http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?blogger_id=115Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:23:37 -0400 http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=16044 My favorite part of the summer has come and gone: July 1st. The start of free agency. I woke up feeling like a 7 year old on Christmas morning, running downstairs to turn on my laptop. As per every July 1st, I awoke to see teams other than the Sharks making a splash in the free agency pool. The Sharks were like that pair of socks I got from my Grandma---you know, it was the gift you had to smil Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:16:31 -0400San Jose San Jose Sharks Sharks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15872 Hope everyone’s doing well so far this summer! Now that the draft has come and gone, here’s some food for thought about the Sharks’ future and the status of Rob Zettler and Tim Hunter. It looks like Doug Wilson couldn’t get a deal done to move the Sharks into the first round, and I’m sure it’s not for lack of trying. Doug Wilson has a history of trading up in the draft, and every ti Tue, 24 Jun 2008 22:35:06 -0400San Jose Sharks San Jose Sharks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15676 So, it looks like Doug Wilson finally completed the daunting task of finding a new head coach. Wilson whittled down that list of forty coaches down to one: former Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Todd McLellan. This decision couldn’t have come at a better time, as I’ve been going through some serious Sharks withdrawals. I can’t hear the Foo Fighter's hit “The Pretender” on 104.9 with Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:16:01 -0400San Jose San Jose Sharks Sharks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15552 For those of you in the Bay Area, or just those who read the Mercury News, David Pollak posted an interesting blog today on a trade rumor that would send Patrick Marleau and a player not specified to Columbus for Nikolai Zherdev and a very high first round pick (6th overall). Here's the link to the blog: http://blogs.mercurynews.com/sharks/2008/06/02/marleau-to-columbus-ponder-these-particular Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:07:07 -0400San Jose San Jose Sharks Sharks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15280 I felt it coming. Eight days after the Sharks' latest second round departure, Ron Wilson was “relieved” of his coaching responsibilities. I just didn't think he would be gone this soon. General Manager Doug Wilson said the following: “Ron helped foster a new era in San Jose Sharks hockey with some record-setting regular season performances. However, ultimately we have decided that it is t Mon, 12 May 2008 20:40:36 -0400Sharks San Jose San Jose Sharks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15170 While I was taking the AP government exam that I did not study for because I was too busy watching the Sharks lose, I decided to look around the gym I was taking my test in. Lots of soccer, basketball, and baseball championship banners hung proudly on the walls. Then, this sign caught my eye. It read: Hard work + determination = Champions. Last night’s loss was disappointing, but definitely e Tue, 06 May 2008 02:48:40 -0400Sharks San Jose http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15139 Tonight is the night. In Dallas, game six. If the Sharks can find the drive and determination to win, they can do it. They’ll be stayin’ alive (sorry, today I was forced to listen to the song), hopefully sans bell bottoms and John Travolta. I told myself I wouldn’t get my hopes up unless the Sharks won a game six, but hell. After Friday night’s 3-2 OT win, it’s hard not to be excited. Sun, 04 May 2008 03:04:16 -0400San Jose Sharks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15076 Well, I decided to refer back to what I said from my last blog after game two and see if anything had changed after the Sharks’ latest 2-1 OT loss to the Dallas Stars. Unfortunately for Sharks fans, not much changed, and I’m still playing that Creedence Clearwater Revival song on repeat. Except this time around, I've added depressing indie rock songs to my playlist. Death Cab for Cutie, any Wed, 30 Apr 2008 02:48:01 -0400Dallas Stars San Jose Sharks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15041 "I see the bad moon arising. I see trouble on the way. I see earthquakes and lightning. I see bad times today..." -Creedence Clearwater Revival I remember a few weeks ago I said that my main theme song for this year's playoffs would be "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor. My new song of the playoffs? "Bad Moon Rising" by Creedence Clearwater Revival. I feel embarrassed to be a Sharks fan Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:48:23 -0400Dallas Stars San Jose Sharks http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=15022 Pizza came between me and a Sharks game. I had two tickets to game 1. Section 128 with a free parking pass. I was excited that I got such a sweet deal. What held me back from going? I had to serve pizza all night. What made it worse was the heckling I got from my co-worker, who just happens to be a Maple Leafs fan. I blame the Sharks’ 3-2 OT loss on him, since he jinxed it. It was painful to Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:23:37 -0400San Jose Sharks Dallas Stars