San Jose Sharks and Detroit Red Wings Game Seven Thoughts
by Mr. Plank on May 11, 2011 8:15 AM PDT
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- No matter how much you care about the outcome of game seven the players care more than you do.
- Thursday will be the most important day in franchise history until the San Jose Sharks win the Stanley Cup.
- I do not know who will win tomorrow night. Game seven is a coin flip with the push to Detroit based off of the way the series has tilted as well as the way both teams performed in game six. In other words, it is all up in the air.
- San Jose's best chance to close out this series was in the third period of game five and the third period of game six. They did not execute properly in those situations and have paid the price by putting themselves in a position to battle with a multitude of things tomorrow night-- a supremely talented hockey team, a goaltender who has played well all series, an tidal wave of media bashing, and the prospect of becoming the fourth team in NHL history to lose a seven game series after leading 3-0.
- That fear of being on the wrong end of history? It is is not a problem for the San Jose Sharks if they do not allow it to be. Once the puck drops, it will not be a problem.
- I do not know what happens behind closed doors in the locker room. What I do know is that Todd McLellan will adequately prepare his team for the game tomorrow night. Once the game begins it is the player's responsibility to execute a gameplan that has been proven to work time and time and time again. The onus is on them.
- A huge key will be special teams. As we will cover later today, the last two postseason series between these two teams have shown that special teams differential plays an immense role in who wins the hockey game. More times than not it is the dividing line due to the nature of the one goal games.
- The last (and only) game seven in HP Pavilion history was against the Calgary Flames in 2008. Jeremy Roenick scored two goals and two assists in that game, leading the Sharks to victory. It would be poetic justice for Patrick Marleau to deliver the same type of performance tomorrow night. Movies would be written based off of that.
- Home-ice advantage will be a double-edged sword. HP Pavilion is the best arena in all of the NHL for postseason hockey. The fans are loud and passionate. However, they are also mercurial. They are quick to turn on the Sharks when they are playing poorly. If the Red Wings pot the first goal of the game I suspect the boo birds will be out in full flight. If you are going to the game it is within your right to boo-- it is your money, you are the paying customer. That being said, it seems logical to assume that showing restraint in this situation would give the Sharks a better atmosphere in which to play in. If that is what you paid good money to see, it is something that seems to be in your best interest. Just sayin'.
- Getting spanked up and down the ice last night is not a good thing. I don't think any team is "better off" after a loss like that, primarily for the reason that it doesn't tell a team anything other than "you didn't show up to play", but it does allow the Sharks to rally behind an experience they shared together. It wasn't one bad goal, or one bad pinch, or one blown opportunity that did them in. It was one big mess of a group effort. Which puts the responsibility on the entire locker room to come out and correct those collective mistakes.
- No matter how game seven pans out Thursday will be a day you remember for the rest of your life. This is the reason why you fell in love with the sport of hockey in the first place. The pace, the intrigue, the passion, the drama, tomorrow night will have it all. Everything on the line, two of the best teams in the NHL going head to head. Winner takes all. It does not get better than this. Enjoy it.
- No matter how much you care about the outcome of this game, no matter how much you think you have invested in the final score, the players have more on the line. They care more than you do.
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Good attitude
This is a good time in Sharks history to take it all in, whether they win or lose. Savoring a win brings obvious joy. Accepting a loss with a positive attitude will allow us to savor a win in the future. That being said, I have confidence that the Sharks will bring their ‘A game’ tomorrow night. Go, Sharks!
About the booing at the Shark Tank
Here’s all I have to say. Detroit was down 3 games and gave up a 3 goal lead in Game 4. The crowd was buzzing when Heater scored in the 3rd but they weren’t booing.
Fans have a right to boo, for example Game 2 of the LA series was a good time to boo. But one bad entry on the first PP of the game and the people start booing? To me, that’s crazy. And when Jumbo is cruising along the half-boards looking for a pass, I’ve heard some boos there, because they want him to shoot the puck. I agree that Jumbo could throw the puck at the net more, but I trust that he knows what he’s doing. He seems to be pretty good at this hockey thing.
Fans have a right to boo, but real fans realize that there is a time and a place to do so.
agree
this is like when ppl yell “SHOOT!”..they are hockey players and understand the point of the game is to put the puck in the net..give em some credit..
