SHARKS RUMORS & GOSSIP

San Jose Sharks Fined $100,000 After GM Doug Wilson Comments on Raffi Torres Suspension

The San Jose Sharks have a hefty fine that will go along with Raffi Torres‘ suspension for the remainder of the Sharks’ series against the Los Angeles Kings. Torres was suspended by the NHL for a vicious hit on Kings center Jarrett Stoll during Game 1, and Sharks general manager, Doug Wilson, took exception to the decision and it has cost the organization $100,000, according...
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Logan Couture emerges as leader on Sharks

(Eds: With AP Photos.) By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer When Logan Couture limped off the ice in the middle of a tied game San Jose desperately needed to win, it looked as if he was taking the Sharks' playoffs hopes with him. Instead Couture managed to make it back out on the ice to give his team an emotional spark and topped that by scoring the overtime game-winner that got the...
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How About Some New Rules And Torres Talk Too

from Larry Brooks of the New York Post, * New rule: When a penalty is assessed at the 20:00 mark of a period, the next period shall begin with the faceoff in the offensive zone of the club on the power play and not at the center dot. New rule: When a player intentionally is thrown out of the faceoff circle following an icing in order to give his team a few extra seconds...
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Logan Couture Leads San Jose Sharks Past LA Kings in OT Win

Somehow the San Jose Sharks found a way to win Game 3 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs Saturday night against the Los Angeles Kings despite being without several players for various parts of the game. To kick things off, the Sharks were already without Raffi Torres who has been suspended for the remainder of the series. They lost Martin Havlat at the first intermission...
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Logan Couture saves San Jose Sharks season with overtime winner

 Saturday night's contest was "Must Win" for the San Jose Sharks, a loss would put the team in a deep 3-0 hole against the defending Stanley Cup Champion, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose's season would certainly be over with in LA victory.   Luckily, for the San Jose Sharks the power play was working in Game 3. Just after the ice was cleaned to start the game...
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Kings fall to Sharks in overtime in Game 3

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Logan Couture scored a power-play goal 1:29 into overtime to help the San Jose Sharks bounce back from two losses in Los Angeles to beat the Kings 2-1 in Game 3 of their second-round series on Saturday night. Dan Boyle scored a power-play goal early in the first period and Antti Niemi made 26 saves for the Sharks, who got the penalty calls to go in their...
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MONEY TALKS

Sharks fined $100k for GM comments

The San Jose Sharks were fined the huge sum of $100,000 for GM Doug Wilson's comments on the Raffi Torres suspension. What did he say?

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Martin Havlat back for Sharks in Game 3

Martin Havlat has been missing from action since he went down with an undisclosed lower-body injury in Game 1 of the first-round series against the Canucks. But Havlat is expected to be back in the Sharks lineup in Game 3 Saturday against the Kings. And not a moment too soon. In an 0-2 hole, the Sharks need whatever help they can get on their lines, with Adam Burish out for the...
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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...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss

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...
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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...
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3 days ago  |  Discuss
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