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The Flyers made embarrassing NHL history with loss to the winless Sharks

The Flyers are panacea for completely broken hockey teams.

If you’re a Philadelphia Flyers fan, this should be a familiar feeling.

On Tuesday, the Flyers lost 2-1 to the winless San Jose Sharks, breaking a 17-game losing streak dating back to last season. While bettors were surprised by the outcome — which gave the Sharks their first win of the season after back-to-back games allowing 10 goals — embarrassing themselves is nothing new for the Flyers.

Since Philadelphia bowed out of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, the last decade-plus of Flyers hockey has been dotted with humiliating moments. Between big losses and incompetent front office management to trading for noted bigot Tony DeAngelo and allowing Ivan Provorov to decline wearing a Pride Jersey during warmups, the Flyers haven’t given fans a lot to feel good about in recent years.

And now, the Flyers will be immortalized in the NHL record books for their mortifying loss to the Sharks. With Tuesday’s defeat, the Flyers have now become the only team in NHL history to lose twice to a team that went winless in 10-plus games to begin a season. The first time the Flyers lost to a winless team? The 2017-18 season, where they lost to the Arizona Coyotes 4-3 in overtime to give the team its first win of the season.

It’s rough to allow that to happen once, but twice? That’s Flyers hockey, baby!

The Flyers also are used to helping other teams snap long losing streaks, as Philadelphia helped the Buffalo Sabres break their 18-game winless streak back in 2021.

This new low should not come as a surprise for Flyers fans. Anyone expecting the Flyers to pull out a victory against the winless Sharks hasn’t been paying attention to this team’s embarrassing track record over the last decade.

Former Michigan State hockey defenseman traded to Montreal Canadians

Former Spartan defenseman Jeff Petry was included in the NHL’s latest blockbuster trade

Jeff Petry spent 2007-2010 patrolling the blue line in East Lansing, being a leading player for Michigan State. Following his time in the green and white, Petry has gone on to have a 14 year career in the National Hockey League with the Edmonton Oilers, Montreal Canadians and Pittsburgh Penguins.

Petry’s career is headed back to Montreal for its 15th season, as he was a part of a blockbuster 3-team trade between the Penguins, Canadians and San Jose Sharks.

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Erik Karlsson trade: Who won the Penguins, Sharks and Canadiens deal?

Erik Karlsson is on his way to Pittsburgh, so let’s grade this trade!

Talk about a mid-summer stunner!

On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Penguins traded for San Jose Sharks defenseman Erik Karlsson in an early August blockbuster. The Montreal Canadiens pitched in as well as the third team to help facilitate the trade.

The Penguins had been pursuing Karlsson for some time, with the Carolina Hurricanes the rumored other team in the hunt for the high-octane offensive defenseman. Karlsson is the reigning Norris Trophy winner after putting up a career-best 101 points in a full 82-game season last year.

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a major NHL trade of some kind, so let’s break down the particulars and hand out grades between the Penguins, Sharks and Canadiens!

Sharks’ NHL Draft pick Will Smith awkwardly ‘sang’ the Fresh Prince theme song after his selection

Sharks pick Will Smith honored the Fresh Prince during the 2023 NHL Draft.

The Fresh Prince made his way into the 2023 NHL Draft…kind of.

San Jose Sharks fourth-overall draft pick Will Smith honored his namesake by playing the theme song for the beloved sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as he walked out during his selection.

As he talked with ESPN’s Emily Kaplan after the pick, the reporter got Smith to actually try his hand at singing along to the theme song’s opening stanzas.

Being a good sport, Smith jumped in and did a pretty fun (if definitely stilted) little rendition of the tune.

Y’know, for a draft that might not see a lot of these players get NHL minutes for the next few years, this is a good way to keep things entertaining.

We’re sure that once Smith gets called up to the NHL in San Jose, he’ll have plenty of opportunities to hear the Fresh Prince theme song.

