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Purdy: Sharks G.M. Doug Wilson will be like a proud papa

SAN JOSE -- High above the ice at SAP Center on Saturday afternoon, one man will beam as if he were a proud parent and fret as if he were an anxioius fan.

Doug Wilson will be sitting in the booth reserved for Sharks executives. As the team's general manager, he is as responsible as anyone in the building for what he will witness: The San Jose hockey franchise's first Stanley Cup Final home game ever, 25 years after Wilson served as the team's first captain.It must be an immensely satisfying moment for Wilson, who since taking over the Sharks' operation in 2003 has been a lightning rod for criticism.