“I thought we made a step forward with the things that we touched on after our last game.” That was head coach David Quinn’s assessment of the San Jose Sharks’ 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins last night. And there was progress – but considering where the…
Read MoreJonah Gadjovich has found an NHL home. The ex-San Jose Sharks enforcer signed an AHL deal with the Charlotte Checkers over the summer. The Checkers are the Florida Panthers’ affiliate. The agreement became an NHL deal with the Panthers on Monday. Gadjo…
Read MoreDespite the promise of next season’s NHL salary cap spike, insiders tell OTR the NHL trade market continues to be hamstrung by the current $83.5 cap. Based on recent NHL trade chatter amongst NHL executives and pro scouts, the feeling is desire will ou…
Read MoreLongtime San Jose Sharks AHL head coach Roy Sommer came out of retirement and was named the head coach of the Wenatchee Wild on Thursday. His appointment comes after the first-year Wild fired Kevin Constantine following an indefinite suspension from th…
Read MoreThe San Jose Sharks could be much deeper up front this year. And in a perhaps surprising way, considering they traded reigning Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson, maybe they’re deeper on defense. Yesterday, the San Jose Sharks released their 23-man ope…
Read MoreJust two San Jose Sharks teammates, among the many who attended Patrick Marleau’s jersey retirement ceremony, also sat with Marleau on stage. Joe Thornton, of course, was one. Thornton played with Marleau from 2005 to 2017, and once again, from 2019 to…
Read MoreGoing into the summer, you figure that Jacob Peterson felt pretty good about his chances of making the San Jose Sharks. Acquired at the Trade Deadline from the Dallas Stars for Scott Reedy, the 6-foot-1 forward put up two goals and six assists in just …
Read MoreThe San Jose Sharks are much closer to their opening night roster. Today, they waived forwards Scott Sabourin and Nathan Todd. If Sabourin and Todd pass, they’ll join the San Jose Barracuda. Then, they assigned forwards Ethan Cardwell, Brandon Coe, Dan…
Read MoreIt’s time to unwrap the mystery of Georgi Romanov. The VHL import will get his first NHL action, starting tonight’s pre-season tilt with the Anaheim Ducks. The San Jose Sharks signed Romanov to a two-year contract, out of second-division Russian hockey…
Read MoreJohn McCarthy stood by the San Jose Sharks organization’s denial that a Barracuda coach tried to coerce Martin Kaut into fighting last season. But, in his first media availability since Kaut’s accusations, McCarthy also gave some credence to one of the…
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