commentary...

every pundit on NHL.com,or NHL Network(maybe one on that network has a brain,and picked Detroit) thinks the Sharks,Canucks,Blackhawks,Bruins,or some other team,but the Red Wings will win Stanley Cup... i will say this:the Red Wings,when they are in the playoffs,will be tough to beat... the Sharks,last season played a near perfect series,against Red Wings,getting on every puck,and when they did,it seemed like they put in the net,or had a tap-in goal,and just barely beat Red Wings(in closest seven game series,in NHL history),then they got smoked by the Canucks,in Western Conference Finals... i am not saying that Detroit would have had a chance,against Vancouver,but they do play them very tough,and won in Vancouver,in regular season,i believe,last year... the additions,(and subtractions)of the team over the summer,just do not add up(in my opinion),to a Stanley Cup championship,for the San Jose Sharks,and i do have some expertise in knowing how hockey teams play... i have seen nearly 10,000 games,since 2001,and as you know,if you give me that much exposure to something,i could handicap two flies in a window,seeing how long they live... i think Detroit loves being under the radar,and i am not saying that they will be holding Stanley above their heads,in June,but would never like to play them in the playoffs,because,if healthy,they will be tougher to beat,than eating shoe leather,with ketchup...