Fear The Fin - History, Mathematics, and Run on Sentences.
by Pavelskinator on May 11, 2011 9:30 AM PDT up reply actions
Yah, but Detroit seems to understand that most goals are scored off of rebounds, and is willing to fire off a low-percentage shot hoping for a juicy rebound. The Sharks seem to be trying to make the perfect cross-ice pass to a wide-open sniper rather than “using the goalie’s pads to pass the puck”.
Shoot the fucking puck, and make Howard control his rebounds.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
I dont' disagree with you here
just saying, booing EVERY SINGLE THING is a little excessive. Boo when the players don’t show up and don’t skate hard. Don’t boo just for the sake of booing.
re: rebouds
thats why the sharks almost always out shoot their opponents, excluding last game. they crashed the net for rebounds amazingly well in the first 3 games but howards bitching about snow showers and the refs telling the sharks off have made them hesitant to do that anymore. the sharks also seem to shoot right into howards chest too often hoping for a offensive zone face off. which statistically we can win. i didnt see the last game due to work but i assume even that didnt happen..
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by Pavelskinator on May 11, 2011 1:29 PM PDT up reply actions
I always find it interesting when the puck carrier is BEHIND the net and they say “SHOOT!” LOL! Uh… really?
Waiting for the Cup to come to SJ since 1991...
GO SHARKS!
by winthecupsj on May 11, 2011 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions
How often does Todd McLellan tell us he wants Joe Thornton to shoot more? He’s probably yelling the same thing at him from the bench!
by meetyourmako on May 11, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
I think this does injustice to a lot of San Joseans
Fans have a right to boo, but real fans realize that there is a time and a place to do so.
The team isn’t just representing themselves, they’re representing the city. The fans may have been willing to give the team the benefit of the doubt the first time the Sharks didn’t meet postseason expectations, but now that its becoming a rite of spring, people are getting a little more than pissed off at being represented like this.
The time for the differentiation between “real hockey fans” and bandwagon/new fans came and left some time ago. As in the start of the playoffs.
I get what you mean
What I’m trying to say is that if Game 6 were played in the Shark Tank, everyone could have booed and I would have been fine with it because no one was trying at all outside of Nemo and a few others. By all means, if the team doesn’t show up, go ahead and boo.
My whole point is, don’t boo when the situation doesn’t call for any booing. A bad entry on a PP happens EVERY GAME to EVERY TEAM.
People boo when they feel frustrated or disappointed. I think it’s up to the individual fan to decide when that is.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Bad entries on PP come from overthinking
If dump, chase, and forecheck works 5-on-5, why have fancy drop passes and twisty weaving entries on the power play?
Chip the puck deep, and beat the hell out of their defensemen. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE GOOD AT. That’s the fastest way to get the PP set up. All this crap about a “clean entry” is stupid. We have better entries and better offensive chances when we DON’T have Boyle twisting around like Kristi Yamaguchi.
We’re BIGGER and FASTER. Get the puck behind them. Pound them into submission.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on May 11, 2011 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions
+1
It’s called PSHS – Play Simple Hockey Sharks.
by sharksfanwithajd on May 11, 2011 10:30 AM PDT up reply actions
I hate booing just like any other guy.
But I can understand it.
Why was there no booing their own team in Detroit in Game 4 or Game 6 when Couture scored?
It’s not because Detroit has better fans – they don’t. That building was rocking last night, but that was unusual. On a normal day, that place can be as quiet as home games in Phoenix.
It’s because Detroit earned the fans’ trust with all the championships and years of winning.
If our season ticket holders are tired of investing thousands of dollars into this team every year just to see them exit prematurely, I can understand the booing.
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^^This
It’s because Detroit earned the fans’ trust with all the championships and years of winning.
I totally agree.
I’m sure I’m not the only whose trust hasn’t yet been earned by the Sharks. I must say though, I’ve been to a ton of Sharks games since they moved to the Tank in the early 90s, and I’ve never heard anyone boo a bad zone entry or shout the words, “Shoot!” to a guy behind the net. I think people are exaggerating a tad.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
If our season ticket holders are tired of investing thousands of dollars into this team every year just to see them exit prematurely, I can understand the booing.
I’d rather they just stopped shelling out the money. What does booing during a game get you? Especially in the playoffs, there’s just no upside. I say cheer no matter what- the Sharks need confidence right now, and if they get behind in the game they’re really going to need it. Clamming up or booing contributes nothing to our chances of winning. Staying confident and loud just might.
GO SHARKS!!! RAH RAH RAH!!!
