commentary...

the Sharks have lost two in a row,and have struggled to score,at critical times,and have allowed critical goals,at bad times,in games,but they do have explosive players,but honestly,if they do not start winning games,and get on a roll,they will be in serious trouble of not making the playoffs... the Blackhawks have had the same trouble,as San Jose,as they can score,like not many teams,but they give up too many critical goals,and play teams at their level,which is not a good thing,at all,when it comes down to playing playoff hockey,which is coming up sooner than people realize,and the Sharks have time to improve,but they better get their thumbs out of their rear ends,and stop admiring their past work,over the last two seasons(Western Conference finalists,and have beaten the Red Wings,both years,i hate to admit),but this year,the Sharks are two years older,as a team,and not the same team as the last two years,which goes back to the Sharks' front office putting this team together,and they traded goals for goals,and eliminated a little more grit than was necessary... when they scored two goals,against Red Wings,today(one was a Red Wings' own goal,and the other was swatted in from three feet away,from the Red Wings' net),that told me a great deal,because if you hold the Sharks to the outside of the defensive zone,and do not allow them to crash the net,the Sharks are beatable,and playoff teams do not allow too many chances to go down "the slot"(space in between the circles,in front of net)too often... the Red Wings are a puck possession team,who can really pass the puck quite neatly,and that is what playoff teams do... the Sharks have a two point lead on the Phoenix Coyotes,and two other teams(Los Angeles Kings,and Dallas Statrs)are four points,and five points,respectively,behind the Sharks,and the eighth place Calgary Flames,are only four points,behind the Sharks,so San Jose has very little room,to even miss the playoffs,altogether,if they do not stop admiring themselves in the mirror,of the last two seasons,because they are not the same team,that they were,in the last two seasons,and who do they blame,this year? no one,and only themselves... i am afraid that there will be changes in front office,and maybe,with the head coach,which,honestly,would be the biggest mistake that the Sharks could make in their history,but changes are coming up,for the Sharks,if the Sharks do not improve this year...