Now on to the NHL. Last night, we saw the Tampa Bay Lightning almost come back to beat the Bruins last night, but the Bruins handed them a loss and leaving the series at 1-1. Tonight we see a series that could possibly go either way.
The Sharks and the Canucks will battle tonight in Game 2 of their series. The Canucks took Game 1 decisively by a score of 3-2, but it looks like the Sharks will have something to contend with tonight: The Sedin twins.
Yes, down to the wire, you might see the Sedin twins actually making the effort to get the Canucks to the Stanley Cup this year and leave the Sharks to wonder about their potential future. But the Sharks know better than this. They fell short in Game 1 but they have a mindset to fix the errors and win Game 2 by a decisive score.
I don't think the Sharks have the right frame of mind to beat the Canucks by a wild score, but I think they'll make it interesting. That defense will able to hold most of the Canucks' scoring chances and it looks like the offense of this team is being able to help them win games in the regular season and beat the Red Wings in 7.
However, the Red Wings are not the Canucks and the Sharks are going to have to do a lot more just to limit the scoring lines of Ryan Kesler and the Sedin twins. Antti Niemi will have to be good in net if he expects for the Sharks to steal one on the road. Todd McLellan is pressing his guys through the entire sixty minutes by providing offensive coaching and the defensive point that this team has been trying to get at.
But that's Game 2. And the HP Pavilion will hosts Games 3 & 4. The Sharks will have to be good to steal one on the road. If not, then the Canucks might just run away with this. My guess: I think the Sharks have a way to win this one. Antti Niemi will be better and the offense will find a way past Roberto Luongo. Game 2 tonight at 6 pm on Versus. Enjoy the game, puckheads!
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