SAN JOSE -- Maybe it's not the official team motto. But each day when the Sharks leave the ice at their training rink on 10th Street, they walk through the door and are met by a wall sign with foot-high letters.
"EXCEED EXPECTATIONS," the sign declares.So far this season, the Sharks have done precisely that. After missing the playoffs a year ago, the team made a run at the Pacific Division title, then upset the higher-seeded Los Angeles Kings in the first round of the Stanley Cup tournament.And then, what do you know? The Nashville Predators came along to provide the Sharks a gift.