Tuesday Chum Bucket: What happens in Columbus stays in Columbus
Your daily assortment of links to news and analysis from around the hockey world.
- Recaps from the Sharks' 6-2 loss to Columbus which will never be spoken of again. [Fear The Fin] [Mercury News] [CSN Bay Area] [Bay Area Sports Guy] [NHL.com] [The Cannon]
- Todd McLellan sums it up best: the Sharks were "outworked, out-executed, out-detailed, out-goaltended, out-a lot of things." [Working the Corners]
- More from McLellan on the loss, because you know you want to relive every moment of it. [CSN Bay Area]
- Then again, Elliotte Friedman may have had an even better explanation for what transpired:
Think the Sharks were distracted tonight because their homes are closest NHL city to North Korean nuclear test
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) February 12, 2013
- Friend of the blog Brandon Worley on the extended slump that has followed the Sharks' perfect start to the season. [SB Nation]
- Unsurprisingly, the Sharks took a bit of a tumble in Pierre LeBrun's weekly power rankings. [ESPN]
- Doug Wilson says it's time to consider shrinking goalie pads and equipment and intends to table a proposal to do so at the upcoming GM meetings in March. [The Hockey News]/