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My son told me before the game started that there would be a penaly call, and the Sharks would lose because of it. For such a great game, it is too bad and sad that it was decided on a penaly kill. Not the last penalty called by the referees, but ALL the calls they failed to make throughout the game that made the one call they did make so painful. The Sharks had an awful time killing any penalties throughout the playoffs and that will stand as one of the reasons they will not be facing the Red Wings. I pick Detroit in 5 games to face Pittsburgh for the Stanley Cup now. I did believe that the Sharks were the only team that stood a 50-50 chance against Detroit, and could have disposed of the Penguins relatively easy.
As for next season, here is the list of good-byes: Kyle McLaren, Brian Marshall, Patrick Rissmiller, Curtis Brown,, and Brian Boucher. Hopefully J.R. will be back. If the Sharks could convince Marshall that the West Coast was the place for him and his family, then the Sharks would part with Craig Rivet. I would love to see Tom Priessing come back. We do not have a strong group of defensemen on the AHL team, so we will have to get better other ways. If we can hold the team together for one more year I give us a 85% chance of winning it all next year.
Get well Sharks. Enjoy the summer, and Thanks for a GREAT season.
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