Sheng’s Daily: An Analytical Argument for Brent Burns’s 2nd Half

We’ve heard plenty from the San Jose Sharks about their objections to the city of San Jose and Google’s re-development plans — in a San Jose Hockey Now exclusive, we get extensive insight from the city’s point of view, straight from the source. We talk to Nanci Klein, Director of Economic Development for the city of San Jose:

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In other San Jose Sharks news…

Thanks to reader Patrick Bacon, who brought this analytical argument for Brent Burns’s second half to my attention — though it should be noted, in practice, that Burns’s shot volume didn’t really drop, but his shot quality did improve.

I thought Brent Burns was significantly better once Bob Boughner took over and limited his shooting volume. Now we've got the numbers (and a sweet viz, thanks to @JFreshHockey) to hold that up to scrutiny.

The verdict? It holds. Burns' offensive and defensive impact improved. https://t.co/8tDstnpUcE pic.twitter.com/NRitUGcaGj

— Patrick Bacon (@TopDownHockey) November 20, 2020

In something of a stunner, San Jose Sharks prospect Artemi Kniazev didn’t make Team Russia’s preliminary WJC roster. We’ll follow up on this:

Team Russia U20 #WorldJuniors camp roster has been announced. pic.twitter.com/efIAg4jSQ3

— Russian Prospects (@RUSProspects) November 20, 2020

Nov. 21, 2015 – #SJSharks forward Patrick Marleau became the 83rd player in NHL history to score 1000 career points when he assisted on defenseman Brent Burns' first period goal in the Sharks' 3-1 victory at PIT.

📸 Getty Images pic.twitter.com/vpFfJV7I3m

— San Jose Sharks History (@sjsharkshistory) November 22, 2020

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