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Sharks Fall Behind In Series 2-0
“We’ve got to get back to our game and what we’ve been successful at.”---Patrick Marleau

By Barbara Mason 5/18/2010
Bay Area Sports Drive

How do the San Jose Sharks get past a stingy goalie?  Much like their series against the Colorado Avalanche, the Sharks have come up against another talented goalie, Chicago’s Antti Niemi.  Getting one past this guy is a lot like threading a needle.  San Jose will need to pepper him mercilessly getting lots of traffic in front.  They need to wear him down and it needs to happen in game two. More on the story >>> 

Chicago Edges San Jose In Western Conference Opener
“We just have to stay on course and be prepared for the next game,....Goalie Evgeni Nabokov

By Barbara Mason 5/16/10
Bay Area Sports Drive

Sunday afternoon HP Pavilion and the San Jose Sharks hosted Game One of the Western Conference Finals.  A record crowd was on hand and the noise level was off the hook, white towels being furiously twirled.  Being one of the loudest arenas in the league, the opponent Chicago Blackhawks would have their hands full although this series appears to have all the makings of a very closely contested one.  This is as good as it gets in the world of hockey.......MORE ON STORY>> 

Nabokov and Company Head Into
 Western Conference Finals
“Right from the first game I felt great, I felt confident.”-- #19 Joe Thornton

By Barbara Mason 5/08/10
Bay Area Sports Drive

Saturday night the San Jose Sharks took on the smoking Detroit Red Wings at HP Pavilion in game five of the Stanley Cup semi-finals.  After the spanking San Jose received at the hands of the Red Wings last Thursday night the Sharks desperately needed to play this game as if it were game seven.  A loss tonight could very well mean a game seven in their future.
 The theme throughout the playoffs for San Jose has been “overcome”.  They have come back on numerous occasions, trailing in games against Detroit and Colorado, pulling them out in the end.  They have to put the stops on the Red Wings from the get go.......MORE ON STORY>>