New site is live
3/29/2023 - MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK
Hi everyone!
Quick update. The new Expand
3/29/2023 - MALCOLM DENEMARK/FLORIDA TODAY / USA TODAY NETWORK
Hi everyone!
Quick update. The new site is live. It’s bare bones and will have a lot more posts when I get the previous posts.
That said, the commenting platform should work so set up your logins now and drop a comment in the welcome post so I know you’re there.
Due to some behind the scenes stuff I’ll be moving over early and putting the game thread for Thursday’s game against the Golden Knights on the new site.
https://fear-the-fin.ghost.io/ for those of you typing it into a browser instead of clicking the link.
Let me know if you have any problems in the comments below. Vox is cutting things off on March 31, so I’ll try to address things here, especially if you can’t log on for some reason. Collapse
Sharks at Flames: Lines, open thread and how to watch
3/25/2023 - Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Plus, San Jose is last in the league! A quick update on the Expand
3/25/2023 - Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Plus, San Jose is last in the league! A quick update on the league standings before we jump into today’s game. The San Jose Sharks are now 32nd in the league! Thanks to a 5-4 Columbus Blue Jackets win over the New York Islanders last night, the Sharks and Blue Jackets both have 53 points on the season. Since San Jose has played one more game than Columbus, the Sharks are last in the league.
For those of you keeping track, the lottery odds that the team that places last in the league gets the number one pick in the draft are 25.5%. While the team that places 31st in the league only has a 13.5% chance of receiving the number one pick.
San Jose Sharks
STATS
Record: 19-38-15Streak: L8Goals Leader: Logan Couture (24 G, 36 A)Assists Leader: Erik Karlsson (22 G, 66 A)Power Play: 17.6%Penalty Kill: 83.0%Goals For/60: 2.85Goals Against/60: 3.82
LINES(Per NHL.com)
Andrew Agozzino — Logan Couture — Alexander BarabanovNoah Gregor – Tomas Hertl – Kevin Collapse
Eklund returns to the Barracuda
3/20/2023 - Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Why that’s a good thing Over the weekend, the San Jose Expand
3/20/2023 - Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports
Why that’s a good thing Over the weekend, the San Jose Sharks sent William Eklund back to the AHL. The idea is he’ll play for the San Jose Barracuda for the rest of the season. While it’s tough to watch when you think about how well Eklund acquitted himself throughout his eight game stint with the Sharks this season, it makes sense from a business and development stance. This decision had nothing to do with Eklund’s play and everything to do with the future of the Sharks.
The Entry-Level Contract (ELC)
Through his short tenure with the Sharks, General Manager Mike Grier has dealt with tough business decisions. He was handed a team in cap purgatory and told to make a Cup contender. He’s dealt bad contracts, traded away players that don’t fit with the team’s timeline to contend (Timo Meier) and tried to build draft capital for a future run.
Whether that ends in a Stanley Cup is yet to be seen, but Eklund is expected to be a piece of that run Collapse
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Jets at Sharks: Lines, open thread and how to watch
3/28/2023 - James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports
Henry Thrun practicing with the team Harvard Expand
3/28/2023 - James Carey Lauder-USA TODAY Sports
Henry Thrun practicing with the team Harvard defenseman and newly signed San Jose Shark Henry Thrun might play in tonight’s game against the Winnipeg Jets. According to San Jose Hockey Now’s Sheng Peng, Thrun was suited up at warmups this morning.
First time on the ice as a member of #SJSharks, No. 3 Henry Thrun pic.twitter.com/9lVW6AWP6E— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) March 28, 2023
Thrun signed a two-year deal over the weekend, though the first year of his deal burns off this year. As a result, it makes sense to work Thrun into the lineup as soon as possible.
Also, keep an eye on Erik Karlsson. We have nine games left in the season and Karlsson is sitting at 90 points.
Tank for Bedard Race
The Sharks continue to wallow at the bottom of the standings with fingers crossed for that first pick in the draft.
NHL.com
As of this morning, the Sharks and Columbus Blue Jackets both have 53 points. At the moment, the Sharks Collapse
Sharks at Canucks: Lines, open thread and how to watch
3/23/2023 - Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Plus, update on Eklund’s injury Congrats to Head Coach David Expand
3/23/2023 - Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports
Plus, update on Eklund’s injury Congrats to Head Coach David Quinn, who was just named the head coach of Team USA for the Men’s Worlds.
