid defensive depth

By Luke Travis | Jun 22nd 2019 | 4 min read |

Despite being 28 years old, Tim Heed’s NHL career is relatively young. Although the Swedish blueliner heard his name called at the 2010 NHL Draft, g...

2018-19 Season Review: Lukas Radil is a fantastic defensive forward

By Lakshya Jain | Jun 18th 2019 | 4 min read |

When San Jose signed free agents Lukas Radil and Antti Suomela, it was widely expected that one of them would spend time in the AHL, while the other w...

2018-19 Season Review: Coaches lose confidence in Joakim Ryan

By Erika Towne | Jun 14th 2019 | 4 min read |

When the season started, it looked like Joakim Ryan had seamlessly slipped into the spot alongside Brent Burns on the team’s second defensive pairin...

2018-19 Season Review: Erik Karlsson for eight more years

By Haley Van Horn | Jun 13th 2019 | 6 min read |

Picture this: it’s last summer. You’re living your life when you get a notification to your phone. Elite defensemen Erik Karlsson has joined the S...

2018-19 Season Review: What can be learned from Marc-Edouard Vlasic’s decline?

By Erik Fowle | Jun 12th 2019 | 6 min read |

It took a while for this writer to realize it, but Marc-Edouard Vlasic struggled this season. A bad season wouldn’t necessarily be cause for alarm, ...

2018-19 Season Review: Brent Burns, better with age

By Luke Travis | Jun 10th 2019 | 5 min read |

Sharks defenseman Brent Burns needs little introduction. The big-bodied, bearded former Norris trophy winner is one of the faces of the NHL, and plays...

2018-19 Season Review: Tomas Hertl cements himself as a top-line center

By Luke Travis | Jun 10th 2019 | 5 min read |

Tomas Hertl, now with seven NHL seasons under his belt, has produced his fair share of highlights for the San Jose Sharks, both on the ice and in fron...