"That's my dummy!" - Joe Thornton, Brian Duffy
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So, the caterpillar has emerged from its cocoon as a shark, with a gun for a mouth.
by CloweMyWord! on May 11, 2011 12:11 PM PDT up reply actions
My family has had season tickets for most of my life and it has taught me to lose gracefully and to appreciate a tragedy. Still good life lessons!
by meetyourmako on May 11, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
What does booing during a game get you?
In the context of a Game 7, I agree with you — booing is counterproductive. If staying positive will help the Sharks’ chances of winning, then that’s what we need to do as fans.
However, on your typical night at the tank, if you paid good money (tix + food + drinks + parking + memorabilia + etc.) to see them and they come out flat and get rolled, you have every right to boo. It’s how you voice your displeasure. It’s not like we can call these guys at home and tell them how we feel over a civilized conversation. And in the playoffs, if they get rolled or, worse, eliminated, then you should boo (unless your team is a big underdog, played their hearts out, and just plain got beat by a better team — which, frankly, is not the situation the Sharks are in right now). It’s been floated out there that the lack of pressure from the fans and media is not necessarily a good thing for this team.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree fully. I’m not a season ticket holder, I’m a semi-recent college grad making 15 bucks an hour. I’ve spent thousands of dollars just on tickets this season alone, made it to about 20 games , and I booed at several of them when the Sharks did not show up to play. But that was during the regular season. Now it’s playoffs. It’s different. Seeing fans streaming out of HP with 5 minutes left in the third period of game 5 was about the saddest thing I’ve ever seen. I can’t even imagine how it feels to be on the ice and see all those people turn their backs on you as they walk out before the final whistle. The silence in game one until they scored in the final minutes was nauseating. As somebody who has shelled out so much of the little money I make working every day, I guess I just can’t understand the reservation and the apparent willingness to throw in the towel from the fans.
If they lose, I say boo the hell out of them. They let the series slip when they had it in a death grip. I just ask that people wait until it’s over to declare it so. Booing during the game, leaving early so you don’t have to sit in 5 or 10 minutes of traffic, that’s the kind of shit I just don’t understand from people who paid as much or more than I did to see their team compete for the ultimate prize.
GO SHARKS!!! RAH RAH RAH!!!
"That's my dummy!" - Joe Thornton, Brian Duffy
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So, the caterpillar has emerged from its cocoon as a shark, with a gun for a mouth.
by CloweMyWord! on May 11, 2011 1:08 PM PDT up reply actions
What if you live in Hollister and the Sharks are down 4 goals with 5 minutes left…?
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions
You stay and watch it
For me personally i can’t go to a lot of games, so im not gonna miss one sec of the games i do go to just be cause we’re losing so i can get a little xtra sleep
BLEED TEAL
How are you going to boo a team that, against wave upon wave of pressure, is tied 0-0?
by meetyourmako on May 11, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
but they haven't failed yet
were you expecting them to win, play with heart, or dominate and win the series in less than seven? If San Jose has already failed to live up to your expectations, they were too high in first place, I would argue.
I’m not surprised to possibly see fans with extremely high expectations (unreasonably high, I would argue) in San Jose—it’s a lucrative area, and ppl there expect the best, etc. Just realize that sports aren’t going to necesarily match the quality of life of you are used to in San Jose. Sports is its own beast.
San Jose hasn’t disappointed me… and yes, I think it’s your bad and partly your fault if you’re already disappointed. It’s not the Sharks fault if your expectations are so high that you, possibly, bail on them before the series is over (if you haven’t bailed, then this post is for anyone who has).
Nice Plank
Like the bullet points. Just re-read Elvis’ Banshing Negativity post to reflect on some of the season and what we have been through.
History will be made..
ON MAY 12th 2011, WIN GAME 7 SHARKS!!!
Awesome
I couldn’t agree more with you Plank. Especially the first note •No matter how much you care about the outcome of game seven the players care more than you do.
I’m so juiced and pumped for tomorrow night! No boo’ing from me… unless it’s towards Detroit of course. GOOOOOO SHAAAAAAARKS GOOOOOOOO G*d Damn it!
Waiting for the Cup to come to SJ since 1991...
GO SHARKS!
Crap… should have previewed my post first.
Waiting for the Cup to come to SJ since 1991...
GO SHARKS!
awww man… no more “crookedy” words!
"Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor!"
Lets Go Sharks!!! I still believe!!!!!!! 2011!!!!!!
