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Can the Bruins win without any centers?The Boston Bruins are the perfect team in the NHL to have the eternal-long fatalism vs. determinism debate. They sit atop the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference once again, just as they did last year. Just as last year, David Pastrnak and Brad Marchand are two of the best players in the league...

Isn’t it weird how the Carolina Hurricanes keep getting goalie’d?Told you. ...

It’s time for our yearly 'Don’t buy Carolina Hurricanes stock' columnIt comes from a place of heartbreak. It’s hard to not become smitten with the Carolina Hurricanes. They play fast. They have a rabid fanbase. They have a lot of players that are easy to like. They have a coach in Rod Brind’amour who’s happy to explain things to fans and isn’t a complete meatball (he...

Someone please explain San Jose’s hot start for me

I know it’s early, but how in the world are the San Jose Sharks 4-0? There is nothing about this team that jumps off the page when you look at their roster. In fact, their roster looks filled to the brim with huge, unfulfilling contracts attached to players way past their prime, unproven youngsters,...

The Minnesota Wild have a fun player in Kirill Kaprizov, and suddenly everything seems possible

Even if you’re a hockey fan, it always takes a second to remember that the Minnesota Wild exist and what their jerseys look like. In all of the four major sports, the Wild are the most guy-in-the-work-kitchen that no one really knows. You see him there, he might nod to someone once a month, and then...

Matthew Tkachuk Snags Brent Burns's Stick, Takes It To Bench, Gets Penalty

Calgary Flames rookie Matthew Tkachuk caught the stick of San Jose’s Brent Burns in last night’s game, but didn’t drop it on the ice. The 6-foot-2 Tkachuk nonchalantly skated to his bench with both twigs as the 6-foot-5 Burns followed. Doesn’t he know it’s not wise to upset a Wookiee?...

Sharks Sign Brent Burns To Massive Contract Extension

Brent Burns and the San Jose Sharks have agreed to an eight-year contract extension to kick in next season, which will pay the blueliner a reported $8 million a year....

How Joe Pavelski Became A Tip Machine

It was, is, and will be for at least the next 36 hours the most important goal in Sharks history. Joe Pavelski’s redirection of a Brent Burns shot broke a third-period tie and stood up the rest of the way, the winner in a 6-3 victory that brings San Jose to within one game of the Stanley Cup Finals,...

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Don't Leave Brent Burns Open

Back east we’ve got two fast, hard-hitting, well-rounded teams, that frankly play fairly similar games. Out west is a more intriguing clash of styles: The Blues are more defensive minded, more deliberate, more physical, while the Sharks thrive on offense, speed, puck movement, and the most exciting ...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Wed May 18 2016

How The Sharks' Power Play Will Bite You From Any Angle

If you had the entire NHL to draft from, you might not be able to construct a more logical top power-play unit than the one the Sharks can ice every night. Maybe not the “best”—third best in the NHL this year, though—but there’s not another that’s so well-defined, that offers such weapons from every...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Thu Apr 21 2016

Sharks defenseman Brent Burns won the Something-or-Other Award for his community work. As Ryan Lambert puts it, “he looked like a lunatic who robbed a formal-wear shop and ran a comb through his hair for the first time in years.”...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Thu Jun 25 2015

Which Athlete Was The Best At Hanging Out With A Penguin?

By sheer coincidence, athletes from three different teams in three different places hung out with penguins today. But we need to know: Who was the best?...

by Samer Kalaf|

|Fri Jan 23 2015

You Can Look At This One Now If You Want

by Barry Petchesky|

|Fri Oct 24 2014

What In The Hell Did Brent Burns Find?

San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent Burns discovered this on the golf course yesterday. He's stumped. I'm not a paleontologist, but it's clearly either a chupacabra or a Nashville Predator. ...

by Barry Petchesky|

|Mon Aug 19 2013

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