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Statement Made
by Paul on 01/18/09 at 09:45 AM ET
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from SanJoseSharks.com,
“We came out on top and that is what we set out to do,” said Dan Boyle.
The hero on the night was Milan Michalek who has the primary assist on two goals and used a dramatic burst of speed to make the game 5-4 and change the momentum in San Jose’s direction for the remainder of the evening.
“It was a great game tonight,” said Michalek. “It was good to get the goal and the win. We want people to know that we are the best in the NHL.”
Watch the game highlights below…
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A win where the deciding goal was a goal allowed on a clearly offsides play is also not a statement.
Posted by Primis on 01/18/09 at 11:28 AM ET
take a look again, primus. the play was onside - the puck is on marleau’s stick and right skate on the blue line. speed can be deceptive.
Posted by cvd1 on 01/18/09 at 11:52 AM ET
Yea, I’m sorry but a one goal win at HOME when the WIngs have played 4 games in six nights on a west coast trip is not a statement. But I guess when you get bounced in the second round every year, you take what you can get.
Posted by YYZerman from Detroit, Michigan on 01/18/09 at 12:49 PM ET
Statement made indeed Sharks Fans…since everybody knows that the Cup is won in mid January every year. If San Jose beats the Wings come playoff time I will give them their due credit. But beating Detroit 3 months before the playoffs is not getting me worried. Don’t let the media hype machine tell you any different (Pierre McNugget I’m looking your way!).
Posted by yreland from Van Dieman's Land on 01/18/09 at 02:41 PM ET
Teams who have never won tend to take regular season victories as more than what they are.
Posted by yzerman19 from Nashville on 01/18/09 at 03:41 PM ET
tools…
good game tho. wish the sharks announcers knew what they were doing…
Posted by Hippy Dave from Portland by way of Detroit on 01/18/09 at 05:56 PM ET
The players thought they made a statement, not the fans. Any fan that knows hockey should know that regular season games just set the table for the playoffs. The playoffs are where statements are made.
Although a Sharks fan, I feel that the Sharks/Detroit games are exciting to watch regardless of the outcome. Even when the Wings steamrolled my Sharks in Detroit, it was still fun hockey to watch. The systems that both teams use makes hockey that is fast, exciting, and high scoring. The game last night was back and forth, high scoring, and filled with great scoring opportunities and hits. Isn’t that what the game is all about?
Posted by Matt from San Jose on 01/18/09 at 09:48 PM ET
I’ve said this too many times already in other threads. Go find ‘em if you want the legit explanation, but the short answer is that this was a good hockey game and good win for the Sharks, but not a statement game. Statement games don’t happen for a team that always chokes in the playoffs in January.
And that goal WAS onside (yes, I am a Wings fan). Great pass.
Detroit’s D-men played awful, got caught standing in their own zone too much. If they skate hard, that game is probably an OT thriller.
Posted by Nathan from the scoresheet! on 01/19/09 at 09:01 AM ET
It’s media hype that’s blowing this all out of proportion. We beat the Schmucks…yeah, so? Next game. Same thing with the Sharks’ match the other night. We lose the match in regulation…yeah, so? Next game. It was an opportunity to get a couple of points. We didn’t get them but we’re still within three (3, for the media since they’re the ones losing their marbles over that game) points of the Sharks.
I haven’t seen anything anywhere it’s written that the Sharks have won the Cup last January 17th. Enlighten me again when the Cup is won.
Posted by SYF from a "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on 01/19/09 at 05:23 PM ET
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A one goal victory over the Stanley Cup champs is not a statement.
Posted by moocat on 01/18/09 at 10:32 AM ET