I am going to make this short and sweet! Both hockey teams come into this series on a high note. The Sharks were able to stave off elimination and kill off their playoff demons against a physical and tenacious hockey team in the Calgary Flames. The Stars just eliminated the Stanley Cup champion   more...
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Dallas, do you like apples?The Sharks defeated the Stars 3-2 in OT to force game 6 back in Dallas, and in the process made a little history too! Sometimes you have this eerie feeling that something special is going to happen, and this was true on Friday night in the Shark Tank. Just 1:05 into the   more...
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On Friday night in San Jose, the Sharks will face their biggest rivals when they take the ice against the Dallas Stars in the Shark Tank. There is no bigger rivalry in the Western Conference, and that fact is not in dispute. Anyone that does try to refute this claim, needs a little lesson in hockey   more...
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On Sunday evening, the Sharks and the Stars will do battle in Dallas. One this is for certain, the Stars are in trouble! Some might find this statement a little strange concidering the Sharks are the team facing elimination, but that has been the reality for some time now. On the other hand, the   more...
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The Sharks were able to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Stars on Wednesday evening with a 2-1 victory in Dallas. The series now shifts back to San Jose for game 5, and the Sharks are still swimming uphill for the foreseeable future. The one comfort that Sharks fans can take from this game (and   more...
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On Tuesday night in the Shark Tank, it will happen. The great series out West that no one is talking about, will come to an end. For those of you that have been paying attention, you have had the pleasure of viewing a fine and glorious series, played by two teams all too familiar with one another.   more...
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San Jose defeated the Calgary Flames 5-3 in Game Seven at the Shark Tank on Tuesday evening, and in the process the Sharks sent their playoff demons packing. Jeremy Roenick scored four points to propel the Sharks past the Mike Keenan coached Flames, and San Jose finally played sixty minutes of   more...
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Outworked, out hustled, out hit, and simply outplayed. All these terms can be used to describe the play of the San Jose Sharks on Sunday evening in the Saddledome. The Calgary Flames shutout the Sharks to win Game Six, and force the first ever Game Seven in the Shark Tank on Tuesday. From the   more...
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Just when you thought the Sharks were ready to blow away their competition, the Stars come into their house and outhustle, outhit them, and barely beat them in overtime. In game one, the Sharks got off to a good start by taking a 1-0 lead, but quickly let the lead slip away and eventually game one   more...
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The San Jose Sharks and the Calgary Flames will play Game 6 tonight in the Saddledome. The Sharks lead the series 3-2, and for Calgary the word of the day is 'elimination'. Yes folks, this is when the playoffs get fun. This is the time when hockey fans get to see the measure of their teams with   more...
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Patrick Marleau is dominating the Calgary Flames. Behind another scorcher from the Captain, the Sharks were able to hold off the Flames to secure a critical Game 5 victory. Marleau was vilified by the press after his struggles in the playoffs last season, and took all the blame for the Sharks quick   more...
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On Thursday, April 16th, the Sharks and the Flames will resume the up-and-down battle that has been their opening playoff series. The quest for Lord Stanley's Cup is well underway, as this epic battle shifts back to San Jose for Game 4. Kipper must have had a lonely feeling in net after Joe   more...
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One question, who's leading the sharks in points through five games? Joe Thornton? No. Patty Marleau? Nope. Ok, ok, Cheech? Wrong again! The answer, if you have paid any attention the last five games, is Ryane (yes, that's Ryan with an 'e' on the end) "Big Boi" Clowe. Indeed, it's true! The man is   more...
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The Sharks took a 3 games to 2 series lead with a 4-3 win over the Flames in Calgary on Thursday night. After trailing 1-0 early in the 2nd period, the Sharks dominated the play in the second half of the game. They scored 4 straight goals, including 2 in the 3rd from Jonathan Cheechoo, to go up   more...
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After a Calgary Flame Defensemen crushed Patrick Marleau for the second time, the entire San Jose Shark team played scared of the physical Flames. If they want to get past those pesky Flames they're going have to raise their intensity level and really come after them. Also many of the key members   more...
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