1. The Sharks play a physical puck possession style of game, that prospered in game 3. Nashville's defense got worn out by all the crashing and banging. Although the Sharks do sometime like playing like the Wings
2.It is actually Cheechoo not Marleau who got the knee to knee hit from Hartnell. Cheech has been not been 100%. Berier is quite okay, he did get lucky.
Marleau and Thornton play on Different line so pick your poison. Sharks play a physical puck possession, they play to any style put play grinding it road games the best, get shots on goal and get the rebounds or deflections.
Like you said both teams need to make it our of the first round first.
If the Wings were to get to Nabby the Sharks can throw Vesa Toskala in to turn it around in a best of seven.
And also don't forget how many powerplay goals the Wings have given up to SJ.