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Yahoo! Sports - NHL - San Jose Sharks News

Latest news and information about the San Jose Sharks.

Howard Baldwin, ex-Whalers owner, offers critical look at ‘marginal’ NHL markets (Yahoo! Sports)
Howard Baldwin founded the Hartford Whalers, helped create the San Jose Sharks, and produced "Mystery, Alaska" (yea!) and "Sound of Thunder" (bleech!) among other films. He's seen businesses that work, businesses that fail. He's seen, and done, it all — … Continue reading →

Campbell: Gagner only had seven points (TheHockeyNews.com)
The third point of Sam Gagner's magical eight-point night shouldn't have counted...and Yakupov's suspension unjust.

Fantasy Hockey: Kovalchuk starts his season; Spezza’s big slump; Gagner’s fantasy impact (Yahoo! Sports)
Dobber checks in every Monday to force-feed you the latest fantasy hockey trends. The founder of DobberHockey.com and a columnist for The Hockey News website, he long ago immersed himself into this rollercoaster world and is unable to escape. It's … Continue reading →

What We Learned: NHL could learn a thing or two from the Super Bowl (Yahoo! Sports)
Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and boils those events down to one admittedly superficial fact or stupid opinion about each team. Feel free to complain about … Continue reading →

Magical Miikka closes in on NHL career win No. 300 (The Calgary Herald)
Flames netminder goes for milestone against Ducks on Monday night

Sharks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Following a 5-3 loss at Phoenix on Saturday night, the Sharks embarked on three idle days for the last time this season. Once the team resumes play on Wednesday against visiting Calgary, the Sharks will have as many as consecutive days off only three times the rest of the way.

The schedule gets particularly daunting in two ways—a nine-game road trip from Feb. 12-26 and a busy 17 games scheduled for the month of March. Coach Todd McLellan is putting up a brave front.

"There are actually five teams who are going to play 17 games in March so I don't want to hear about it anymore," McLellan said. "I want our group to come to the rink and get prepared to play one game at a time."

Locking up the Pacific Division title and a top-three seed in the West along with...

Sharks Fall to Coyotes 5-3: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Coming into the game the San Jose Sharks had been practically scoring at will, having compiled 11 goals in just two games since the All-Star break. The Phoenix Coyotes had been struggling up until the Sharks came into town, were able to slow down the streaking Sharks.

Listless Canucks stun Avalanche late to 'earn' shootout win (The Province)
The Canucks scored first but were down 2-1 for more than half the game after Jay McClement scored in the second. But late heroics from Kevin Bieksa tied up the game and sent it to OT and a shootout.

Versatile Moen drawing trade interest (Yahoo! Sports)
While the Canadiens make it policy not to discuss trade rumors, there's growing interest in versatile winger Travis Moen. Most of the interest seems to be coming from Western Conference teams with the San Jose Sharks among the front-runners for Moen's services.

Saturday’s Three Stars: Reimer, Vokoun post shutouts; St. Louis nets hat trick (Yahoo! Sports)
No. 1 Star: James Reimer, Toronto Maple Leafs Two straight starts and two straight shutouts for the 23-year old Reimer. After blanking the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night, Reimer followed that up with a 49-save performance during a 5-0 win … Continue reading →

Korpikoski scores 2 to lead Preds over Sharks (The Canadian Press)
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Lauri Korpikoski came up huge in a game the Phoenix Coyotes needed to win.

Korpikoski scores 2 to lead Coyotes over Sharks (AP)
This was a game the Phoenix Coyotes needed to win. In 12th place in the Western Conference and struggling for a playoff spot, the Coyotes got two goals from Lauri Korpikoski and beat the San Jose Sharks 5-3 Saturday night. With one of the worst home records in the league, Phoenix picked up only its 11th win at home this season -- good for 26 points.

Canucks steal shootout win in Denver (The Vancouver Sun)
The Vancouver Canucks keep finding ways to earn points, but they're not exactly doing it in style.

San Jose Sharks Vs. Phoenix Coyotes: Fan Preview (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Since the All-Star break, the San Jose Sharks have found something they've been missing all season; their ability to score in bunches. In their two games since the All-Star break, the Sharks have put away 11 goals and given up just two.

