Sunday, May 2, 2010

Will the Sharks take the series? Or will Detroit come back?


Some great teams are meant to have big success over the years. Other teams lose their luster over time. It seems like the San Jose Sharks are writing the history pages in trying to prove the predictors wrong about picking Detroit to beat them. But they can't quit yet. They did win their first two games of the series against the Red Wings, but don't forget. The next two games will be in Detroit, the ice surface which Detroit has had very good success on. They also have a very loyal fanbase, and it revs up the Red Wing players. So with all the pressure mounting on San Jose to get it done, will they actually do it or will Detroit prove a tougher test for them in the coming games? Well, first of all, the first two games they've played have all been decided by one goal, both results being a 4-3 Sharks victory. Second, Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard is a solid goaltender and he can lead this team back. So there is a legitimate chance that the Red Wings will force a Game 5 in San Jose and possibly a Game 6 back on their ice. They know they can't rest. The playoff force for the Sharks, that being Joe Pavelski, has already beaten Jimmy Howard three times, and my guess is that he won't stop there. Jimmy Howard will need to up his game, if he's going to stop Pavelski, or any other Shark for that matter. Also, more Red Wings players, like Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, will need to fire the puck more at Nabokov. The offense has been lacking slightly as well as the defensive game, which has not helped Jimmy Howard at times. So that's that. We'll see what happens. Will Detroit actually come back into the series? Or will San Jose shut them out for good? Only time will tell.

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