Losses, what can we learn?

Today's post is going to be about who the sharks have lost to, who we have gone to shoot-outs with and why.

Well first here are the teams we decided to lose to:
Here is how to read the chart, first is the scores (all these are Sharks losses so assume the lower number to be San Jose's score), if you see a SO that means we lost in the shoot out, giving us one point, the next up is the team name, last is the team's city.


2-3 SO::Blues-St. Louis
1-2::Flames-Calgary
4-6::Kings-L.A.
2-3 SO::Stars-Dallas
2-7 & 3-4 OT::Blackhawks-Chicago
3-4::Predators-Nashville
2-5::Lightning-Tampa Bay
1-2 SO::Red Wings-Detroit
1-0 SO::Coyotes-Phoenix
1-4::Capitals-Washington
2-5::Avalance-Colorado

Let me run down the teams for you.

All of the games besides the LA Kings and Nashville Predators games we failed to score more than two goals. Is that pathetic? We're the number one team in the NHL for crying out loud and we can't score more than 2 goals in almost every one of the games we've lost? Scoring goals has to be a gaping problem.

Next, when we look at these teams, Chicago we seem to be struggling against since we had met them earlier in the season and got our buttocks handed to us on a silver platter. Defensively we have been strong up until that game, and obviously letting in seven goals is unaaceptable for any team.

Defensively keeping every team the Sharks play to allow a maximum of two goals, the sharks can win each and every game just looking at past games.

If the sharks are playing any team in the NHL you can almost take it to the bank we're going to score. We have 101 goals in 31 games. That Averages out to be 3.258 goals a game. We are hitting right at that 3 goals marker as I stated before.

On the other hand we have allowed 78 goals against in 31 games. This stat averages out for 2.516 goals against. We need to let in less goals to make it to two, and keep our scoring as consistent as it currently stands.

Another thing, Nashville, Colorado, St. Louis, and L.A. We have all beaten before or after we have lost to them. It is definitely not like San Jose cannot beat them, because we've done it before. This knocks out 3 losses and 1 overtime loss in a shootout, if we tallied up the points for these four games, we'd have 8 more points putting us quite a bit higher than we currently are, and making the gap between the sharks and the other NHL teams.

Last, please note that we still happen to be #1 in the NHL in points. When San Jose arrives in the Playoffs, we had certainly be ready for Calgary, Dallas, Phoenix, Detroit, and especially Chicago. I didn't name the other teams since they are not going to be playing the sharks until the stanely cup since that is how the west and east conferences are set up.

Just some more food for you sharks fans out there, chew out that!

Facebook Fantasy Hockey!

Hey, everyone! I figured since you all may be coming home for the holidays within the next couple weeks, you would want to keep up on your friends as you come home for the holidays and may be bored over the holiday season before Christmas arrives.

If you have some downtime, everyone who is anyone is on facebook, so here's a fun little app I found that you can feel free to use and have fun with a fantasy hockey team on facebook.

You'll find the link here, Merry Christmas!