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……oh alright fine. I’ll go a little bit more in depth with it.
Although it may be hard for people to believe/remember due to the recent failure in the postseason. The Sharks are just one or two solid defensemen away from being a Cup contender. In fact, even with last years team, they were a Cup contender. They still needed to add one or two pieces defensively, but when they played to their caliber, they could beat anybody in the league. They just got caught playing sloppy hockey, and ended up giving the Kings momentum as they went on to lose the series. But is that a reason to blow up the team and trade the two best forwards that have put on a Sharks sweater?
Absolutely not.
There’s been a lot of talk that Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau are “playoff chokers” and always “shrink” in the playoffs. This could not be farther from the truth. Joe and Patrick are consistently year in and year out some of the top playoff performers for the San Jose Sharks.
Thornton did not have a great postseason this year, but every year since then, he has been almost a point a game player in the NHL playoffs. He has 100 points in 132 games. And Marleau? He is second among active goal scorers in the NHL postseason. The only player ahead of him? Jaromir Jagr, who is about 10 years older than Patrick. He has 12 more goals. Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau are great forwards in the regular season, and they are great forwards in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. End of discussion.
I’ll sum up this simple article with what Fear The Fin had to say on Twitter.
Thank you, and good night.