While both the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks know there is plenty of work to do before either has a chance to hoist the Stanley Cup, both teams can feel a sense of relief they are playing in the Western Conference Final.
Prior to this year's playoffs, the Blues and the Sharks were two of the biggest postseason underachievers in the NHL. No matter what either team had done in the regular season—this year or in the past—both teams were viewed as chokers.
That's no longer the case. The Blues have a pair of seven-game triumphs under their belt this spring. One of them came against the defending Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks, and taking out Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith and Co. was a huge step for this team.
So was beating the Dallas Stars, especially when their seventh-game victory came on the road. The Blues showed their talent and all-around depth in that series, as they were the much stronger defensive team and also had the better goaltending.
The Sharks also overcame past failures that had weighed on them. They defeated an obvious demon when they beat the Lo ...
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