SHARKS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Sharks GM Doug Wilson ‘strongly disagrees’ with Raffi Torres suspension in statement
On Thursday the NHL suspended Sharks winger Raffi Torres for the remainder of San Jose’s second round series against the Kings for a hit on Jarret Stoll in Game 1. We concluded the punishment was a bit of an overreaction by the NHL, a penalty that seemed to discipline the player more for his past rather than the offense in question. If you thought you were mad, imagine how Sharks...
Sharks Need To Use Home Ice Advantage To Erase 2-0 Series Deficit
Just when it looked like San Jose was headed towards a split with the Los Angeles Kings on the road, 22 seconds that both the Sharks and their fans would like to forget sent them to their second straight loss in the second round of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.
A pair of late penalties led to the two power play goals in that brief 22 second window late in the third period by Dustin...
Tomas Jurco breaks in Darth Maul style hockey stick
A photo of Darth Maul skating around during the Tampa Bay Lightning-San Jose Sharks pre-game has been making it’s way around the Internet and inspired the Grand Rapids Griffins to recreate the stick. Unfortunately the photo of Darth Maul is a photoshop, but that didn’t stop the Griffins from creating the stick.
The Griffins created a video of their equipment manager creating...
Dancing Bunny at Sharks-Kings Game Turns Out to Be San Jose Fan Who Lost Bet (GIF)
Whatever you do, don’t lose a bet to a San Jose Sharks fan.
On Thursday, the Los Angeles Kings defeated the Sharks 4-3 at Staples Center in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. However, there was at least one fan in the building who probably wishes he hadn’t been there.
Cameras caught some fleeting glimpses of a man decked out in a full head-to-toe bunny costume, which...
Sharks' Torres suspended for series
San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of the Western Conference semifinal series against Los Angeles on Thursday for a hit to Kings forward Jarret Stoll's head.
Torres was assessed a minor penalty for charging for the second-period hit Tuesday night in the Kings' 2-0 victory in Game 1. Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Torres is considered...
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Raffi Torres Suspended for Duration of Western Conference Semifinals After Hit on Jarret Stoll
NEW YORK — San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of the Western Conference semifinal series against Los Angeles on Thursday for a hit to Kings forward Jarret Stoll‘s head.
Torres was assessed a minor penalty for charging for the second-period hit Tuesday night in the Kings’ 2-0 victory in Game 1. Under the collective bargaining agreement, Torres is...
Raffi Torres Looking At Possible 5+ Games Suspension
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San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres is scheduled for a disciplinary hearing for his hit on Jarret Stoll of the Los Angeles Kings in Game 1 on Tuesday.
The league has offered an in-person hearing, meaning Torres could be suspended for five or more games.
Stoll did not return to the game for the third period after being hit by Torres in the second period...
TJ Galiardi tries to change, LA Kings won’t let him
San Jose Sharks forward TJ Galiardi was going for a line change after a long shift and skated too closely to the Los Angeles Kings bench. Kings’ Dustin Brown was the first to impede him after Brown was shoved by Galiardi. Brown tried to put Galiardi into the Kings bench, but when that didn’t work, Brown held his arm until he decided let him free. Galiardi was careless with...
Round Two: Kings Versus Sharks by Jack Weber
In more than one way, this is round two between the Kings and the San Jose Sharks. Yes, the Kings will finally get a chance to avenge their first-round exit to the Sharks in 2011, when the Western Conference’s second seed, the Sharks, won all three games at Staples Center against the West’s seventh seed, [...]
Sharks rely on rookie D Matt Irwin
When the San Jose Sharks moved defenseman Brent Burns to forward in March it provided an immediate spark to what had been a lackluster season to that point.
Burns' physical presence up front allowed the Sharks to move Joe Pavelski to the third line and gave a scoring-challenged team much more depth to help lead the Sharks into the second-round of the playoffs.
Burns' move...
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Sharks F Adam Burish out for 2nd round
The San Jose Sharks will begin the second round of the playoffs somewhat short-handed after losing forward Adam Burish to an undisclosed upper-body injury.
Burish got hurt during the team's 4-3 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night that wrapped up the first playoff sweep in franchise history. Burish did not return to that game after being slashed by Vancouver...
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Sharks’ Adam Burish out for 2nd round series
The Sharks don’t know as of yet whom their opponent will be in the Western Conference Semifinals, but they do know they will be short one forward for the entire series.
On Thursday the team announced that winger Adam Burish will not play in the next round because of an unspecified upper body injury sustained in the series-clinching Game 4 win over the Canucks on Tuesday. Burish...
Sharks Second Round Matchup Preview
After a first round sweep of the Vancouver Canucks, the Sharks are resting up as they await their Western Conference Semifinal opponent.
With the NHL playoffs being played at a bruising and punishing pace, the one thing the Sharks are absolutely rooting for is that all other Western Conference series to go seven games.
As the six seed, San Jose will most likely not have home ice...
In sin bin, Canucks defenseman Kevin Bieksa ridiculed by Sharks fans (video)
The San Jose Sharks mercifully ended the season for the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, completing the series sweep courtesy of a 4-3 overtime victory in front of the hometown fans at HP Pavilion. And while the game was not without controversy — a controversial boarding penalty called on Daniel Sedin (his brother Henrik called the penalty “bulls**t”) led to Patrick Marleau’s...
San Jose Sharks Announcers Go In On Vancouver Green Men
Drew Remenda and Randy Hahn who handle the San Jose Sharks play-by-play for CNS in the Bay Area had a little fun at the Vancouver green men’s expense during Game 1. During the telecast they dropped a few jokes about how they are grown men ‘living in their parents’ basements’ and of course ‘the 40-year-old virgin’ burn. Pretty funny considering all the green men do...
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