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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Sharks are 1 season removed from game 6 of the conference finals against STL (although they probably shouldn't have made it out of the 1st round if not for the obscene 5 minute major call...then again most teams wouldn't pot 4 goals in that situation).
What happened last time the Sharks missed the playoffs? Game 6 of the SCF against PIT.
They have every reason in the world to chase this. Rebuilding too early would be futile with the back end of these contracts.
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Besides being a number of years ago, you shouldn’t bet on the unusual happening just because it has happened before.
SJ is an old team that missed the playoffs by a large margin and were -44 in goal differential. They were third worse in the NHL, and the worse team in the West.
They likely have to make up those 44 goals to be a bubble team.
How are they going to do that, when they don’t have a decent prospect base (bottom of the league), and their best players are older or even old.
They have a better chance to finish last than make the playoffs.
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