It'll be a while before fans will see winning hockey in San Jose
in postseason save percentage, and the 2008-09 bout with the Sharks played a significant role in that.
San Jose came back the next season with approximately the same squad and put up 113 points. This time, the Sharks made it to the conference finals, where they ran into an ascendantteam. Once again, they hit a hot goalie — Niemi, the future Shark — and while Marleau scored five goals in the series, the rest of the team managed just two as they got swept.
Unlike some teams who have experienced playoff struggles, the Sharks don't have a particular foe that's been a thorn in their side.got them twice in a row in 2012-13 and 2013-14. In the latter season, the Kings became the fourth team in NHL history to come back from a 3-0 deficit, erasing a promising 111-point campaign from San Jose.How does San Jose's championship prognosis look now?
It's not an exaggeration to say the Sharks are one of the least likeliest teams to win the Stanley Cup in the foreseeable future. San Jose is coming off a 60-point season in which it iced a veteran team. Not one player under the age of 25 produced more than 17 points for the Sharks or played a significant role of any kind until defenseman
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