LOL… I am glad to see that I am not the only one that does that! :-) I dont feel so alone now.
ITALICS MOJO!
"Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor!"
Lets Go Sharks!!! I still believe!!!!!!! 2011!!!!!!
Thought I’d repost this as it was adrift on the end of the recap comments and it kinda sums up all I’ve gotta say going into tomorrow’s game:
Feeling slightly more positive this morning having slept on it than I was last night when I went to bed after the game. To be honest I was pretty distraught, but you know what? It really is just one game now, and that thought is giving me a weird sense of calm.
Someone on here earlier talked of numbness, and that’s kinda what this team’s done to me by giving up three straight.
But one last thing: At 3-0 I was starting to think this team has what it takes to go all the way. The ability to win in OT, the ability to come back from four goals down, the ability to find scoring depth throughout the roster. And you know what, none of that’s gone away simply because we lost three straight to the Wings.
Keep believing my fellow fans, win game seven and it all starts afresh. New opponents, new battles, and new heart attacks…
Let’s do this, let’s go Sharks!
And you think you live in a non-traditional hockey market...
Randy Hahn: "That is one angry Swedish person."
"I flew 5,000 miles for this?"
And if you want more of this kind of thing, I'm spouting nonsense on Twitter too...
Game 7's are where heroes and legends are born.
I’m not happy we’re here by the route we got here. I’m not terribly shocked, though, that Detroit was able to force this game. So here we are. And I see this as a chance for the Sharks, each individual on the team and the team as a whole, to write their story. Who doesn’t dream of being the one who rescues their team and leads them to a glorious victory in Game 7 at least once in their life?
Jamie Baker’s goal lives on almost two decades later (and will certainly stay alive in our minds) because it was that moment exactly. The one narrated by a little kid saying “Sharks and Wings. Game 7. In Detroit. Tied at two in the third period. Here comes Baker…” while he or she is running around in the driveway with a day-glo puck on a plastic hockey stick and the dog between the pipes.
Here’s hoping a Shark makes those little kid dreams come true.
Believing in the Sharks, one photoshop at a time. GO SHARKS!
Vince Lombardi
"Winning is not a sometime thing, it’s an all time thing. You don’t win once in a while, you don’t do things right once in a while, you do them right all the time. Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing."
Please, let’s stop this habit of making things difficult on yourselves. Respect is earned on the ice and not in the stat sheets. Quiet the critics and continue to rewrite history. It’s either the Cup or Tee which will it be???
Don't push me cause I'm close to the edge. I'm trying not to lose my head, ah huh-huh-huh
Just.Fucking.Win.
Don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.
1 Cor 13:13
GO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now…. please! I have faith…
Please Boo to yourselves, LOL. Send the guys positive thoughts!
"Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor!"
Lets Go Sharks!!! I still believe!!!!!!! 2011!!!!!!
sorry for the double post
but i saw this on nucks misconduct and i think it would be perfect for this post
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xM5ihA3NBAo&feature=player_embedded
BLEED TEAL
Any word on Clowe for Game Seven?
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
See here.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Oh, and you're welcome
for closing the italics tag
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
Lol, well done!
Interesting that the comments can blow up the entire page like that
Thanks Commish! Sorry about that guys… blog foul of the day.
Waiting for the Cup to come to SJ since 1991...
GO SHARKS!
by winthecupsj on May 11, 2011 11:02 AM PDT up reply actions
Going to the game tomorrow
And I promise I won’t boo the team. I will be as loud as I fucking can! I’ve pretty much accepted that I’m either going to see the Sharks win (preferred result) or I’ll see a historical comeback (please no)- silver lining? Either way, as a hockey fan I live for game 7s and this one is going to be epic.
GO SHARKS!!!
"What happens in the broadcast booth stays in the broadcast booth." Randy Hahn
"Pity is the drug of quitters" Drew Remenda
Wings fan here
Not trying to be obnoxious. I swear this series has taken about twenty years off of my life. Game 7 is a toss up, anything can happen. I can’t wait for the game and at the same time, I’m not sure I can handle the stress.
It'll go into overtime, maybe three or four overtimes
It’s destined to kill both fan bases.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
If it goes into OT...
It benefits the Canucks! They’re home resting and waiting for one of these two teams to get over.
It gives the Sedins more chances to slack off
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on May 11, 2011 10:51 AM PDT up reply actions
You know...
