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Battle of the Pacific: Sharks Getting Healthy as Playoffs Approach
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Thursday, April 9, 2009. Sharks Getting Healthy as Playoffs Approach. The San Jose Sharks reported Wednesday that forwards Patrick Marleau and Ryane Clowe are expected to be back in the lineup for Thursday night's regular season home finale against the Phoenix Coyotes. They will be following fellow forwards Tomas Plihal and Claude Lemieux, who rejoined the team for Tuesday's win over Colorado. The Sharks also recently saw Marcel Goc, Rob Blake, and Jeremy Roenick return. Unfortunately for the Sharks, nei...
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Battle of the Pacific: September 2008
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Friday, September 26, 2008. San Jose Camp Week One Wrap-up. Photo by Dinur, courtesy of Flickr.com. How appropriate this picture is. Alexei Semenov, inexplicably back in camp despite being a complete waste of money and a uniform, not in focus with his surroundings. With McLaren likely gone, the Sharks only have six defencemen with NHL experience and one prospect, Derik Joslin, ready to step up. You need to have one or two others, and maybe the team felt they were that desperate. Semenov looked lost on th...
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Battle of the Pacific: March 2009
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Monday, March 16, 2009. Sharks Man Up Over Weekend, Earn Playoff Spot. This weekend was all Evgeni Nabokov, as he returned from both illness and the dreaded "lower-body injury" that is just a "tweak" Saturday night. Rob Blake and Brad Lukowich returned for that game, but Christian Ehrhoff was held out because of a "lower-body tweak." Then on Sunday, having to play less than 20 hours after completing the previous grueling contest and after a late-night flight, the line-up was the same. Including i...The l...
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Battle of the Pacific: Why Sharks Fans Should See 2009 as Different
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009. Why Sharks Fans Should See 2009 as Different. With the 2-1 win in Calgary Monday, San Jose has bounced back from their struggles over the past eight weeks to open up a two-game lead over Detroit for the President’s Trophy. It was only their fifth win on the road against a team that has more wins than losses (regulation or overtime). Meanwhile, the Sharks are beginning to show moxie. Against Calgary, they won despite being out-shot because of incredible goaltending and discip...
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Battle of the Pacific: December 2008
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Wednesday, December 31, 2008. Sharks-Stars: If Only All Games Were Against the Pacific. The Stars have played better since shelving Sean Avery, and the Sharks have been vulnerable. On the road, coming off an overtime loss, this looked like a tough game to win. But just to make sure, he laid out to block a shot in the final minute that helped not only preserve the win, but spring the Sharks' first empty-net goal of the season; Pavelski followed with another block and then got the puck to Ryan Clowe all al...
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Battle of the Pacific
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Thursday, March 5, 2009. The 2009 NHL Trade Deadline started off slow but really picked up at the end. The Phoenix Coyotes were one of the busiest teams on the day, making a total of four trades. The moves will be significant in both the present and the future of the franchise. Here are the trades that the Coyotes made and what I think of them:. Phoenix gets a 2010 fourth-round draft pick; Buffalo gets Mikael Tellqvist. Who got the better end? Calgary gets Olli Jokinen and a third-round draft pick. The F...
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Battle of the Pacific: February 2009
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Thursday, February 26, 2009. Ducks Start the Slow Death of the Season? Ducks traded veteran Chris Kunitz today to Pittsburgh for Ryan Whitney. Kunitz is rumored to be joining the highly touted line of Crosby and Malkin for the Penguins playoff push. Kunitz was by far one of my Favorite Ducks, so thanks for the great years, Chris. Hope life w/ Crosby treats you well, you were a class act, and a great member of the Ducks in both the team and community. Looks like the GM believes this is time to blow it up.
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Battle of the Pacific: October 2008
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Friday, October 31, 2008. Sharks Dine on Wings. The San Jose Sharks came into Thursday night's game leading the NHL with the fewest shots against per contest. They were also second to the Red Wings in shots for, leaving them with the best shot differential in the league. Different class of opponent, same result. The Sharks out-shot Detroit 33-27, but 27-13 through the first two periods when they established a firm lead in the game. The Sharks have been dominant in the second periods of game thus far this...
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Battle of the Pacific: Five Trades for the Sharks to Consider
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Sunday, March 1, 2009. Five Trades for the Sharks to Consider. On the latest road trip, the Sharks went 2-2. On the previous road trip, they went 1-1-3. Those of you who see the glass as only half-full will tell me that is a .500 road record in February, better than half the teams in the NHL. However, I recognize that a glass that is half-full is also half-empty (and vice-versa). That's why the Sharks need a trade. They have a 52.8 percent chance of losing all their road games after the first rou...They ...
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Battle of the Pacific: April 2009
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Thursday, April 9, 2009. Sharks Getting Healthy as Playoffs Approach. The San Jose Sharks reported Wednesday that forwards Patrick Marleau and Ryane Clowe are expected to be back in the lineup for Thursday night's regular season home finale against the Phoenix Coyotes. They will be following fellow forwards Tomas Plihal and Claude Lemieux, who rejoined the team for Tuesday's win over Colorado. The Sharks also recently saw Marcel Goc, Rob Blake, and Jeremy Roenick return. Unfortunately for the Sharks, nei...
