Sharks Gameday: Detroit.
by Mr. Plank on Dec 18, 2008 4:15 AM PST
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Anyone who tells you it's December is correct. Anyone who kindly informs you that the playoffs don't start for another four months has their head on straight. Anyone who explains to you that two points won't make or break the Sharks season has evidently passed fifth-grade math.
But if anyone attempts to convince you that tonight is just another game, kindly tell them that they are full of it. And do something rash.
The Detroit Red Wings. Ponder that name for a minute. Let it marinate in your mouth. Let that red and white seep into your pores, let it consume your soul. Allow visions of Tomas Holmstrom and Chris Osgood to run wild in your mind; lifting Lord Stanley for all the world to see, drinking it's sweet nectar. Feel the Dark Side coarse through your veins. Accept it as a part of you, permit it entrance to the back of your throat till it becomes almost too much to bear.
Then spit that vile creature out.
Crush it beneath the soles of your shoes. Forsake every nightmare-inducing memory from your cortex, erase the last four years of disappointment. Forget everything you think you know about your own dreams and aspirations. Understand that the next sixty minutes will not guarantee a damn thing. But understand that the next sixty minutes will show us everything.
Some may make the excuse that the Sharks are coming off a back to back with Columbus; that we're banged up with injuries. Others may ponder just how the travel situation will affect the team. These are grown men ladies and gentlemen. Warriors. Our warriors.
Anyone who tells you tonight is just another game doesn't have a pulse.
Let's kick in the door to their house and raise some hell.
Go Sharks.
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The two most important games remaining this year (2008)
In regards to the Sharks’ place in Bay Area sports.
Game 6 vs. Dallas was the first, but they lost, so this is it. Every time I wear my hats or my jerseys out and about, I get many comments: “Sharks looking good this season!” “I hear the Sharks are doing good!” “Sharks going all the way!” “I’m not much of a hockey fan, but go Sharks!” “They’re all we have this year!”
I think those last two comments are the most important. Here we are, in a non-traditional hockey area, with the best team in the league (and one of the best in history, so far), and people are just only now starting to notice, because the other teams are doing so poorly. The Warriors mattered for a week. The Raiders and A’s can’t get any breaks. The Giants lost a heartbreaker to a SoCal team, the Niners haven’t been the same since Steve Young left, Cal was #1 for five minutes before blowing it, and Stanford’s only recent claim to fame was beating a team in a game that didn’t really matter. Of the three teams that have had any success recently, the league for one of them folded (SaberCats in the AFL), one of them moved before “returning” two years later (Earthquakes), and hardly anyone cares about the other (Cal rugby, which is really a shame since they’ve won 24 championships since 1980, and have almost always been the most victorious sport at Cal).
But why do these two games matter more than the last 31? Because people have now heard that the Sharks are doing the best. And that they’re playing two very well-known teams, including the reigning champions. 99% of the people in the Bay Area (estimate) claim allegiance to the Sharks, given that the closest competition is in hated SoCal, and people always love to support a winner. I think that even those people that believe hockey is “barbaric” will be paying attention to these two games.
If they win the next two, expect a surge in the Sharks’ popularity. If they lose, well, expect them to come in the Conference Finals. Everyone here is a Sharks fan, they just don’t know they’re hockey fans yet.
Great post senor...
I am so unbelieveably pumped for this game… to bad I’ll be missing all of it due to my commute home.
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this is why you leave early! as I’ll be doing. all bout priorities :)
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by ang6666 on Dec 18, 2008 8:44 AM PST up reply actions
You really need to utilize the fanpost. I mean that in all sincerity.
Brilliant article senor k.
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it's going to be extremely difficult
to travel to the East Coast to play two teams in two days. The Wings would be a tough game in itself, now you add in travel and consecutive game factor and it’s nearly impossible. I’ve noticed the Sharks are starting to slip a bit. They need to get back to that #1 NHL team form quick. I think we can get back to form but not tonight. I predict a not-so-close loss tonight but a win when we go back to the Tank for NY.
"Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward. Whoever cannot take care of themselves without that law is both. For a wounded man shall say to his assailant, 'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.' Such is the rule of honor." Omerta by Lamb of God
That is not an excuse we can use
How many teams have come in to San Jose after playing one of the SoCal teams, (Ana. in particular) this year. I know the distance is less then Columbus to Det but which would you rather face on a back to back Col & Det or Ana. & SJ? I know I would pick Col & Det. That said I think the Sharks win 5 to 2 tonight…Go Sharks!
