Sharks lose their bite...yet again.

So, the excitement starts again with the beginning of the Nhl 2009-10 playoff series. The start of the playoffs kicked of with 2 games from the Western conference, and 2 from the Eastern. To say that these games didn't go to plan for the higher seeded teams would be an understatement. In the first 4 games of the series, only 1 higher seeded team came out on top with a 3-2 victory over Detroit, who, being a lower seeded team was still predicted to come out on top of this series. Perhaps the most disappointing, yet most expected letdown so far has to come from the Sharks. San Jose came out of the regular season with 113 points, just 8 behind the top team in the entire league, and a record of 8-1-1 coming up to the postseason, they had the one thing they failed to gain in the playoff chase lat hear, momentum. Now im not one to comment, with the Sharks' not making it past the second round in the last 4 seasons, coming out of the regular season with momentous accomplishments in the regular season, i wouldn't blame them for being a bit shaky. After last season however, the Sharks came in with plenty of words of encouragement with Manny Malholtra, the Sharks centre, commenting "We are what we are to this point, and the future is what we make it." And boy did they make it, San Jose came out of the game with a 2-1 loss to the Avalanche who failed to make the playoffs last season. Joe Sacco had high expectations for his teams chances against the Sharks, however, commenting that, "[He] thinks [San Jose] had higher expectations than what they've achieved. And it's going to be our job this year to make sure that happens again." The Avalanche showed that they could do just that with a shootout victory againts the Sharks in their last meeting before the postseason. San Jose have had many changes to their team though, with the addition of Dany Heatly, and Rob Blake overtaking Marleau's responsibility as captain of the new and improved Sharks franchise. A good addition you might think, however, Blake's presence did little for the Sharks, netting the game winner for the Avs, in his new San Jose Jersey. From the Sharks last few entrances into the postseason, we can't think to expect much from them, though as my playoff pool victory depends on them winning, I'll definitely be routing for San Jose, though in very low expectations.\

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