San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of the Western Conference semifinal series against Los Angeles on Thursday for a hit to Kings forward Jarret Stoll's head. Torres was assessed a minor penalty for charging for the second-period hit Tuesday night in the Kings' 2-0 victory in Game 1. Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Torres is consider... read more...

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SAN JOSE — Now that we know Raffi Torres will not be appealing his suspension (You do know that, right? No? See http://www.mercurynews.com/sharks/ci_23271474/san-jose-sharks-general-manager-doug-wilson-says ) a little background. I checked with NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly late this afternoon to make sure I had the appeal process down correctly. Based on his resp... read more...

A photo of Darth Maul skating around during the Tampa Bay Lightning-San Jose Sharks pre-game has been making it’s way around the Internet and inspired the Grand Rapids Griffins to recreate the stick.  Unfortunately the photo of Darth Maul is a photoshop, but that didn’t stop the Griffins from creating the stick.   The Griffins created a video of their equipment manager cr... read more...

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On Thursday the NHL suspended Sharks winger Raffi Torres for the remainder of San Jose’s second round series against the Kings for a hit on Jarret Stoll in Game 1. We concluded the punishment was a bit of an overreaction by the NHL, a penalty that seemed to discipline the player more for his past rather than the offense in question. If you thought you were mad, imagine ho... read more...

SAN JOSE — Back home Friday after the double-whammy that was Thursday. Dividing the workload today with Curtis Pashelka — he’s taking on the recovery needed after that heartbreaking loss, I’m taking a closer look at the Raffi Torres suspension, how players are reacting to it and what could come next. Mark Purdy will weigh [...] read more...

Well. Anything happen last night? How are we all feeling around here? While we await the return of second-round playoff action to HP Pavilion (and hopefully two consecutive ... read more...

After last night’s game versus the Vancouver Canucks, the Sharks boarded their plane and p... read more...

At least the Sharks can take comfort in the fact that their third period collapse wasn't the most embarrassing one to occur in th... read more...

The San Jose Sharks will begin the second round of the playoffs somewhat short-handed after losing forward Adam Burish to an undisclosed upper-body injury. Burish got hurt during the team's 4-3 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night that wrapped up the first playoff sweep in franchise history. Burish did not return to that game after being slashed by Van... read more...

“Little Joe” Pavelski showed that he is anything but little when he ... read more...

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The Sharks don’t know as of yet whom their opponent will be in the Western Conference Semifinals, but they do know they will be short one forward for the entire series. On Thursday the team announced that winger Adam Burish will not play in the next round because of an unspecified upper body injury sustained in the series-clinching Game 4 win over the Canucks on Tuesday. ... read more...

Raffi Torres is on the end of another arbitrary suspension by NHL disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan as he was suspended for "the remainder of the second round of the playoffs," according to the NHL's Department of Player Safety.... read more...

LOS ANGELES — They do not get much wilder than that. The mood in the Sharks locker room was not as despondent as you might imagine. Players and, later, Coach Todd McLellan found positives to taken in a heartbreaking 4-3 late-minute loss to the Los Angeles Kings. And the road ahead was clearly spelled out [...] read more...

Raffi Torres won't be in the Sharks lineup tonight in Los Angeles as they look to tie their second round series with the Kings. When the ... read more...

I said this the other day. --> I don't know... Raffi Torres doesn't leave his feet, he keeps his elbow in and he attempts to hit him in the torso, I think this call is based on reputation. Just for the record, I am not a Sharks fan by any stretch, I think the Chris Kelly elbow on James van Riemsdyk was worse and there wasn't a suspension for that hit. I am not saying that ... read more...

The NHL was not going to have it again.Just over one year after Raffi Torres was suspended for a vicious hit on Chicago Blackhawks forward Mari... read more...

San Jose Sharks forward Raffi Torres was suspended for the rest of the Western Conference semifinal series against Los Angeles on Thursday for a hit to Kings forward Jarret Stoll's head. Torres was assessed a minor penalty for charging for the second-period hit Tuesday night in the Kings' 2-0 victory in Game 1. Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Torres is consider... read more...