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oh great
reading up and finding out that yep, milan is out, roenick too of course and at around gametime the decision to put in either pavs or cheech will be decided so one of them is out. SPG is gonna be down to the minute it looks like. not cool
YES
yes, that means i’m asking that when anyone finds out the official scratch list; please post here asap.
HEY JASON
HAHAHA i loved your answer to puck daddy’s question: What was your reaction to the Sharks signing Claude Lemieux to a minor- league deal?.
and i liked the dream line with detriot, throwing vlasic in there is awesome
another NHL poll re: Sharks
Who is the best goaltender to have defeated the Sharks this season?
J-S Giguere (ANA), Oct. 17
Tomas Vokoun (FLA), Oct. 24
Ilya Bryzgalov (PHX), Nov. 9
Dan Ellis (NSH), Nov. 11
Dwayne Roloson (EDM), Dec. 6
Steve Mason (CBJ), Dec. 17
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by ang6666 on Dec 18, 2008 3:41 PM PST reply actions
its about time
"Gotta suck for the other teams. You finally catch the Sharks on an off night and you still lose." -Shark Man
Guess I should
Go sell my Dec. 23 tix on Craigslist – their stock value just soared.
Kidding – taking my dad to the game… merry Christmas.
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I am so excited for this game...
looks as though milan won’t be playing though, that dreaded upper body injury again.
Coach Todd McLellan said that keeping Michalek out of the lineup was pretty much a precautionary move after he was "dinged up a bit" with an upper body injury late that occurred late in the third period of last night’s game in Columbus.
Pavs baby! What a warrior out there.
Mind games by McLellan? Wooooooooooooo
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HAHAHA
*sorry for my lack of maturity
"Gotta suck for the other teams. You finally catch the Sharks on an off night and you still lose." -Shark Man
Wooooo
Bringing the heat baby. Sharks look good thus far.
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NO
"Gotta suck for the other teams. You finally catch the Sharks on an off night and you still lose." -Shark Man
NO x2
"Gotta suck for the other teams. You finally catch the Sharks on an off night and you still lose." -Shark Man
well this game quickly went to hell in a hand basket
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 5:03 PM PST reply actions
Sucks to outplay them and find yourself down 2-0,
but there is plenty of time left and hopefully we can regroup.
I just got done tutoring...
and I see the score… two goals in about 90 seconds… and Ehrhoff is a minus – 2… and now creates a power play for Detroit…
I liked the new Ehrhoff… this sounds like the old guy.
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That’s the problem with +/-. It’s kind of a garbage stat. Both of those goals had nothing to do with the defense at all.
Nabby let in two softies. Real soft.
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Fair enough...
I’m trying to recreate the game in my mind. And the image isn’t pretty.
Wonder if Boosh is going to see action tonight…
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well if it's worth anything
the sharks definitely outplayed the wings in that period before the goals, just didn’t capitalize on a few of the good scoring chances they generated.
Oh for sure, wasn’t trying to jump on ya. Nabby just played pretty poorly.
As for Boosh, I don’t think so. We’re going to live and die with Nabby, and I think he plays well down the stretch. He made a couple good saves at the end of that period.
Gotta play your best to beat the best :)
btw Am I still doing the recap tonight? And we can get you a stream (see idunno723’s comment above) if you can’t watch it on TV.
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Yes for you doing the recap
I need to head out at 6 – worst time to miss the game. And since I just now saw the goals (the recap on the stream), I’m not in a position to type one out tonight…
Good job again on the roundtable with Greg today. Glad FTF didn’t alienate him ;-)
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Watching and posting on my iPhone while on the train...
what the hell!!!
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Yeah it’s no biggie at all- we carried the play that period.
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I believe the Sharks are 5-2 when they've trailed by 2
If they hope to win again, Nabby needs to settle down.
I'm a happy seal
by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 5:11 PM PST reply actions
YOU JINXER
I HATE YOU
"Gotta suck for the other teams. You finally catch the Sharks on an off night and you still lose." -Shark Man
That’s one hell of a shot. Solid play.
Excuse me while I vomit.
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ummm....
