SAN JOSE – Thursday night, home ice, a Stanley Cup Final berth at stake.
That is the Sharks’ desperate, adjusted goal now.
And that over-optimistically assumes San Jose will rebound from Sunday’s 5-0 embarrassment, win Tuesday in St. Louis and summon more Game 7 magic.
The Sharks have made it this far this year by staving off elimination four times. Do we hear a fifth? A sixth?
Again, their backs are against the wall (or boards).
The beat Vegas in 7, Colorado in 7, and a lot must change for them to reach, much less win, a Game 7 against St.