SAN JOSE -- Sharks defenseman Paul Martin has all kinds of experience in Game 7 situations. Just three times as a player in the NHL, mind you, but on countless other occasions in his head as a kid, when he'd always imagine himself scoring the game-winning goal.
"You still do sometimes," Martin said Wednesday. "Even in pregame nap, it just takes one shot, a tip or a screen. You never know."Having to play a decisive Game 7 at home on Thursday against the Nashville Predators wasn't what the Sharks were hoping for earlier this week when they first had a chance to close out the second round playoff series.