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In other San Jose Sharks news…
San Jose Sharks video coach Dan Darrow started a mini-kerfuffle with the analytics community after this tweet:
— Garret Hohl (@GarretHohl) September 7, 2020
Around the NHL…
Will Colorado offer a 1st-round pick to Pittsburgh for Matt Murray? (Colorado Hockey Now)
David Pastrnak remains frustrated by his playoff injury. (Boston Hockey Now)
Three Isles X-factors that might turn things around in the Conference Finals. (NYI Hockey Now)
How Vegas breakouts broke down in Game One. (Sin Bin)
Brayden Point is a true throwback on the ice. (Sportsnet)
Jack Han on seeing the game in four dimensions. (The Hockey Tactics Newsletter)
Bobby Ryan wins the Masterton Trophy for perseverance. (NHL)
Curious how the San Jose Sharks might maximize Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns’s talents? How Phil Jackson and the triangle offense can apply to the Sharks? How to use analytics the right way?
San Jose Hockey Now spoke with incoming San Jose associate coach Rocky Thompson about thse things in a wide-ranging interview:
Also, we talked to USA Hockey National Team Development Program associate coach Nick Fohr about San Jose Sharks second-round pick Thomas Bordeleau.
Fohr shared Bordeleau’s greatest strengths and weaknesses, discussed Sasha Chmelevski’s flawed-but-improving skating, and revealed what Kevin Labanc’s USNTDP teammates gave him a hard time about:
USNTDP coach Nick Fohr on Bordeleau’s Hockey IQ, Chmelevski’s Skating, Labanc’s Confidence
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In other San Jose Sharks news…
The @SanJoseSharks have released some new wordmarks and retired some old secondary logos. Full details and lots of images on the blog! #SJSharks
BLOG: https://t.co/8F0XNH9FY2 pic.twitter.com/SHTWuq1JHY
— icethetics (@icethetics) October 24, 2020
#SJSharks prospect Artemiy Knyazev has been loaned to @hcakbars.
— Russian Prospects (@RUSProspects) October 23, 2020
Around the NHL…
What a bargain! Calgary signs UFA Josh Leivo to a one-year, $875K contract. (Flames Nation)
Jeremy Colliton tells Chicago vets, about the re-build: “They need to help on this.” (Chicago Tribune)
Which head coaches will receive extensions? (The Athletic)
Haggs And Murph: Will The Boston Bruins Write The Next ‘Rebuild Letter’?
Matt’s Net-Front Presence: Penguins Should Pursue Veteran Backup for Tristan Jarry
Conor Sheary, Erik Haula, Mikael Granlund? Which UFAs are the San Jose Sharks talking to?
The Locked on Sharks guys and Sie Morley discuss who San Jose’s 3C will be next year:
In other San Jose Sharks news…
Evander Kane’s 10 travel essentials:
San Jose Sharks star @evanderkane_9 shares the 10 things he can't live without when he hits the road for #GQ10Essentials pic.twitter.com/3TbFO10XGD
— GQ Magazine (@GQMagazine) October 22, 2020
Teal Town USA called B.S. and San Jose Sharks president Jonathan Becher confirmed these purported “reverse retro” jerseys are fakes…too bad!
This, apparently, will be the @SanJoseSharks third jersey next season. A nice touch – replica of the California Seals uniforms in their final two #NHL seasons: 1974-75 and 1975-76. pic.twitter.com/50fWHIMA8q
— Howard Berger (@Berger_BYTES) October 22, 2020
For those who fell for the antics of a troll, the "leak" being desperately circulated is a @icethetics #SJSharks concept from 3 years ago. The photo you've been trolled with is from a China knockoff site. Do your homework, kids. pic.twitter.com/knroVS0Pkh
— Teal Town USA – A San Jose Sharks Podcast (@TealTownUSA) October 22, 2020
Entertained by the alternate jerseys designs on social media labeled as based on inside info. We have creative fans! None of these designs are real
— Jonathan Becher (@jbecher) October 22, 2020
By the way, the original California Golden Seals-inspired design is from Chris Fortier.
Around the NHL…
The @PWHPA announced that Secret Deodorant made a $1 million commitment to fund their Dream Gap Tour in 2021.
It is the largest corporate commitment ever made for professional women’s hockey in North America. https://t.co/LCCxBPlBtu
— Emily Kaplan (@emilymkaplan) October 22, 2020
The NHL postpones the Winter Classic and All-Star Weekend for the 2020-21 season. (NHL)
That’s cheap: Dmitry Kulikov signed a one-year, $1.15 million contract with the New Jersey Devils. Another example of how tough the UFA market is right now — The Hockey Code projected Kulikov at $2,991,125 for one season. He was also a top-four defenseman for Winnipeg in 2019-20, albeit not a particularly good top-four defender.
Ball Arena.
Sakic is the GM.
Folks…
— Greg Wyshynski (@wyshynski) October 22, 2020
Front office shakeup continues as Eric Joyce leaves Florida Panthers
Future Islanders? Three Bridgeport Sound Tigers to Keep an Eye on | NYHN+
What do statistical profiles say about the NHL futures of Lean Bergmann, Dillon Hamaliuk, and Alexei Melnichuk?
Erik Fowle fills us in:
Also, the Locked on Sharks boys tell us more about Thomas Bordeleau:
In other San Jose Sharks news…
Rocky Thompson tells Jason Gregor some of his offensive philosophies. How will these ideas apply to the San Jose Sharks? (Oilers Nation)
Around the NHL…
Justin Bourne breaks down how Joe Thornton can help the Maple Leafs. (Sportsnet)
Why do so few women work in sports radio? (The Athletic)
Haggerty: It’s no secret the salary cap situation is hurting the Boston Bruins
Team president says Bill Zito making needed changes to Florida Panthers
Sheng’s Daily: A New Look for Sharks
Rocky Thompson: “Leave analytics out of the locker room.”
USNTDP coach Nick Fohr on Bordeleau’s Hockey IQ, Chmelevski’s Skating, Labanc’s Confidence
Sheng’s Daily: It’s a Trap!
BREAKING: Sharks Are Talking to Conor Sheary
What I’m Hearing About Dubnyk-Donato to San Jose…
BREAKING: Sharks Are Talking to Conor Sheary
Speculation: Does Patrik Laine to the Sharks Make Sense?
A Scout’s Argument for Bobby Ryan
Joe Thornton Lost the Faith — Doug Wilson Hasn’t
USNTDP coach Nick Fohr on Bordeleau’s Hockey IQ, Chmelevski’s Skating, Labanc’s Confidence
Who’s Best Option for Sharks’ Third-Line Center?
Get to Know Thomas Bordeleau
Saying Goodbye to Joe Thornton
Let’s Get Sad About Joe Thornton Leaving San Jose
Could the Avs offer a 1st round pick for Matt Murray? Sure. Should they? No.