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Yes, there is a game day thread that I could post this on, and no I haven't posted here in forever. But I usually enjoy it when the Sharks play the Wings, regardless of who wins, and have been thinking about that series generally and wanted to put it in one place.

First up, I'm glad that several Wings fans got to hear Drew and Randy call the game against the Sharks. They're a lot of the reason I got interested in hockey again, and they really are something special. Drew's skill at breaking down plays and willingness to point out the weaknesses of both teams makes him a joy to listen to.

Drew posted his thoughts on the Detroit vs. Sharks game here:

http://boards.sjsharks.com/index.php?autom...p;blogid=1&

I don't think there's any fan of the Sharks who would argue with his summary, and they'd be an idiot for trying.

This has a lot to do with why I haven't been enjoying RW vs SJS games this season. As everyone knows, the Sharks were pre-season picks to go all the way, and I think they deserved that to some extent. It's obviously ridiculous to call a season before it's started, and I wouldn't put any stock in it after the first puck dropped, but on paper they were coming together quite nicely, and deserved a lot of credit. They've been a pretty good team, and the whole organization is committed to taking this team all the way.

And the Wings have been on fire this season, plain and simple. They're doing everything right. Last season the Wings were good, but they benefited from a soft division and had some pretty weak games. This year the division has improved dramatically and yet the Wings have rocketed out in front of everybody in the league. No flukes, no dumb luck, no lucky streaks, just a team playing solidly excellent hockey.

And so, the games between these two teams promised to be great hockey. There's nothing so satisfying as watching 2 skilled hockey teams in top form go at it. I've been looking forward to these games since they playoffs.

How disappointing it's been.

None of that's on the Wings, it's pretty much all on the Sharks. The first 2 games the Sharks couldn't be bothered to skate, let alone shoot. Yes, Detroit got 2 points for each, so Wings fans are probably fine with them, but it was hardly worth watching regardless of which team you were cheering for. But if you enjoy hockey as something more than an accumulation of numbers printed in the paper the next day, those games were unsatisfying crap.

I think the Sharks finally played okay hockey in the most recent game - enough so that the game had some interesting moments, but not more than that. The ironic part is that when they Sharks played their best hockey and were starting to come on in the second, the end result was them going to the locker room down by 3.

For all the reasons Drew highlights, I hope this game sticks with the Sharks, and that they learn something from it. They aren't of the same caliber as Detroit this year, plain and simple. They could be, but they seem to be waiting for it to happen.

I'm hoping the final game of the series is a better game. I'm hoping the Sharks really do learn a lesson from this and come out and play a solid game. Regardless of the outcome, you know that'll be fun to watch - IF it happens. The odds are just as good that the Sharks will turtle after a few goals and try to wait the night out.

Regardless, the Red Wings are playing some incredible hockey this season. I've enjoyed every game I've seen them play and only regret not getting to see more of 'em.

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thanks for this post. I think its one of the most incredible things when people can put their online egos for their teams aside and post from a completely neutral point of view. I think i speak for most people here who were around for last years playoffs, that for the most part, excluding one or two guys, the sharks fans were probably the most civil and seemingly intelligent.

I enjoyed reading this post, and heres to hoping there is better hockey between the two teams for both sides.

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Maybe the Sharks are playing Possum, and will crush the Wings in the playoffs.

:blink:

That would be funny if Sanjose were doing that. For the Wings sake I hope Sanjose is not doing that.

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