One game, one win. Let’s start the playoffs, eh boys? Or maybe not so fast. There were good signs in the first game of the season against the Winnipeg Jets, but there were also some of the weaknesses we’ve grown used to seeing over the last three years. Alex, Ben, and Colin discuss all of […]

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CTC Podcast 167 – Undefeated

Circling the Cup podcast begins its seventh (SEVENTH!) season of Sharks discussion after a long summer off. If, like us, the offseason has seemed jam-packed with drama and upheaval and you need a catch up on all of the changes, well, have we got the podcast for you. It’s a bit super-sized, but there is […]

CTC Podcast 166 – A New Season (and a hot mic, oops)

I’m not sure how much we (Alex, Ben, and Colin) succeeded, but this week we tried to project what good came out of this season for the future of this team. That’s not a long list, though, so expect digressions.

CTC Podcast 165 – We Try to Be Positive

Well, the San Jose Sharks officially have missed the playoffs, as expected. Alex, Ben, and Colin spend this week’s podcast talking about what went wrong. Next week, we’ll look ahead to what can go right next year, if the right moves are made.

CTC Podcast 164 – A Lost Year

The #sjsharks were murdered by the trade deadline, which left us with not much of substance to talk about. So, Alex, Ben, and Colin spend some time talking about Patrick Marleau and NHL fan reaction to his upcoming milestone game.

CTC Podcast 163 – Patrick Marleau > Gordie Howe

Alex, Ben, and Colin caught up on Sunday and reacted to the Devan Dubnyk trade (Colorado, baby, what is you doin’?) and made predictions about the trade deadline. Now you can listen to see what they got right and what they got wrong. Also, Marcus Sorensen, please stop punching people.

CTC Podcast 162 – Loan Sharks

It feels like in the last couple years we always get to the point where we have to ask: is this team going to make the playoffs? This year, unlike the past, we’ve considered the current iteration of the #sjsharks “not a playoff team.” But maybe that’s changed. Alex and Ben talk about whether this […]

CTC Podcast 161 – Playoffs???

In case you missed it, this week it was revealed that ex-Shark had been struggling with substance abuse and depression during and after his playing days. Here’s a link to the article: https://www.twincities.com/2021/03/19/after-bottoming-out-former-gophers-nhl-star-paul-martin-see-the-light-again-im-pretty-lucky/. Colin, Ben, and Alex reflect on what we didn’t know about Paul Martin’s struggles and about mental health in sports and in […]

CTC Podcast 160 – Paul Martin and Mental Health

The #sjsharks have won 3 in a row for the first time all year. Which means, it’s STANLEY CUP RUN TIME BABY. Or is it. Colin and Ben discuss.

CTC Podcast 159 – What Does it Mean?

That 7-6 loss was something, eh? But #sjsharks fans are split on whether losing 7-6 is entertaining or not. This is the main topic this week, you know, aside from whether the Sharks are bad or historically bad. My audio is also a little low for some reason, so I’ll fix that for the next […]

CTC Podcast 158 – What’s It Gonna Be?

The #sjsharks made the baffling decision this week to throw their bad goalie under the bus. That gets us started on a heck of tear into this team. This is a team that is fully off the rails, and it has Sharks fans asking if Doug Wilson needs to go. We discuss how bad things […]

CTC Podcast 157 – Deflections (not the good kind)

The team itself isn’t giving us much to be very happy about, but the return of Drew to the broadcast team gives us hope that maybe the old pairing on TV is about to be recreated. We talk about that, but also about the not-very-good things on the ice over the last two weeks as […]

CTC Podcast 156 – Baldy’s Back Baby!

Colin and I got to drive this week’s podcast without parental guidance. This is what you get, Sharks fans. Mainly I complained about decisions to waste minutes on older mediocrities and EK65 being shackled to Vlasic. Colin provided reasoned responses.

CTC Podcast 155 – No Alex Means Rant Time

The #sjsharks are 1-1 after a home-and-not-home series against the Arizona Coyotes…and so far things don’t look very different from a year ago…mostly. We talk about our early takeaways on systemic changes, players getting a shot at the NHL roster, etc, in this second podcast of the year.

CTC Podcast 154 – It’s Early…Sorta

Welp, we’ve finally arrived at the beginning of a new season and things look very different for the team in teal. No Jumbo (sadface), no Melkman (happy face), and basically no bottom 6. Oh and our defense is aging like they just drank from the wrong cup in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. So, […]

CTC Podcast 153 – Cautionary Tales

The Circling the Cup podcast is for new and long-time fans of the San Jose Sharks. We try to keep cursing to PG-13, but no guarantees.

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