Game Story: Flames 3, Blackhawks 1 (The Calgary Herald)
Herald’s three stars are Olli Jokinen, Jay Bouwmeester and Miikka Kiprusoff

Clowe Returns as Sharks Beat Stars 5-2: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Something has happened to the San Jose Sharks as they have emerged out of the All-Star break looking like a brand new hockey team. After not being able to score the puck very effectively during the first half of the season, in their two games since the All-Star break the Sharks...

Dan Boyle Named Sharks Player of the Month: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Each month, Brocade, a network solutions company based out of Silicon Valley donates $2,500 dollars to the The Sharks Foundation on behalf of the San Jose Sharks Player of the Month. The company also donates $5,000 on behalf of the Sharks Player of the Year, which is obviously...

Sharks' special teams show improvement (Yahoo! Sports)
It's taken longer than expected, but the San Jose Sharks' power play is finally starting to resemble the productive unit it has been in recent seasons. And not a moment too soon. San Jose was disappointing on special teams during the first half, ranking in the bottom half of...

Thursday’s Three Stars: Gagner’s great 8; Subban destroys Larsson; Dan Boyle’s embarrassing gaffe (Yahoo! Sports)
"Wait, no, I said *drop* the gloves …" No. 1 Star: Sam Gagner, Edmonton Oilers As you may have heard, he had somewhere between nine and seven points for the Oilers in their 8-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. His … Continue reading →

Clowe helps Sharks skate past Stars, 5-2 (The Canadian Press)
SAN JOSE, Calif. - Ryane Clowe had plenty to celebrate. He played his first game since a facial fracture two weeks ago and scored a goal. Even better, his father was among the sellout crowd.

Puck Previews: Red Wings vs. Canucks; Brian Burke talks gay hockey players (Yahoo! Sports)
Back by popular demand, here are your Puck Previews: Spotlighting the key games in NHL action, news and views as well as general frivolity. Make sure to stop back here for the nightly Three Stars when the games are finished. … Continue reading →

Puck Headlines: Clowe, Byfuglien return; Gaustad on Sabres/Habs trash talk (Yahoo! Sports)
Here are your Puck Headlines: a glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere in sports and the few, the proud, the mainstream hockey media. • Via Dmitry, a Scott Gomez History Will Be Made. We're getting … Continue reading →

San Jose Sharks Vs. Dallas Stars: Fan Preview (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
The San Jose Sharks burst out of the gates of the second half of the season by absolutely embarrassing the Columbus Blue Jackets 6-0 on January 31. The Sharks looked like the team fans have been hoping to see all year long. They were aggressive in the offensive zone, they created a...

Hodgson named NHL rookie of the month (The Canadian Press)
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Vancouver Canucks centre Cody Hodgson has been named the NHL's rookie of the month for January.

Red Wings have earned the love (The Vancouver Sun)
Nobody hates the Detroit Red Wings and it’s making me sick. It’s unbelievable the free pass this organization gets compared to nearly all the other top teams in the National Hockey League.

Nyjer Morgan Gets Good Reviews for Skate with Sharks: Fan Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Just as I had hoped, there was plenty of video footage of Nyjer Morgan skating during San Jose Sharks practice as well as some locker room interviews of Morgan and Joe Thornton discussing the practice. Thornton said he was surprised at how well he did and would have to give him a...

Brewers’ Nyjer Morgan practices with San Jose Sharks, scores on Thomas Greiss (Video) (Yahoo! Sports)
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Nyjer Morgan (a.k.a. Tony Plush) grew up in the Bay Area and followed hockey as a kid after watching the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. During the 1999-200 season, Morgan played seven games with the Regina Pats of … Continue reading →

Brewers outfielder Morgan practices with Sharks (PA SportsTicker)
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer

Devils’ Eric Boulton, Blue Jackets’ Jared Boll both light $2,500 after NHL fines (Yahoo! Sports)
The Shanahammer took some practice swings on Wednesday, as New Jersey Devils forward Eric Boulton and Columbus Blue Jackets forward Jared Boll were both fined $2,500 for their actions on Tuesday night. (Please keep in mind this is the maximum … Continue reading →