San Jose Sharks

THE SAN JOSE SHARKS ARE “NOT” THE WORST CHOKE ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME…
BUT THEY DO OWN THE TITLE FOR “THIS DECADE”…
IN THE LAST 4 SEASONS THE SHARKS HAVE BEEN IN A POSITION TO WIN A STANLEY CUP…
AND IN EVERY CASE THEY WERE UNABLE TO “EVEN GET TO THE FINAL”…
LET ALONE WIN IT…
IN FACT IN THE LAST 3 SEASONS THE SHARKS HAVE FAILED TO GET PAST THE 2ND ROUND OF THE PLAYOFFS…
THE BIGGEST OF THE 4 CHOKES CAME LAST SPRING…
SAN JOSE HAD THE BEST RECORD IN THE NHL…WITH 117 POINTS…
THEY SET A FRANCHISE RECORD FOR WINS WITH 53…
AND YET IN THE FIRST ROUND…
THE 8TH SEEDED ANAHEIM DUCKS FINISHED THEIR SEASON IN ONLY 6 GAMES…
THROUGH IT ALL GENERAL MANAGER DOUG WILSON HAS TRIED EVERYTHING…
HE TRADED FOR JOE THORTON…
FIRED HEAD COACH RON WILSON…
HIRED TODD MCLELLAN…
SIGNED 37 YEAR OLD JEREOMY ROENICK AND 43 YEAR OLD CLAUDE LEMIEUX…
THIS SUMMER THE SHARKS REMOVED PATRICK MARLEAU AS THEIR CAPTAIN…
SENT CHRISTIAN EHRHOFF AND BRAD LUKOWICH TO VANCOUVER…
AND TRADED FOR DANY HEATLY…
THE HEATLY DEAL ALONE WILL COST THE SHARKS $35 MILLION DOLLARS OVER THE NEXT 5 YEARS…
DESPITE IT ALL…THE BOOKIES IN LAS VEGAS ARE STILL NOT IMPRESSED…
THEY HAVE THE SHARKS AT 10-1 TO WIN THE CUP…
SHOULD SAN JOSE CHOKE AGAIN NEXT SPRING…
THEN THIS TEAM WOULD JOIN SOME ELITE COMPANY…
UP THERE WITH LIKES OF:
BILL BUCKNER…
GREG NORMAN…
JEAN VAN DE VELDE…
THE BUFFALO BILLS…
AND THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS…
THE DIFFERENCE IS…ALL THE ABOVE…CHOKED WITH A CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE…
THE SHARKS STILL HAVE NOT MADE IT TO THE DANCE…
SO UNTIL THEY DO…
THE WORST CHOKE ARTISTS OF ALL-TIME REMAIN…
THE MINNESOTA VIKINGS…