Sharks Look Good Again

from Darren Eliot of Sports Illustrated, Coming off an impressive 4-1 win at Philadelphia that concluded a 4-2 Eastern road trip, one has to wonder just how good is this year’s edition of the San Jose Sharks? Certainly, the great expectations are there—both within and outside the organization. But once again the question is: can they live up to them? Although the cloud of consistent postseason failure hangs over San Jose, on so many other levels the Sharks might just be one of the true success stories in the NHL. They are a perennial top team, always in the discussion of the league’s elite. continued