Per Sheng Peng, the San Jose Sharks have confirmed that they will not be qualifying RFA goaltender Zach Sawchenko. Can confirm that #SJSharks RFAs Brinson Pasichnuk and Zach Sawchenko will not be qualified — Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) July 10, 2022 Sawchenko got his first crack in the NHL last year during a spell of injuries…
Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlethem, hello and welcome to Shut Your 5-Hole! My goal here is to create a blog and podcast that covers the goaltending corps of an entire organization. Each year, after the Stanley Cup is awarded, I plan to randomly choose a brand new team. This year, fate has selected the…
Hope is what every NHL team starts their season with. Confidence is what most teams build during the season. Questions are what you’re left with when everything goes wrong. Edmonton Oilers Mike Smith’s Last Hurrah? Mike Smith’s future in Edmonton remains unclear. Looking back at his 2021 campaign, it wasn’t a bad year. In 30…
LAS VEGAS — Robin Lehner earned a rare start and stopped 29 of 31 shots to push the Vegas Golden nights to the top of the NHL, not swayed by a momentous record-breaking feat from the San Jose Sharks. Lehner would end up yielding the first goal of the game. The Sharks’ Nikolai Knyzhov would…
LAS VEGAS — San Jose Shark’s long-time great overtakes one of hockey’s most iconic players in the record books. Patrick Marleau is now the all-time leader in NHL Games Played. Unfortunately, Martin Jones fails to deliver a much-needed win. Surprisingly, Martin Jones was given the nod after allowing five goals on 24 shots. A night…
Welcome to Shut Your 5-Hole! This is going to be, at least, a weekly podcast covering all things California goaltending. For now, I’ll be focusing on the NHL goalies for the San Jose Sharks, Anaheim Ducks, and Los Angeles Kings. I’ll do what I can to cover goaltending news, game analysis, and more goalie-related content….