Nine and counting…
March 10th, 2008, 10:11 pm
As the Sharks attempt to push their franchise record winning streak to ten games – so many people are talking about next year already. “What are the Sharks going to with Patrick Marleau?” “How are we going to keep Brian Campbell?” “Is there room for Andrei Nazarov on the roster, since DW has a soft spot for mediocre Russians?” Why are we jumping to the offseason already people? Our boys are on a mad-hot run into the Stanley Cup playoffs and it’s like us Sharks fans don’t know what to do with ourselves. Take some time to smell the Teal people and let Doug Wilson worry about the offseason…..trust me, he already is three moves ahead of us.
What the hell is this rumor about? Seems kind of crazy and a little implausible that Doug Wilson would have actually pulled the trigger on this one. Why would you want Avery when you already got Shelley – doesn’t make sense. Mike thinks, and I agree, that DW brilliantly played several teams against one another into a bidding war for a young player with high stock and Wilson turned Bernier into Campbell. Sharks go on nine game win streak and Marleau/Pavs/Seto form a legit 2nd line. BAM! Speaking of Stevie B….it looks like he’s out with a “groin injury”, although according to this blurb from Yahoo Sports he looked fine in warm ups. So, I take it back Buffalo….for now.
San Jose wins again in Nashville. Why? The Preds are coming off a long road trip and that usually spells bad news for the home team, especially against a club clicking like the Sharks right now. San Jose has Dallas in their sights and knows if they don’t win the division, they are destined to play the Ducks in Round One, which would not be any Sharks fans first choice. I think Nabby goes again and then Boucher will play on Sunday against the Oilers. Just a guess, with Ron Wilson that’s the best you can do.
GO SHARKS!
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I second the go sharks! comment…
Looking at this team now, for the first time since the season opener I think we can play with the big boys. The heart is there, thanks to, in my humble opinion, the addition of a true puck-mover and a re-energized captain. I don’t care what stoked his fire, but it’s blazing at the right time and I couldn’t be a bigger Patty fan right now.
As for the playoffs… looking back at the last two seasons, there has been a constant: the Sharks have been hot going in but suffer an injury to a top guy and suddenly lose all confidence. Someone will get injured between now and April. Who it will be doesn’t matter, as the Sharks have the team to play through it. But do they have the mental toughness? I beleive…
And where the hell is Clowe?
Good points. Let’s enjoy the present.
But I admit it’s hard not worrying about the future with all the restricted and unrestricted free agents.
Nice post. Got the link to hear from your call into the Teal Spiel, you had some really good points and I thought both the hosts of the Teal Spiel and Ryan Garner were both being really closed minded about Marleau, especially their focus on the PR aspect on how he interviews and his personality.
-b
Thanks for the props B, but I want to give credit to my partner Mike for the call to Teal Spiel. I agree, with Patty producing on the ice – his interview skills are a moot point.
Did anyone else hear Roenick call Jordan Tootoo “a dumb dumb” about five times last night during the 2nd period? Hilarous.