Comments on: Sharks facing reality: Blackhawks are a better team

By: Denise

Denise — Fri, 21 May 2010 13:38:53 +0000

I am so sick and tired of all the media talking so much crap about the Sharks. Especially Tim Kawakami giving excuses why the Sharks beat Colorado and why they beat Detroit. In Game 1 of the Colorado series they started in with the crap about the Sharks not being able to make it pass the first round and now here we are with in the third round (Western Conference Final). I think right now the Sharks have more determination and drive to get past this round because of all the talk against them. I truly hope the Sharks PROVE everyone one wrong and make it to the Stanley Cup Finals and win it all. If not just for themselves, THEIR FANS, but also to SHUT the mouths of the media.

By: John

John — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:52:30 +0000

I can’t believe what some people get paid to write. If you watched the games, you would have seen that the Sharks played at least as good as the Blackhawks, if not in fact better, in game 1. Game 2 is another matter. The Blackhawks outplayed the Sharks in game 2. That said, 1 game and even being down in the series 0-2 does not establish superiority. That’s why the NHL has a 7 game series.
Your last sentence is utterly amazing. It sounds like you have not been watching the playoff games at all. The Sharks have shown “fundamental internal drive” multiple times during these playoffs. You are simply dead wrong.
It amazes me how cruel, not to mention dull minded, professional newspaper writers can be. Especially when writing about our home team. Childish doesn’t even adequately describe it.

By: david

david — Thu, 20 May 2010 23:25:47 +0000

He may or may not be correct in his analysis (it’s easy to agree with him through two games), but it would be wrong to say Kawakami has followed the team all year.
He primarily writes about basketball and football for the SJ Mercury News, and he shouldn’t be confused with a knowledgeable hockey writer, like David Pollak, the Merc’s excellent beat reporter. He’s a bandwagon reporter, like you find with so many teams this time of year.

By: Mike D.

Mike D. — Thu, 20 May 2010 14:34:16 +0000

Speed kills, and the fact is, in addition to the faster pace the Hawks can bring, they’re also bringing plenty of hit and toughness to match the so-called toughguy Sharks. People keep talking about the Sharks as the best of the Western Conference, but let’s not erase the regular season in all this Shark pre-adulation. The Blackhawks owned the Sharks in the regular season and bested them in their own building then, as well. The difference between being the top #1 seeded Sharks and the #2 seed Hawks? It was the Hawks to decide in the final regular season against their nemesis Red Wings: they lost the top seed by one shootout goal in the last game of the season. The Sharks say they want it more because they’ve never made it in the 19-year history of the team. Try a half century for the Chicago Blackhawks and their fans, and tell me how many generations are pouring their heart into this run. Lastly, you know what I hate about online newspapers? It’s really hard to wrap dead fish in them.