Maybe that’ll be the song that plays when he scores a goal?

Timo Meier trade: Who won the Devils and Sharks deal?

The Devils made a big addition to their Stanley Cup push with the addition of Timo Meier.

We’re less than a week from the 2023 NHL trade deadline and the pieces are moving off the board quickly.

On Sunday, the New Jersey Devils traded with the San Jose Sharks for Timo Meier, one of the most sought-after names ahead of the deadline. After a weekend of activity, Meier is the latest domino to fall as the 3 p.m. ET deadline on Friday, March 3 continues to loom over the season.

The Sharks are one of the biggest sellers coming into the 2023 NHL trade deadline and the Devils have been the biggest rumored destination for Meier for some time now. While the asking price for Meier was quite high, the Devils paid the price to snag one of the top names on the market.

As the dust settles on this major NHL deal, let’s break down the details of the Meier trade and give out grades to both the Devils and Sharks!

Jakob Silfverberg scored an absolutely beautiful goal (on his own team) and helped out so many bettors

The easiest goal Timo Meier will be credited with all year

The Anaheim Ducks might be the worst team in the Western Conference to begin the NHL season. They’re 3-6-1 (7 points) through 10 games with the third-weakest offense (2.5 goals per game).

Though, to be fair, it’s not like the Ducks are making it any easier on themselves. Take Tuesday night’s game against the similarly bad San Jose Sharks (-125).

Anaheim lost 6-5 in a shootout, giving up the lead in the most painful way possible—a horrific own-goal near the end of the second period.

With the Ducks up 4-3, Anaheim’s Jakob Silfverberg took a swipe at the puck hoping to knock it off the stick of San Jose’s Timo Meier as he drove towards the net. But instead of redirecting the puck away from his own goalie, Silfverberg rifled the puck straight past him.

All things considered, it was a pretty sweet goal. Silfverberg just happened to score for the wrong team.

The amazing thing for bettors is that the NHL doesn’t score this as a goal by Silfverberg. Obviously that would be silly for so many reasons. Instead, this counts as a goal for Meier, who was the last Sharks player to touch the puck. And after already scoring one goal earlier in the game, that meant Meier cashed his 2+ goals prop for +630 odds.

The fact that it tied the game was huge, too. The Sharks came back to win in the shootout and saved plenty of bettors. According to Action Network, 62 percent of all bets placed on the puckline were on San Jose.

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Jaelan Phillips had hilarious reaction to Mike Grier becoming Sharks GM

We’ve all been there.

On Tuesday, the NHL’s San Jose Sharks announced that Mike Grier, brother of Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, would be taking named as their general manager.

By accepting the position, he became the first Black general manager in the history of the league.

When the news broke on social media, Dolphins linebacker Jaelan Phillips might’ve done something we’re all guilty of, and that’s looking at something a little too fast and jumping to an immediate reaction without fully understanding what’s going on.

Phillips tweeted that he originally believed that it was Chris Grier that was leaving the Dolphins for another job, and the former first-round pick was clearly upset.

At least we know that Phillips has an affinity for his general manager and would be upset if he were to find a job elsewhere. Luckily for him, that’s not the case.

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Report: Chris Grier’s brother to become GM of NHL’s San Jose Sharks

This front office thing runs in the family.

It’s not uncommon to see sons follow in their fathers’ footsteps when it comes to sports. The Miami Dolphins have had a number of father-son duos in their history.

However, having two sons follow similar paths to their father is a bit more rare.

According to ESPN’s Kevin Weekes, Mike Grier, brother of Miami Dolphins general manager Chris Grier, is expected to be announced as the new general manager of the NHL’s San Jose Sharks.

Mike spent 16 seasons in the NHL, playing for the Edmonton Oilers, Washington Capitals, Buffalo Sabres and San Jose Sharks. By accepting the job, he would become the first black general manager in the league’s history.

