Sharks Hit Scheduling Jackpot, End Must Be Nigh

I'm actually digging this staggered schedule release. We get 2 days of hockey news in July!

Today we learned the Sharks season opener will be at home vs. Anaheim on October 9th. Now I'm not saying our home openers usually suck just because they're 2 weeks into the season...
or against the lowly Blues...
or against the lowly Blue Jackets...
or "postponed"... (Ed: HA!)
or ended in a scoreless tie...
or involve losing to Detroit...
or involve losing to Detroit...
or involve losing to the Blues...

And so on. What I'm saying is our home openers always suck. In fact, I can't even find the last time San Jose defeated a playoff team from the previous year in the home opener (hockeynut.com). Let's break the streak. Better schedule a vacation day for October 10th now.

Also announced, San Jose will play Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Tampa Bay twice this season (along with every other Eastern Conference team once). So we'll definitely see both Eastern Conference finalists in our building, along with Dan Boyle's former team/Matt Carle's current team. Couldn't have asked for much better. Kudos, NHL schedulers!