The San Jose Sharks are back in familiar waters looking to journey deeper into uncharted territory.
With a 5-0 win over the Nashville Predators in Game 7 of their second-round playoff series, the Sharks advanced to the Western Conference Final for the first time since 2011. The franchise has never been beyond that round.
There are plenty of reasons, however, for Sharks fans to hold out hope that will happen this spring as the team gets ready to face the St. Louis Blues in the semifinal round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Start with the Game 7 victory Thursday night.
The Sharks had all the pressure on their shoulders, with few expecting the Predators to make it this far in the postseason and the Sharks having to deal with ghosts of past playoff failures—including the four-game collapse against the Los Angeles Kings two seasons ago and just a single victory in two consecutive cracks at a Western Conference Final in 2010 and 2011.
They came out Thursday looking relaxed, fast and furious, netting three goals in the first 20 minutes, 36 seconds. Before the five-minute mark of the final frame, they h ...
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