Are Sharks for real, or are they just teasing?

They're doing it again. They're teasing us. The Sharks are trying to convince us that it's OK to watch them. It's OK to root for them. It's OK to think they won't break your heart again. After beating Columbus in a shootout Wednesday, they have the second-highest points total in the Western Conference, and they seem to be as hot as July. More than a month into the season, they have put together a six-game winning streak. They receive their biggest test in this three-game road trip tonight in Detroit against the Red Wings. The trade with Ottawa for Dany Heatley, which was meant to provide more offense, appears to have paid off. In the first month, the Sharks scored at least four goals in a game eight times; they did that five times in October 2008. Even more encouraging has been their defense/goaltending; in four of the six games during their streak, they have allowed one goal. Yet it's hard not to feel as if they're teasing wit...