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post All the Right Moves

January 24th, 2008, 11:47 pm

Filed under: blog — Written by Doug

Drew and Randy couldn’t have summed up tonights game vs. St. Louis any better in the closing moments. Finally, everything seemed to come together for one night. Shot blocking. Power play goals. Cheechoo finding the net. Marleau a +1 with a great assist on Bernier’s goal. Fire in their hearts. And, most importantly to me, they stuck up for one another. At the end of the game when Hinote slashed Nabby, Ozo dragged him to the ground and punched him in the face. Thank you. Thank you very much. The only player on the roster who has been doing this all season is Rivet and tonight, the Sharks weren’t going to take any #*$& from the Blues. Ozo did the right thing, when someone runs your goalie, you beat them down. When someone runs your Captain or star player – you fight back. Ron Wilson’s saltiness at the end of the game, screaming at Andy Murray over Tkachuk’s amateur hour tactics at the end of the game was great. The Sharks players stood there and saw it. Whether they like RW or not, you have to love your coach getting that emotionally invested to want to fist fight the other teams coach at the end. Could St. Louis have awakened the sleeping giant that is the San Jose Sharks or will they revert to their old ways after the break? One can only hope that Thursday night is a sign of things to come – because this Pacific division is going to be a dogfight until the last week of the season.

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  1. Ian says:

    They started poorly, but after 10 minutes into the 1st they really controlled the play for the rest of the game. Hell, Marleau was playing pissed, throwing his weight around, and making things happen.

    The loyal fan in me wants to see that game as a turning point. The realist in me remembers that one game does not a season make, and wants to see them control play against an elite team, on the regular.

    Damn, was the ice bad, though. Michalek’s open-net whiff and near-whiff second chance goal demonstrated that.

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