With how poorly they played last round, it’s amazing that team still won it in 6 games. Their defense has really improved over a year ago. I do not think Detroit will be able to beat them, especially being so banged up with Franzen’s ankle and Datsyuk’s wrist. But then again, we are talking about the Red Wings. If San Jose can turn it around tomorrow night, I think we stand a better chance of giving the Canucks a good fight.
The speed of Vancouver, especially with the passing of the Sedin’s will give our Defense fits. But first things first…
Then again, they beat us twice with Franzen in the lineup and three times with Datsyuk in the lineup with his bad shoulder wrist.*
(* See Jamie Baker. He is positive Datsyuk’s wrist is fine and that it is actually his shoulder that’s bothering him).
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes and no.
On the one hand the Canucks are rested; on the other hand, however, not playing for a week gets you out of a rhythm. We saw that last year with the Sharks (even though to give the Hawks credit, they were the better team well-rested or not).
by sharksfanwithajd on May 11, 2011 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
True...
However, I bet most players, especially this time of year, would opt for the rest over worrying about being rusty. So many guys are banged up and have tired legs, that a week off at this point in the year is just what the doctor ordered. In the third period of the last few games our guys have looked like they’re out of gas, so that doesn’t make me feel better about starting the Conf. Finals on Sat. or Sun. I’ll take it naturally, but we s/h put Detroit away in 5 and then we’d be resting as well.
I think the fans from each camp both have this feeling of being on a sinking ship. There is a lifeboat but only one seat remaining and its a mad scramble to get on!
I'm inclined to think the Sharks fanbase is sitting on more torture
If Detroit lost, well they gave it a try and almost did something extraordinary. With the Sharks, there’s the risk of being on the bad side of history. 4th team in NHL history to blow a 3-0 series lead.
Don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.
1 Cor 13:13
Not to mention we’re still waiting for our first cup. I think Detroit has one or two…
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 10:15 AM PDT up reply actions
You've been really awesome everytime you visit us here
And thanks for that :)
Yeah I haven’t had a good night’s sleep in days, and g7 will be a coin flip in terms of its outcome, but it’s the team that simply WANTS it more that’s gonna come out on top. I think Detroit and SJ are/were fairly evenly matched this year in terms of talent, so it’s all on who’s got the drive and persistence.
by JenLovesHockey on May 11, 2011 10:33 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
They say that the best trade is the one that leaves both traders feeling like they’ve been ripped off.
I hope the best hockey is the one that leaves both teams feeling like they could have tried harder.
I have a Twitter account and I have a blog, but I don't have time to write more than 140 characters at a time.
That's the problem
I get the feeling that Detroit is TRYING harder. It’s like when the Sharks got up 3-0, they figured “Oh well, we still have next game even if we lose…” I’m not sensing any urgency in the last three games until the final three minutes.
"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya
by ToddCommish on May 11, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll never forget a moment of game 7 v. Calgary in 2008
Yes, let’s hope Marlaeu comes up big for us, the way JR did that game. Hell, let’s hope EVERY Shark comes up big, I don’t care who the hero is, as long as we win. This is Detroit, though, with a shitload of momentum. I hate to say it, but IF we don’t win tomorrrow, then we just didn’t deserve a Stanley Cup this year.
by JenLovesHockey on May 11, 2011 10:29 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
this is from my fb post.....
DEAR SHARKS, MY SUPERRRRAWR-AWESOME GF BOUGHT US TICKETS TO SEE YOU ON THURSDAY FOR GAME 7 OF THIS RIDICULOUSLY CRAZY PLAYOFF SERIES… OK I AM GOING TO SHOW UP AT THE TANK AND RAISE HELL TO SUPPORT YOU, SO YOU BETTER SHOW THE F UP TOO. FORGET ABOUT THE 3 STRAIGHT LOSESS AND WIN THIS ONE. I AM NOT GIVING UP. I REFUSE!!!!! MAY THE HOCKEY GODS BE WITH US ALL. GO SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT DETROIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOVE, YOUR NEVER-SAY-DIE FAN.
yes, they were in caps.
The Tank
I’ve ranted on here since the first home game of the season about the crowd atmosphere at HP this year. I did so again after being at game 5. I’m not going to do that today.
I’m just going to ask that if you go to the game, make sure that at no time you can hear the players skates on the ice, like I did on Sunday. The average age of attendees at games is higher than I’ve ever seen, and people have shelled out grips of cash and expect nothing less than perfection (must…not…rant…) But one confident person is all it takes to get others involved when the rest get scared and it gets quiet. Don’t get frustrated at the lack of energy from the people around you, just keep cheering like there’s no tomorrow. There might not be.
