I thought Claude Lemieux played very well in his debut for the Sharks last night; he was hitting people, trying to make plays with the puck, and managed to keep up skating-wise.  The rest of the Sharks?  Not so much.  The Canucks did their best Wild impression, but the top line woke up just in time to tie the game with 40 seconds left, and win it in overtime.

Reading the media reports, I found this quote in the TSN article from Roberto Luongo: “We worked like animals for 59 minutes and played exactly the way we wanted to play against them.”  Excuse me, whaa?  Your team has fourteen shots total in the game, you play a 1-4 or 0-5 for the second half, and that’s exactly how you want to play?  Hmm, maybe now we know why Vancouver is 1-4-1 in their last six.

The Sharks, be it because of Vancouver’s stifling defensive front, general apathy due to the All-Star break, or a letdown because of the exciting game against the Wings, didn’t find a way to crack the puzzle at all in the first 55 minutes, making for one of the dullest games of the year.  But again, and I’m sounding like a broken record here, the Sharks find a way to come back, like they’ve done countless other times this season.

Rest up, boys, there’s plenty more hockey to come.  And oh yeah, listen to our latest podcast if you get bored.