Category: Off the Charts

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Off the Charts: What can we expect from the Sharks’ free agent class?

By Erik Fowle | Jul 22nd 2019 | 7 min read |

When the San Jose Sharks signed four European free agents during the span of little more than one month this past spring, they surely did so with this...

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Off the Charts: When can we expect Sharks prospects to play their first NHL game?

By Erik Fowle | Jul 3rd 2019 | 12 min read |

The San Jose Sharks prospect pipeline isn’t exactly brimming with explosive talents. Drafting near the end of the first round and trading high-lever...

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Off the Charts Draft Series: Grading the Sharks’ 2019 draft

By Erik Fowle | Jun 22nd 2019 | 10 min read |

After a topsy-turvy second day at the 2019 National Hockey League (NHL) Entry Draft, the San Jose Sharks are now five prospects deeper. The team trade...

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Off the Charts Draft Series: 5 players the Sharks should consider at No. 41

By Erik Fowle | Jun 19th 2019 | 12 min read |

Talk about addition by subtraction! San Jose Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson traded 32-year-old Justin Braun to Philadelphia for a second-round pic...

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Off the Charts Draft Series: 5 players for the Sharks at No. 91

By Erik Fowle | Jun 7th 2019 | 12 min read |

Before the Philadelphia Eagles hired Naminta Nandakumar as a quantitative analyst, she authored a number of articles related to the National Hockey Le...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...