Various financial douchebags wrote:

Past performance doesn't guarantee future results.

That should be taken as both a positive hope and a warning for the Sharks and their detractors.

For all the Ducks fans who are laughing at the Sharks for bringing in a talented Cup Finals loser who requested a trade, I give you:
Chris Pronger
Defence
Edmonton Oilers

Worked out pretty well for Anaheim, dinnit? I dunno how it'll work out for the Sharks, but that just goes to show that there's no way to predict these things.