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[Youngblood]

well CFH, I need to go climb in bed and finish watching this one. Gotta run in 6 hrs and already on next to nadda sleep.

GO Dallas!

[CFH]

What great goaltending... Shame the Wings are going to destroy whoever wins this series.

[amat]

absolutely gutted. fuck fuck fuck. damn it what a heart breaker

[CFH]

Tough break amat. Nabakov was huge all night, unfortunately for the Sharks, so was Turco.
Brendan Morrow might be the most underrated player in the entire NHL.

[CFH]

What a game.

[amat]

You know I am very proud of the Sharks though, it's hard to be mad at a team after a game like that. They played well for the most part in the overtimes but Marty Turko is absolutely from a different planet. So was Nabakov. Great game certainly the best ever between the Stars and Sharks who have turned out a lot of great ones.

Hopefully the team isn't disbanded except for maybe Ron Wilson but I don't think they will be. Fucking sucks though but certainly the most memorable Sharks playoffs ever even though they went 7 and left with 6. Nabakov is an absolute animal though WOW.

Hope Michalek is OK, I wish he could have been on the ice for those overtimes. But great series it might as well have been 7 games because if the Sharks won tonight then the Stars were done imo.

[CFH]

You know I am very proud of the Sharks though, it's hard to be mad at a team after a game like that. They played well for the most part in the overtimes but Marty Turko is absolutely from a different planet. So was Nabakov. Great game certainly the best ever between the Stars and Sharks who have turned out a lot of great ones.

Hopefully the team isn't disbanded except for maybe Ron Wilson but I don't think they will be. Fucking sucks though but certainly the most memorable Sharks playoffs ever even though they went 7 and left with 6. Nabakov is an absolute animal though WOW.

Hope Michalek is OK, I wish he could have been on the ice for those overtimes. But great series it might as well have been 7 games because if the Sharks won tonight then the Stars were done imo.

I agree that the Stars had to win tonight or it was over for them. You probably don't agree ATM, but I'm really happy for Marty Turco. After years and years of people saying he couldn't get it done in the post season, he's finally proving them wrong. I was amazed at the amount of shit he took even after last years series against the Canucks. He was outstanding in that series too, only losing because R. Luongo gave arguably the best playoff performance I have ever seen. Turco deserved credit, he didn't get it, so I'm happy to see him prove his detractors wrong. I have to get props to Nabakov as well, what an outstanding game from him too, hopefully it doesn't get overshadowed by Turco's performance (like what happened to Turco last year). Nabakov should win the Vezina this year IMO.

I think the Sharks need some changes, nothing sweeping, but they definately need a shake-up. They gave a great effort and put up a brave fight, but losing in the 2nd round IMO is a massive underachievement from this team. It's easy to forget because of the last 3 games in the series, but they were down by 3 games right off the bat. In my eyes that is unacceptable with the talent they have. Why did they not play with te same sense of urgency in the 1st 3 games of the series as they did in the last three? That's the question I would have as a Sharks fan. Deep-sixing the coach and maybe shipping out a veteran player or two could be just what the Sharks need to get over the hump. That being said, as a Canucks fan I'd gladly trade my teams roster for yours; the Sharks are a great team and will continue to be for a good period of time. Despite this loss, and I'm sure it's a heart-breaker for a Sharks fan, they'll still be one of the elite teams and a favorite to win the cup come next Oct.

They showed Michalek on TSN between one of the OT periods, it looked like an arm/shoulder injury. Which is good in that it wasn't a head injury. That hit was clean, but it was brutal.

[amat]

Yeah I could also see them bringing in a veteran or two like I said earlier they need some more defensive muscle if they want to last in the playoffs. Roenick I doubt will be back and I can't think of to many players I would like to part with. Maybe Campbell, I just don't think he fits in much he's a scoring defenseman but he's just not worked into the offense usually and especially in these playoffs. Would like some power on the defense really should they don't even have a penalty kill line that they can trust. Penalty kill was absolutely awful in the playoffs and is the biggest reason they are so inconsistent. That final 25 games where they went on that amazing run, they were the best team in the league at killing power plays. They get to the playoffs, they can't kill a penalty and stuggle both series. Would definitely like that sured up big time.