Part of being a journalist is to write to your audience. Although most of you that read this blog are nowhere near the bay area, indulge me on this one. The San Jose Sharks are heading to a deciding game 7 against the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night in the Western Conference playoffs in the NHL.
San Jose had a stellar season to obtain the (2) seed in the playoff bracket, and is matched up the (7) seed Flames. Game 7 heads back to San Jose (about 15 minutes south of me). If fans like the ones below show up to the game, I'm calling the Sharks to win. The west coast doesn't have a strong following when it comes to the NHL. But that doesn't mean the game isn't popular. I still remember when the Kings were the team to beat. Mostly because of Gretzky and the hype of "the great one" but lately the attention is drawn to Pittsburgh's young gun center Sidney Crosby.
Fans here love the Sharks. They weren't too shabby when the Kings were the team on top of the Western Conference. It may be just me, but NHL playoff games seem to always go to a game 7. At least game 6. Bay area sports are just so-so, with the Warriors failing to make the playoffs, the Giants without Bonds, and the A's completely up and down. Who knows what will happen when the NFL draft shows us which players will join the 49ers and Raiders squads.
The Sharks are what's hot right now. People know the Cup (as in Stanley) is up for grabs now that defending champion Anaheim Ducks are knocked out of contention. Could the Cup end up in the city of San Jose? To tell you the truth, I don't have enough knowledge to back up any sort of argument that it is a possibility. But to see guys like this, that's just awesome.
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