I suppose at this point, I just hope the boys can spoil Conklin’s shutout
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by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 5:44 PM PST reply actions
Flame away
But I thought Bouch should have been in net for tonites game way back at the beginning of the week.
I could see that if Nabby would've played against L.A.
but he didn’t, the back to back is not the reason he gave up those first two goals.
Just curious- if we assume Detroit is the class of the league (and I don’t think anyone would debate that point), does that mean you think Boucher should be the starter from here on out?
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ugh!!!
who jinxed them? who allowed this to happen (glares @ all here)
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by ang6666 on Dec 18, 2008 5:52 PM PST reply actions
I don’t think the Sharks have had many comebacks this year…
"Gotta suck for the other teams. You finally catch the Sharks on an off night and you still lose." -Shark Man
D’oh
there goes my anti-jinxing attempt
"Gotta suck for the other teams. You finally catch the Sharks on an off night and you still lose." -Shark Man
fail
told you that you should have worn your lucky shirt…
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Whatever lurker. Leave me alone. I’m pissed.
No running personal blog in here ;)
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going to my first sharks game
in 15 years or something. lets say last game i saw was in sac at the cow palace.
got 2 tickets for my dad and i, 6 rows up, on the end.
by Jay Fin Anderson on Dec 18, 2008 6:09 PM PST reply actions
kinda looking flat. could just be the rested healthy wings flying around.
good to see pavs back out thar. marleau is skating pretty good.
by Jay Fin Anderson on Dec 18, 2008 6:11 PM PST reply actions
I hate traffic.
It took nearly 45 minutes to get home from downtown Oakland. Without traffic? It’s a 6-minute drive.
the very reason i moved to oregon.
well, one of.
by Jay Fin Anderson on Dec 18, 2008 6:15 PM PST up reply actions
Sharks are going to explode for four goals in the third
heh
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by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 6:17 PM PST reply actions
We’ve got spirit! Yeah! We can do it! Yeah!
Gooooooo Sharks!!!!!!
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Ok...
I’m outta here guys. I’ll listen on the radio if / when I can…
Love Swisher’s optimism ;-)
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Take care man.
Agreed on Swisher. We’re gonna need that down the stretch.
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that bites!
big time
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by ang6666 on Dec 18, 2008 6:29 PM PST reply actions
Game, set, match.
Darn it all to hell. Never doing a preview for Puck Daddy again, bad freaking karma.
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Again
must. spoil. shutout.
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by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 6:33 PM PST reply actions
Joe. Pa. Vel. Ski?
Get one for the gipper Joe Pavs!
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somebody - anybody!
1 goal and it’s a moral victory
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by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
Or a shot to the groin. Was that Goc with the turnover?
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i'm out
need me some study (and goals)
"Gotta suck for the other teams. You finally catch the Sharks on an off night and you still lose." -Shark Man
they are clearly having an off night
(cries)
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by ang6666 on Dec 18, 2008 6:38 PM PST reply actions
Looks like game six in the 06-07 playoffs. Just nothing going on.
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It's going to be fun reading all postgame wraps
Detroit will be riding high off this game for at least a week
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by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 6:41 PM PST reply actions
And there's the "ov-er ra-ted" chants
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by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 6:45 PM PST reply actions
Look what happens...
When I’m not here….
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I was just typing that now that you are here, they only have to score 1 every 30 seconds and we would be doing fine … and look what happens!!
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by ang6666 on Dec 18, 2008 6:47 PM PST up reply actions
UGH!!!!
shoot me someone !!!
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by ang6666 on Dec 18, 2008 6:47 PM PST reply actions
can sleep clown will eat me can't sleep clown will eat me
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by SwisherThresher on Dec 18, 2008 6:50 PM PST reply actions
holy mother
man, glad I was working during the rest of the game.
Oh well I classify this as a “keep focused” game given how frickin dominant we’ve been this year. Will keep the team thinking about it and keep them focused for the rest of the year.
I also sat conklin in fantasy and then dropped him……
Hey guys- recap coming up in about five minutes. I got a head start on it (/aisugdbwkjbejc).
I’ll be around for a half hour if anyone wants to discuss.
Go Sharks.
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sighs
well … we all knew that at some point this could/would happen … next game Sharks come out strong and show this was just a fluke .. GO SHARKS!
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by ang6666 on Dec 18, 2008 6:55 PM PST reply actions
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