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The Sharks May Be Hard To Beat
by Paul on 09/14/09 at 06:49 AM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
Reluctantly, in the aftermath of the San Jose Sharks’ bold trade for Dany Heatley, it might be time to jump back on the bandwagon of the NHL’s perennial underachievers.
The Sharks, who generally follow an exceptional regular season with a do-nothing playoff, have been hinting about major changes since their first-round pratfall to the Anaheim Ducks last spring.
That it took until the eve of training camp for Sharks general manager Doug Wilson to pull off a deal speaks to the warring factions inside the organization, the unwillingness to gut a team that finished with 115 points to win the President’s Trophy last season against the clear sense that something needed to be done to rouse his remaining players to attention.
In the 28-year-old Heatley, a two-time 50-goal scorer who had demanded a trade from the Ottawa Senators in the spring, they may just have found the missing piece of the puzzle.
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Well, a pure goal scorer is a nice addition but you’re right… not sure I buy it either. Time will tell
Posted by Matt Fry from Winnipeg on 09/14/09 at 09:30 AM ET
I’m buying it. I think the Joe-Dany combo is going to be one of the deadliest in the last decade. The last duo of this caliber to dominate like that was the Sidney-Marian. I will even go out on a limb and say Heatley is now the only man in the league who has a CHANCE at taking the maurice richard away from #8.
Posted by Shawn on 09/14/09 at 01:22 PM ET
Mr FireDougWilson hasn’t been on here recently. He’s probably just angry Doug Wilson did what he said he would
Posted by Matt Fry from Winnipeg on 09/17/09 at 12:44 AM ET
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Wasn’t the same thing said last year? I’m not buying it at all.
Posted by mrfluffy from Long Beach on 09/14/09 at 09:18 AM ET