It’s not just that Macklin Celebrini is winning puck battles, it’s who he’s winning them against. As of last week, the San Jose Sharks’ wunderkind, per...
Macklin Celebrini is about more than scoring goals. He can do that too, of course. Macklin Celebrini scored a plenty impressive goal on Monday against the...
What’s Will Smith doing…well? That might seem counterintuitive, just looking at counting stats. Smith doesn’t have any points through five games played. But it’s not as...
The San Jose Sharks appear to be on the rise, but it’s going to take more than Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith to get them where...
How bad have the San Jose Sharks been this year? Let me count the ways – literally. All season, third-party data tracker SPORTLOGiQ – which is...
When you’re the worst team in the NHL, there’s a lot wrong with you. But if I were to start with one thing for the San...
The San Jose Sharks’ defensive corps has been much-maligned this season, and for good reason. Save for their goaltending, the Sharks have struggled at every position...
Alexander Barabanov is being sent down to the fourth line. That’s where Barabanov practiced this afternoon, another stain in a tough season for the usually top-nine...
David Quinn laughed when I told him that Mackenzie Blackwood is among the league leaders in stealing games. “I don’t need a stat to tell me...
Tomas Hertl is a new man this season. While it’s not obvious statistically – his 34 points in 48 games doesn’t even match his 63-point pace...
