Category: 2023 Player Reviews

2023 player reviews: A complete list

By Erika Towne | Jun 11th 2023 | 4 min read |

Our player reviews have wrapped up. Over the past few weeks, Fear the Fin looked at every player in teal who played more than 20 games in the 2022-23 ...

Alexander Barabanov 2023 player review: Great player, great trade bait

By Erika Towne | Jun 9th 2023 | 5 min read |

Wrapping up our individual player reviews is Alexander Barabanov. The Sharks had a lot of substandard players this season, but the 28-year-old left wi...

Noah Gregor 2023 player review: Is it time to give up on the young forward?

By Erika Towne | Jun 8th 2023 | 6 min read |

Through four seasons with the Sharks, forward Noah Gregor appears to be unlucky. No matter how hard Gregor tries, he has trouble finding the back of t...

Erik Karlsson 2023 player review: That's Norris Trophy Finalist Erik Karlsson to you

By Erika Towne | Jun 7th 2023 | 6 min read |

Writing a player review like this one can be intimidating. All the ones that have come before are players that virtually no one in the NHL is looking ...

Kevin Labanc 2023 player review: Tough season off ice impacts Labanc's game

By Erika Towne | Jun 6th 2023 | 7 min read |

Hockey players are human too, but sometimes it’s hard to separate the person from the product on the ice. This year, it may be best if you take ...

Radim Simek 2023 player review: Riding out the final year

By Erika Towne | Jun 5th 2023 | 5 min read |

For Radim Simek, the defining characteristic of his NHL career may sadly be his health. Simek could not string together a consistent series of games i...

Tomas Hertl 2023 player review: Looking for a new bottle of secret ooze

By Erika Towne | Jun 4th 2023 | 7 min read |

Whether it was a post-contract year slump or simply trying to be the best player on a bad team, Tomas Hertl had a tough season. The forward was except...

James Reimer 2023 player review: Starting goaltender by default

By Erika Towne | Jun 3rd 2023 | 5 min read |

For goaltender James Reimer the story off the ice became so much more than the player on it. As most (all?) Sharks fans know Reimer made international...

2023 player reviews recap part deux

By Erika Towne | Jun 1st 2023 | 2 min read |

Round two of player reviews. This week Fear the Fin explored young forward Fabian Zetterlund’s time with the Sharks and what we might be able to...

Jonah Gadjovich 2023 player review: Rounding out the bottom six

By Erika Towne | May 31st 2023 | 5 min read |

While San Jose Sharks General Manager Mike Grier has yet to land those high end, high talent players for the Sharks, he has done a great job of roundi...