Can San Jose Make it Far into the Playoffs ?

Another year coming to an end, and another San Jose team top in the Western Conference for the last 4 seasons. But this year, you could say there's something different.  Instead of San Jose, packing the bags and cruising for the last 10 or so games of the season, this year San Jose is still making the effort to continue their "A" game, and finishing top in the conference because it is still questionable, with the Canucks and BlackHawks in their tail chasing them until the end.

San Jose has the offence this year with the addition of Dany Heatly in the off-season, despite the inconsistent Cheechoo, to say the least has been traded out.  The defense of the Sharks have also been questionable all season,  with the loss of a solid veteran defense man; Christian Ehrhoff.  The goaltending for Evgeni Nabokov has been more of a roller coaster ride; rather than a walk in the park. Lately, Nabokov has been on top of his game with 3 wins out of his last 5 games.

Watch for the Sharks in the playoffs this year, with them still fighting for a playoff spot the Sharks will stay on top of their game come playoff time, this will keep them in shape for the first round, unlike previous years when the Sharks had their time to rest before playoff time. The Sharks haven't made it past the second round in their history other than the 03-04 season. The experience on the team is also a lack of assets that the Sharks don't have.



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