Out of the Gates

Huh. So much for the Sharks' annual stumbling out of the gates. Through 4 games:

• The Sharks are outscoring their opponents by an average of 3.25-1.0 and outshooting them 31.5-24.
• Nabokov & Boucher have combined for a 1.00 GAA and a .958 SV%.
• Rob Blake leads NHL defensemen in shots with 18.
• Patty Marleau has a bit of a +/- cushion to work with this year, as he's currently at +6.

Most importantly, the squad has posted the best start in franchise history at 4-0. Anaheim and Dallas have faltered early, with records of 0-3 and 0-1-1 respectively. The next 5 games are against teams with a combined 1-10-3 record. I could go on like this for days.

So why am I pissed off? Because Semenov got to play 15 minutes on Saturday! Booooo! Fire McLellan!!!

Seriously though, every time I see Blake winding up that cannon or Cheechoo open in the slot I swear I'm gonna make a mess in my pants. Let's keep it up boys, just 78 games left til the playoffs!