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Post-game comments from the Sharks locker room after being eliminated from the playoffs via a 5-1 victory by the Kings in San Jose…
Head Coach Todd McLellan on Sharks problems:
“When I look at it, I think they fixed their problems, we didn’t. Our problems got progressively worse as we went along. We were awful off [...]
Following the Kings 3-0 win over the Sharks in Game 5, here’s what was being said in both locker rooms…
Sharks Head Coach Todd McLellan on decisions for Game 6:
“Do we have a decision to make? Yep, just like any other night. We have two good goaltenders. We will have to make some decisions throughout our [...]
Comments from the Sharks locker room following their 6-3 loss to the Kings in Game 4…
Coach Todd McLellan on the overall game:
“We had some open nets in situations that we didn’t score on but that happens sometimes, you have to be able to respond and be resilient after that. If we give up five tonight, [...]
People were expecting a tight, close series between the Kings and Sharks in the opening round of this year’s Stanley Cup Playoffs. So far? Well, San Jose has scored 13 goals. Nobody had that number in their office pool, that’s for sure. Following the Sharks 7-2 win over the Kings in Game 2 on [...]
Over the last few years the Kings have played more playoff games than any other NHL team. However, all of that experience didn’t help them in the opening 20 minutes of Game 1 on Thursday night. Even though several players had acknowledged the need to whether the storm early, in a building known for being [...]
From college hockey in Calgary to the ECHL to the AHL, forward Bracken Kearns just kept plugging away. Brought up to the NHL for just one game last season, he knew he wanted to get back there. So, perhaps he was trying to prove a point with the Sharks’ AHL affiliate in Worcester, where he [...]
Guests Mike Goldberg, Kevin Kurz, Sarah McLellan, Isaiah Mustafa and Chris Peters joined us for the December 22, 2013 edition of West Coast Bias on NHL Network Radio.
Over the jam packed two hours, Jonathan Davis and I talked about all the latest news and notes from around the rinks in North America – including Dan [...]
Kings captain Dustin Brown received a five-minute major penalty for kneeing and was tossed from LA’s game vs. San Jose on Tuesday night, but that didn’t stop Darryl Sutter’s team from another dominate performance against the Sharks on home ice. Goals from snipers Jeff Carter and Tyler Toffoli helped fuel a 4-1 victory. [...]
Fresh off their shootout win over the Kings on Wednesday, the Pacific Division leading San Jose Sharks used a Brent Burns hat trick to down the visiting St. Louis Blues 6-3 on Friday. With the two points, they now sit just one point behind Chicago for the NHL’s top spot.
After the game, here’s what was [...]
Sharks react to Kings tying the series in Los Angeles
Reaction from the Kings locker room after the Kings won Game 6 by a final score of 4-1, forcing a Game 7 this Wednesday…
San Jose Head Coach Todd McLellan on the game winning goal:
“We got cheated. Simple as that. I was told that you could see the puck laying behind his feet the whole time. [...]