commentary...

five of the last eight goals have been scored by third,and fourth line players,for Detroit,which is actually very good news for the Red Wings,and very bad news for the Sharks,because if the top two lines ever get started for the Red Wings,the Sharks are in deep trouble... the difference between the Sharks is that the top two lines,for the Sharks are playing very well,and offensively the Red Wings' top two lines have been very dormant... however,it is easier in NHL to shut down star players,and top lines,because coaches have the book on the star players,and top lines,like Tampa Bay did to Alex Ovechkin,in their playoff series,with Washington... Antti Niemi may have to live in bomb shelter,even if the Sharks get past Detroit,and you know that the Red Wings are going to try to shatter the Sharks' psyche,by shooting rubber,at Niemi,and force the Sharks into dumb penalties,in game six,making them very nervous,and into fatal mistakes,and forcing game seven,in San Jose... i have not said that the Sharks are going to lose,but i have given you a blueprint,for the Red Wings to beat the Sharks,in Detroit... Todd McLellan(Sharks' coach)knows one thing:let the big dogs sleep(shut them down,offensively),and for the most part,the Sharks have done that,and i bet that he is praying that it continues,and unlike last year,could brush off a 7-1 pounding of his team,by the Red Wings(in game four),as one of those games,but this year,he could not brush off back to back 4-3 losses,as one of those games,because last night,he saw the sleeping Red Wings' juggernaut awaken,with a three goal outburst,in third period,to snatch victory,from the jaws of defeat for the Red Wings... if Red Wings' top two lines start firing on all cylinders,like scoring three goals,in period,like they are very capable of doing,how many goals will Devin Setoguchi,Patrick Marleau,and Joe Thornton,along with Joe Pavelski score? you know that Red Wings are very able to play smothering defense,even in San Jose,let alone,Detroit... last night may have been a blip,and bump,on the road,to the Stanley Cup,or is it the start of major trouble,for the Sharks? remember when Philadelphia beat Boston,in seven games,after being down,0-3,in series,they also had to overcome,a 3-0 deficit,in game seven,to win game,4-3(familiar score,isn't it?),and win series,in seven games... McLellan must be praying,to himself,"oh God,no",and the phrase,"let sleeping dogs lie",never was truer than in this series...