Chris has been with the Dolphins since 2000, but he began in the NFL in 1994. He took over as Miami’s general manager in 2016.

Both sons were led by their father, Bobby Grier, who began coaching in the NFL in 1981 with the New England Patriots. He spent 20 seasons in New England in various roles, eventually becoming vice president of player personnel, a role he held from 1997-2000.

Today, Bobby serves as a consultant to the Dolphins, as he must be feeling like a proud dad, watching both his sons lead organizations of their own.

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Evander Kane should be out of chances in the NHL after Sharks terminate his contract

Evander Kane is out in San Jose.

It seems the clock has struck midnight for Evander Kane.

On Saturday, the San Jose Sharks announced that the team would be placing Kane on “unconditional waivers with intent to terminate his contract”, putting an end to the 30-year-old’s tumultuous tenure with the team. This has been a long time coming for Kane, who exits the Sharks due to a breach of his NHL contract while also violating the AHL’s COVID-19 protocols after being waived to the minors in late November.

This is the second time since October that Kane has been disciplined for breaking COVID protocols, as he was suspended 21 NHL games for faking a vaccine card near the start of the season.

Now that Kane’s contract will be terminated by the NHL, the other 31 teams across the league will soon be free to sign the winger to a contract, if they so please. And it seems tempting to do so from a pure stats perspective. Kane has the potential to be an annual 30-goal scorer in a full season, a mark he’s hit twice in his 12-year NHL career.

But we’ll stop that train of thought there. After everything he’s done, Kane should be out of chances to earn a NHL contract.

Why? Well, outside of violating COVID protocols twice, Kane was sued by a lender for $15 million on charges of fraud after he declared bankruptcy in early 2021 to the tune of nearly $27 million. Kane also had alarming sexual assault and battery allegations levied against him from his ex-wife, though those could “not be substantiated” by the NHL during their investigation.

The NHL also cleared Kane of allegations from his ex-wife that he gambled and bet on his own games.

Outside of seemingly never-ending legal issues, it’s also been reported that several Sharks did not want Kane back on the team this season after disrespecting team rules and generally being a difficult person to deal with.

So yeah, there’s a lot going on with Kane outside of his possible value as a hockey asset and teammate. And even that’s been called into question too.

Look, it’s clear Kane needs help of some kind. Outside of being in debt, Kane also lost out on $22.8 million as a result of this contract termination, a huge blow after being bought out of his seven-year deal. While I desperately wish that no NHL team decides Kane’s worth taking a flyer on, I also hope he gets the help he needs and starts doing the work to become a better person.

Until he proves himself — if he proves himself at all — this should be the last time we see Kane in the NHL for a very, very long time.

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Sharks’ Patrick Marleau now stands alone as the NHL leader in games played with 1,768

What a career for Patrick Marleau.

History was made in the NHL on Monday night, as Patrick Marleau of the San Jose Sharks became the all-time leader in regular season games played in the history of the league. On Monday, Marleau participated in his 1,768th game at the age of 41, an astounding feat given the usual longevity of players in the NHL.

The previous record holder was the famous Gordie Howe, with the record having stood since his last season in 1979-80. Marleau now looks down on an incredible list of hockey players at the top of this list, including Mark Messier, Jaromir Jagr, Ron Francis, and Mark Recchi.

Marleau got a very nice ovation from the Vegas Golden Knights home crowd on Monday during an early break to celebrate the occasion.

In his 23-year NHL career, Marleau has played with three teams — the Sharks, Penguins, and Maple Leafs — and has amassed 566 goals and 1,196 points. Though Marleau has won no major awards, nor Stanley Cups, in his historic NHL career, his longevity in the league is absolutely worthy of tremendous praise.

It’s very likely that this year will be the last of Marleau’s career, so what a way to go out by leading the league in games played. Platitudes aside, this tweet from the Golden Knights sums up Marleau’s record quite nicely.

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