Category: Off the Charts

Off the Charts: Grading the Sharks through 52 games

By Erik Fowle | Jan 25th 2019 | 8 min read |

The All-Star break is over for some teams, but it is still depriving us of San Jose Sharks hockey for little longer. As a result, it is an apt time to...

Off the Charts: 5 deadline rentals the Sharks should pursue

By Erik Fowle | Jan 19th 2019 | 9 min read |

It’s officially silly season in the NHL. Fake twitter accounts with bogus trades swirl amid Friedman bombs and “insider” scoops. Everyone starts...

Off the Charts: The Radim Simek experience

By Erik Fowle | Dec 22nd 2018 | 7 min read |

As of this writing, we are 11 games into the Radim Simek experience. Maybe more importantly, we are 11 games into the Simek-playing-with-Brent Burns e...

Off the Charts: Suomela is an ideal depth center

By Erik Fowle | Nov 6th 2018 | 7 min read |

Though Antti Suomela led the Finish Liiga in scoring and helped his team control 5-on-5 shot share last season as a 23-year-old, there were always lik...

Off the Charts: Vlasic and Karlsson have dominated in their time together this season

By Erik Fowle | Oct 27th 2018 | 6 min read |

The reason on-ice shot differential is so important to evaluating hockey is not because it is an end-all and be-all statistic. The reason shot differe...