Kukla's Korner

Petshark: Talking Stick

Entries with the tag: James+Sheppard

Get a little crazy

Marleau, Pavelski and Niemi are the first on the ice.  Marleau sprinkles pucks around one end of the rink, gives the bag to Niemi, who takes it to the other end.  Pavelski and Marleau start shooting, others come out on the ice.

McGinn begins doing goalie drills with Niemi, while others do shooting and tipping drills.

I check Twitter.  When I look up, Marleau and Pavelski have left.  It’s an optional skate I guess.

Boyle is there, smiling.

Clowe is there too, visorless. I think he looks sheepish without it but I must be projecting, imagining he knows he should wear one.  I’m sure he doesn’t think so.  I hope his head is as hard as it seems.  Sigh.

Continue Reading »

Filed in: , San Jose Sharks | Petshark: Talking Stick | Permalink
 Tags: Chicago+Blackhawks, crazy, goalies, grit, James+Sheppard, Ray+Emery, Tommy+Wingels,

Welcome to the Year of the Dragon

Luck and legend distinguish the Dragon from the other symbols in the Chinese and Mongolian zodiac.  It is said to be the very luckiest birth year, the sign of the emperor.  Unlike the other symbols, a dragon is not the sort of critter most of us will see in our lifetimes.  Since there are twelve signs in this system, that is a little surprising.  The year starts today and ends around this time in 2013.

As someone who grew up in San Francisco, I guess I should say something about the Niners.  They lost.  Bummer for Niners fans.  I wasn’t all that anxious for them to win because I feel that trips to championship finals disperse geographically in such a way that if the Niners had gone on, this would have been bad news for the Sharks.  Look what happened with the Giants- the other Giants I mean.  Condolences to Niners fans, may the loss not be in vain.

The Sharks begin the year in Edmonton.  I don’t know if any of them attended a parade, but a big spectacle like an NHL game should do.  Wow… that would be cool, if someone brought a paper and silk dragon to the game and sent it around the stands… I know, that probably won’t happen.

Continue Reading »

Filed in: , San Jose Sharks | Petshark: Talking Stick | Permalink
 Tags: Dan+Boyle, James+Sheppard, Jamie+McGinn, Jason+Demers, Joe+Thornton, Logan+Couture, Patrick+Marleau, Thomas+Greiss, Todd+McLellan, Tommy+Wingels, Year+of+the+Dragon,

     

Feed

Most Recent Blog Posts