Tomas Hertl out for Sharks in Game 3, huge blow to lineup SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks will be without their “best player” for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday night.  Tomas Hertl, the team’s top-line winger, is out for the Sharks due to a lower body injury. He made a brief appearance at practice on Friday in a track suit, but did not skate with the team. “He's arguably … [Read more...]

From teal to logo, how San Jose Sharks set NHL expansion standard Matt Levine still has the letter from CCM.  The Sharks had decided to go with teal as their primary color and the jersey maker didn’t love the decision – a choice that would define the franchise and change the hockey marketing landscape. The letter read: “Dear Mr. Levine. The country is excited about the Sharks. You haven’t … [Read more...]

Alexander Steen out 4-6 months after shoulder surgery St. Louis Blues forward Alexander Steen underwent shoulder surgery and will be sidelined the next four-to-six months the team announced Friday. The short end of that timeframe that would make him ready for Oct. 3, right before the likely start of the NHL’s regular season. The long range estimate has Steen out until early December. His … [Read more...]

Puck Soup Podcast: Doc Emrick on Pierre McGuire, Stanley Cup Final, glow puck (WARNING: STRONG ADULT LANGUAGE AND HUMOR. LISTENER DISCRETION IS ADVISED.) PUCK SOUP is the new hockey podcast on the Nerdist network for Puck Daddy editor Greg Wyshynski and Dave Lozo of Vice Sports, Uproxx and The Comeback. This is a hockey podcast, in the sense that the talk about hockey, both on the ice and … [Read more...]

Ryan Kesler throws some indirect shade at Bruce Boudreau's coaching When a player discusses the virtues he’d like in his next head coach, one can’t help but see those comments as an indictment of what the team was lacking under the previous head coach.  To that end: Ryan Kesler of the Anaheim Ducks discussed his team’s ongoing search to replace the fired Bruce Boudreau in a recent interview … [Read more...]

Pass or Fail: Florida Panthers new jersey and logo The Florida Panthers unveiled their new jersey and logo Thursday at an event at the BB&T Center. The major changes include a stripe through the middle of the jersey, new shoulder patches, and a crest that shows “a more mature and stoic panther.” “The idea when we came into Florida and took responsibility for the stewardship of the … [Read more...]

Montreal Canadiens hire Kirk Muller as associate coach Kirk Muller will return to the Montreal Canadiens as the team’s new associate coach.  The decision was announced Thursday, just one day after it was reported that Muller had turned down the St. Louis Blues’ one-year offer to return there as an assistant coach. Muller had some of his greatest success as a player with the Canadiens. He was … [Read more...]

Sharks vs. Penguins: Stanley Cup Final Game 2 Key Moment The Pittsburgh Penguins were the better team than the San Jose Sharks for almost all of Game 2, but found themselves in overtime with a chance to head to San Jose tied 1-1 in the Stanley Cup Final. All their hard work was almost fruitless until Conor Sheary scored the game-winning goal at the 2:35 mark of overtime to give Pittsburgh a … [Read more...]

How Sidney Crosby ‘called shot’ on Penguins' Game 2 OT goal Your browser does not support iframes. PITTSBURGH – Sidney Crosby called the Pittsburgh Penguins’ shot on their overtime goal to win Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final.  A hockey prophet. The Babe Ruth of puck.  Yeah, not so much, said Crosby.  “I call 25 faceoffs a game. So I got 24 wrong tonight." But he orchestrated the play. He … [Read more...]

Logan Couture believes Sidney Crosby 'cheats' on faceoffs PITTSBURGH – The sequence that led to Conor Sheary’s overtime winner for the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night began with a Sidney Crosby face-off win, something he did 17 out of 24 times in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final against the San Jose Sharks. What’s been the secret to the Penguins’ captain’s success in the dot? Sharks … [Read more...]