Eric Stephens
Staff Writer at The Athletic
Doing the writing thing for the @TheAthleticNHL. SoCal has always been home. Eyes on the California teams and beyond. Grits aficionado. Appealingly goofy.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Eric Stephens
Will Smith started his pro career with zero points in his first eight games. The eye test showed a college star having trouble adjusting to the speed of the NHL game, and calls for him to spend some time in the American Hockey League surfaced and intensified. San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier put a lid on that suggestion. "The plan is for him to be up here, learn up here, play up here," Grier told reporters in October.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Eric Stephens
San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture is expected to announce the end of his career on Tuesday following a two-year battle with a groin-related injury. Couture, accompanied by Sharks general manager Mike Grier, will hold a news conference at SAP Center to address his inability to return to the ice.
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1 week ago |
nytimes.com | Eric Stephens
ANAHEIM, Calif. - It made sense to think Pavel Mintyukov would become The One on the Ducks' blue line. He burst onto the scene in 2023-24 as a rookie, with lots of quality ice time, moments of physical one-on-one defensive play and scratching the surface of his offensive upside. It also made sense to think Olen Zellweger would become The One. He skates beautifully, with the ability to carry the puck out of his zone and move along the blue line to find shooting lanes.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Eric Stephens
After finishing his only season at Boston University, Macklin Celebrini was hyping Terriers teammate Lane Hutson in July. "I haven't played with someone like him," Celebrini said on the "Spittin' Chiclets" podcast. "The way he sees the ice and the plays that he makes - the head fakes. And you don't think you'll fall for them. You're like, 'Nah, I won't fall for them.' Until you fall for them. And you're like, 'Damn, I knew it.' Like everyone else.
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2 weeks ago |
nytimes.com | Eric Stephens
Luca Cagnoni's highly successful first pro season - he was one of the top-scoring defensemen in the American Hockey League - earned him a promotion to the San Jose Sharks. Five games with them showed just how much of a leap it can be to establish oneself in the NHL. "There's a lot you can learn," Cagnoni said, speaking after a one-sided 8-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings in March. "Losing sucks but when you lose, you obviously learn a lot. It's just all about playing hard. Making hard plays.
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