But this is what everybody has worked all year for- a chance to advance through 4 rounds. Tomorrow night we can take another huge step in the Cup’s direction. Let’s make sure our boys know we’re behind them 100% no matter what happens at any time in the game. Nobody has anything to gain by holding back to any degree. As players they simply can’t give up, and as fans we absolutely can’t.
Stay positive. Stay loud. This is the greatest thing in the world. This is playoff hockey.
Scream til your throat bleeds teal.
GO SHARKS!!! RAH RAH RAH!!!
"That's my dummy!" - Joe Thornton, Brian Duffy
TicketMaster- Raping the world one event at a time.
So, the caterpillar has emerged from its cocoon as a shark, with a gun for a mouth.
by CloweMyWord! on May 11, 2011 10:49 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I will be screaming from home!!!!!
hopefully I wont freak out the condo unit folks, but oh well! ITS DO OR DIE TIME! So I scream!
"Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor!"
Lets Go Sharks!!! I still believe!!!!!!! 2011!!!!!!
Screw ’em. Freak ’em out! They should be watching too!!!
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Nice write-up, Plank
• No matter how much you care about the outcome of game seven the players care more than you do.
Lol, I dunno, my elevated blood pressure argues otherwise :-)
• Thursday will be the most important day in franchise history until the San Jose Sharks win the Stanley Cup.
In my dreams, Jamie Baker says something at the end of Game 7 to the effect of “My goal is now the 2nd most important in Sharks history”
• No matter how game seven pans out Thursday will be a day you remember for the rest of your life. This is the reason why you fell in love with the sport of hockey in the first place. The pace, the intrigue, the passion, the drama, tomorrow night will have it all. Everything on the line, two of the best teams in the NHL going head to head. Winner takes all. It does not get better than this. Enjoy it.
I don’t know if I’ll be able to enjoy it, but at the very least I will live it right along with you guys and those guys on the bench who I know are gonna leave it all out on the ice Thursday.
Go Sharks!
Destiny can be delayed but it can’t be stopped. Ours has been delayed for three games but no more. To be honest I was really hopeless last night after the game but everything changed and I have been really calm today and I know we are going to take this series. After all this is the year and as far as I know the calendar still reads 2011. I have faith in these guys and I believe they are going to beat the Wings.
Play. It’ll help with the stress and, in general, it’s better to focus on your own progress than to emotionally tie yourself to something you’re helpless to control.
by meetyourmako on May 11, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
it’s better to focus on your own progress than to emotionally tie yourself to something you’re helpless to control.
But that’s what being a fan is. When it comes to sports, that’s the nature of the beast.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions
And if you’re a hockey fan and have a chance to play hockey, do it. You’re not gonna hear me in the nosebleeds telling anybody that’s lame. You can watch that the Sharks game on the TV later.
Unless you have tickets to the game. Then you have to go.
by meetyourmako on May 11, 2011 12:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Hockey is awesome to play, and it’s been too long since I played, but a Game 7 against an old rival with a chance to move on to the conference finals doesn’t come around every day. You can play hockey any time.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions
;)
I feel like playing hockey right now.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:56 PM PDT up reply actions
can you do both? multitask? :-)
"Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor!"
Lets Go Sharks!!! I still believe!!!!!!! 2011!!!!!!
HAHA! I think I’m going to play …You can see the big screen from the ice @ the rink I play at. Although…getting 27 too many men pen. may hurt my team! : 0
by will_hunter23 on May 11, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
*You can only see the TV from the side boards..not the bench! I guess I'll just have to IronMan it! (Heart)
by will_hunter23 on May 11, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
just switch with the goalie for a game.
by meetyourmako on May 11, 2011 2:19 PM PDT up reply actions
right on!!!!!!!!
score some goals for the Sharks! Goal MoJo!
"Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor!"
Lets Go Sharks!!! I still believe!!!!!!! 2011!!!!!!
HAHA! I should switch w our Goalie…he’s terrible…Kinda feels like I play w/ Nabby – jk
by will_hunter23 on May 11, 2011 2:37 PM PDT up reply actions
PS
I had a game last night. I kept telling my D Men to call me Patty #12….Needless to say – I picked up the intesity, and drew 2 pen’s
by will_hunter23 on May 11, 2011 2:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Play.