Congrats, Coach Quinn! https://t.co/BtjvkQLvaX— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 22, 2023
The San Jose Sharks have 11 games left in the season and then Quinn can start preparing for the Worlds.
Meanwhile, not sure how bad it is but William Eklund was hurt in last night’s Barracuda game.
William Eklund hurt here pic.twitter.com/kp80aagTVZ— JD Young (@MyFryHole) March 23, 2023
It sounds like he’s day-to-day.
Tank for Bedard update
It’s been a while since we’ve looked at the Tank for Bedard race (although I know you’ve been keeping on top of things in the comments). Here’s a look at where things stand as of this morning.
NHL.com
We’ve included the Vancouver Canucks in this series only because San Jose is playing our neighbors to the north tonight.
The Columbus Blue Jackets Collapse
Islanders at Sharks: Lines, open thread and how to watch
3/18/2023 - Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
Pride Night at the Tank A quick setup for tonight’s Expand
3/18/2023 - Neville E. Guard-USA TODAY Sports
Pride Night at the Tank A quick setup for tonight’s game. The New York Islanders pay the team’s one and only visit to SAP Center this season. The Islanders are trying to hunt down a wild card spot in the playoffs, but will have to do it without top scorer Mathew Barzal. Barzal is out with a lower body injury.
On the Sharks’ side of the ice, Martin Kaut is back in the lineup in place of Evgeny Svechnikov. Svechnikov left Thursday night’s game with a lower body injury and did not return.
Pride night
Tonight is Pride Night at the Tank.
Hockey is for everyone. Join us in showing your support today for the LGBTQIA+ community by changing your profile picture with us #NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/3DN9UHX5bZ— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) March 18, 2023
While the Sharks are allowing players to make their own choice when it comes to wearing this jersey during warmups, the team itself has issued a statement regarding its stance on Pride Collapse
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Start of something new update
3/26/2023 - New Fear the Fin Logo
Here’s the direction Fear the Fin is headed Hi everyone!
If you’ve Expand
3/26/2023 - New Fear the Fin Logo
Here’s the direction Fear the Fin is headed Hi everyone!
If you’ve tuned in over the last few weeks, you’ve noticed that we’ve tried our best to ensure that you have somewhere to keep up with our beloved Sharks.
We wanted to give you a quick update on where things stand on our end. As you see, we’ve worked with a graphic designer and come up with a kick butt new logo. (I may be biased.)
Copyright: Fear the Fin LLC
The transition from Vox is just a few days away. There will be a short period of time when this URL, FearTheFin.com, will not work. We’re hoping to keep this downtime as short as possible.
As we wait for the transfer of the domain name, we will continue to create content on a new, temporary URL on Saturday, April 1. The temporary website is https://fear-the-fin.ghost.io until the transfer is complete. After that, you can use this URL or your FearTheFin.com URL to find us!
Our new site looks different than this current one. Collapse
Sharks at Oilers: Lines, open thread and how to watch
3/20/2023 - Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Agozzino’s first game of the season San Jose Expand
3/20/2023 - Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Agozzino’s first game of the season San Jose Sharks
STATS
Record: 19-37-14Streak: L6Goals Leader: Logan Couture (24 G, 35 A)Assists Leader: Erik Karlsson (20 G, 65 A)Power Play: 18.0%Penalty Kill: 82.4%Goals For/60: 2.84Goals Against/60: 3.76
LINES(Per NHL.com)
Andreas Johnsson – Tomas Hertl – Alexander BarabanovMartin Kaut — Logan Couture — Kevin LabancNoah Gregor – Nico Sturm – Fabian ZetterlundOskar Lindblom – Steven Lorentz – Andrew Agozzino
Derrick Pouliot – Erik KarlssonMarc-Edouard Vlasic – Nikolai KnyzhovMario Ferraro – Matt Benning
James ReimerKaapo Kahkonen
Expected Scratches: Jonah Gadjovich, Radim Simek
Injured Reserve: Luke Kunin (knee), Markus Nutivaara (lower body), Jacob MacDonald (undisclosed), Evgeny Svechnikov (lower body)
Edmonton Oilers
STATS
Record: 39-23-8Streak: W3Goals Leader: Connor McDavid (58 G, 76 A)Assists Leader: Connor McDavid (58 G, 76 A)Power Play: 31.5%Penalty Kill: 75.5%Goals For/60: 3.91Goals Against/60: Collapse
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