The Sharks go 5-0 at home against some very good teams, beating St. Louis, L.A., and Anaheim.  Not all the wins were exactly in the manner the Dudes would have liked, but it’s hard to argue with 10 straight points.

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After a bad stretch, the Sharks played the dregs of the Western Conference and righted the ship.  Mike and Doug talk about what happened right for the Sharks to start winning again, what moves (if any) the Sharks might make going forward, and take a quick tour around the NHL.

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The Sharks have again fallen to earth after a hot start, losing their last five, two to bad teams.  The Dudes finally realize (or claim to realize) that it’s impossible to predict what will happen with the Sharks, and we won’t know anything until the playoffs start.

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Dan Boyle is again playing with the Sharks, and scored a goal in his first game back.  The Sharks are picking up points, but not wins, against Pacific Division opponents, and the Dudes examine how bad that is.

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Sharks have six points in four games on the road trip, beating two very good teams in Montreal and Ottawa, and only losing the Boston in the heartbreaker.  Unfortunately we won’t be able to record until the weekend at earliest, but I have some questions and comments in easy-to-read bullet form.

• Does anyone still think Burns has a tooth issue?  I’m surprised the ‘c’ word hasn’t been thrown about more.  He does have a concussion history, so this holdout does worry me.
• Nothing like necessity to cure bad feelings.  With Burns, Boyle, Nieto, Torres, and Burish out, I think we could see Havlat tonight.
• Mostly because Mike Brown is about exactly what I thought.  That mustache is sweet though.
• I’m clearly getting overconfident, as I look at the next ten game stretch (LAK, PHO, BUF, VAN, WIN, CGY, VAN, EDM, CHI, TBY) and think the Sharks should win nine of them.  OK eight.
• Stalock, while fun to watch, looks shakier than Niemi.  He needs to play more.  I would love to see him in three or four of the next ten.  What’s the harm in playing him against the Sabres, Jets, and Oilers?
• I would pay big money to hear the voice mail Lapierre left for Boyle.  All I can hear is Doug’s psuedo-French accent in my head.

Go Sharks.

The Dudes celebrate their big episode number by a) forgetting it’s episode 250, and b) talking about their worst Sharks nightmare- the potentially catastrophic injury to Dan Boyle.  Of course no one is talking about it, but Mike and Doug have plenty of conjecture and wild-ass guessing to do about this and plenty of other topics.

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The Sharks are still undefeated with a tough win against Ottawa, but the Hertl controversy continues, with Joe Thornton stepping in.

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The first week of the 2013-14 season has marked the breakout of Tomas Hertl, who has scored six goals in the first three games, including a epic 4-goal perfomance against the Rangers.  Again, the Sharks have started the season on fire, and the Dudes try to break down how this seasons hot start differs or not from last season’s.

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The regular season starts in less than a week, and firstly the Dudes try to predict the opening night roster.  Next, they preview the Western Conference teams, with the newly-constituted Pacific and Central divisions.

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With the new Metropolitan and Atlantic divisions, the texture of the East is very different this year, and Mike and Doug give their takes on which teams are good, and which teams aren’t.

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