You’ve got no control over the outcome of this game, but you do of the game your team has. And it will help get your mind off of it.
"You miss 100% of the shots you don't take"-Wayne Gretzky"-Michael Scott.
by SharksFanEst.1994 on May 11, 2011 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Breathing for me seems a little less spontaneous than usual today
Anyone else having to remind themselves to do so more than normal?
http://www.twitter.com/SteveMortiboys
The nice thing about losing the last three games is that I think I’ve suffered all the pain I can suffer in this series already. If they lose, fine, the season is over, we move on and don’t have to suffer like this till the next spring. If we win, great, hockey continues.
My emotional tank is empty.
With that said, I believe Sharks’ chances to win this series are just as good as they were before the series started, or when they went up 3-0.
It’s one game.
And Sharks can win one game. Others on the team have won the Cup before. The core of this team won the Olympic games recently where all they had to do in the final was to win one game.
One win. Not four wins – just one.
All is possible. Two dates I keep in my mind till 6pm tomorrow – 1994 and 1980.
Fear the Fin - where Russians are underappreciated.
by Ivano M on May 11, 2011 11:18 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
After watching the Caps get swept, I think I understand your emotionally empty feeling. But despite the agony, there was never any point in the WAS-TB series until the 3rd period of Game 4 where I thought the Caps couldn’t pull it out. They had the talent and the motor.
The Sharks have the talent and the motor. A little luck wouldn’t hurt, but there is plenty of hope to be had, and even guarded optimism, that the Sharks can win one more from Detroit.
I’m pulling for you guys from here in DC, and I’m sure I’m not alone in that.
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Thanks. Sorry about the Caps. I was pulling for them.
by meetyourmako on May 11, 2011 2:20 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't share the optimism and "feel good" vibes that most people here have
I’m still angry and upset at what has transpired the past three games, but I will still watch Game 7.
That said, I did see this posted over in the comments section of NM:
Canucks Round 2: WLWWLW
Sharks Round 1: WLWWLW
Canucks Round 1: WWWLLLW
Sharks Round 2: WWWLLL?
by RedOscar on May 11, 2011 11:28 AM PDT reply actions 2 recs
To be fair, I’m pretty sure someone posted this in a previous thread.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Repitition never hurts
At least in this case.
I have a Twitter account and I have a blog, but I don't have time to write more than 140 characters at a time.
by stufflife on May 11, 2011 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Repetition never hurts
At least in this case.
(sorry I cant help myself! LOL! )
"Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor!"
Lets Go Sharks!!! I still believe!!!!!!! 2011!!!!!!
We need Clowie back for G7, please please Clowe be okay
And 1) I don’t care for Eager (although he’s not terrible by any means), 2) I like Mayers, 3) I don’t like McGinn at all, no matter how much of the fanbase likes him. He’s one notch below Staubitz in terms of taking stupid penalties at the wrong time, and I don’t want him in game 7.
by JenLovesHockey on May 11, 2011 11:49 AM PDT reply actions
Coin Tosses
Last year before the series against Detroit, a friend and I agreed that the series was a coin toss.
In large part, each playoff game against Detroit in the past two years has been a coin toss.
If you flip a coin 100 times, you’d probably get pretty close to 50/50 heads and tails.
Flip it 12 times and you could very easily get 8/4 heads and tails. or 7/5.
Let’s hope that the sharks/wings coin comes up 8/4. :)
I shouldn't have said anything.
by perkins.kit on May 11, 2011 11:51 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Very nicely done. I like that you conceded it takes a lot of coin flips (100) to start to achieve normalization. This is the way I look at the baseball season.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions
Is it Thursday yet? No? Aargh! Just can’t handle the waiting!
And you think you live in a non-traditional hockey market...
Randy Hahn: "That is one angry Swedish person."
"I flew 5,000 miles for this?"
And if you want more of this kind of thing, I'm spouting nonsense on Twitter too...
Thursday hits you guys a whole 8 hours earlier… so actually it will be in 3 minutes. DERP DERP DERP
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Here's a plan
Whatever hotel the Wings are staying at, deliver them an undercooked burger like what Sacramento did with Kobe in 2002.
by ninersdd on May 11, 2011 12:21 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Dont they stay at Santana Row?
"The No. 1 thing (fans need to know): we’re going to do our damnedest to bring the Warriors to respectability on the basketball court." - Joe Lacob
Yes. Or at least they frequent it heavily.
Fear The Fin = Man goes into cage... Cage goes into salsa... Shark's in the salsa... Our shark.
Plant stolen uranium in datsyuks bag
by Montyburnz!...1 on May 11, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions
be careful
that may only make him stronger! :)
by hockeychic on May 11, 2011 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Love the first bullet point
"The No. 1 thing (fans need to know): we’re going to do our damnedest to bring the Warriors to respectability on the basketball court." - Joe Lacob
I would argue
that, if you’ve already given up on your team, then yes, you probly are a SJ Shark fan, but you probably aren’t a sports fan… this is kind of situations that sports are all about, and Logan’s excitement to play in a game seven is a commendable attitude (if you read his twitter).
I got this..
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
Go Sharks!
I found out I get to go to the game tomorrow! I’m very excited and I won’t be quiet. Not for a second.
"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain Kent Huskins!" - Randy Hahn 2/13/11
We’re going to see a handshake tomorrow.
by meetyourmako on May 11, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Really? Didn't realize that:D
"You can't stop him, you can only hope to contain Kent Huskins!" - Randy Hahn 2/13/11
by pooponastick on May 11, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Twitter Beat Writers
reporting Ryane Clowe did not take part in the Sharks’ practice today.
I have literally ZERO additional information (including any kind of news about how many of the Sharks players did participate).
by J.J. from Kansas on May 11, 2011 2:21 PM PDT reply actions
Every other Sharks player did participate at practice today.
"Now get on board going down the river float, we gonna raise a ruckus tonight" - OCMS
Fear The Fin: Where Selling Your Soul Is The Likely Solution
And thanks for the update JJ— was just coming here to do the same.
"Now get on board going down the river float, we gonna raise a ruckus tonight" - OCMS
Fear The Fin: Where Selling Your Soul Is The Likely Solution
No prob
Thanks for the clarification about the rest of the squad.
by J.J. from Kansas on May 11, 2011 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL
Ryane Clowe will be playing tomorrow. I stake Marleau’s contract on it.
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions
You sound like you’re hoping he doesn’t play…
by Rhapsody in Teal on May 11, 2011 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions
As far as I'm concerned, I'm done with the reading the analysis of who should and shouldn't win and the reading for both sides
I’m not even going to be a fan of the sportsmanship attitude that is sure to come across this site tomorrow, should the Sharks fail to seal the deal.
And I definitely won’t be a fan of 17,000 or so people turning on the Sharks tomorrow should they fall behind early in the game. I expect them to chant and cheer THE ENTIRE GAME. If you aren’t going to do it for a Game 7 in the playoffs, then when the hell are you ever gonna do it?
No, there are more important things than hockey, I understand. Life will go on no matter what on Thursday. But to be a hockey fan and to be on the precipice of potentially seeing mass failure is terrifying.
I sincerely hope it goes our way, simply for the sanity of myself and my fellow Sharks fans who are regulars here. If it doesn’t….well…I just don’t know anymore…
"Release the stone of shame!"
"Woo-hoo!"
"Attach the stone of triumph!"
"D'oh!"
Have Faith... the Sharks WILL win.
I think the last 3 games have given them the ass whopping that they needed.
Get it done Sharks!
"Sometimes the only sense you can make out of life is a sense of humor!"
Lets Go Sharks!!! I still believe!!!!!!! 2011!!!!!!
I hope you're right, my friend.
This season seemed to have a good vibe going with it. It would be a shame to see it end now.
"Release the stone of shame!"
"Woo-hoo!"
"Attach the stone of triumph!"
"D'oh!"
by Alex Houston on May 11, 2011 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
The San Jose Sharks
Are 1-0 in Game 7s against the Detroit Red Wings.
They are also 1-0 in Game 7s at the Shark Tank.
This is happening.
GO SHARKS!
They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
What Jay Leach is to the San Jose Shark's Defense, I am to Fear The Fin's Mod Squad.
They need to win this game
for no other reason than one of my best friends is a boston fan
and I gave him nothing but shit about blowing that series last year
lets just say hes looking forward to rubbing my nose in it
"Life is like a grapefruit. It's orange and dimpled on the outside, wet and squidgy in the middle. It's got pips inside, and some people have a half a one for breakfast."
Ted Williams: .406 1941
Gary Brown: .438 2010
by operation carrot on May 11, 2011 2:56 PM PDT reply actions
Sharks win
As long as they stop that pathetic dump and chase crap
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