After a long layoff, the Sharks begin the second round at home against the Nashville Predators tonight. San Jose sat around since last Friday, when team teal eliminated the Kings in game five of the first round series. The Predators, on the contrary, are anything but rusty. Their game seven win over Anaheim on Wednesday certainly sits fresh in the mind of the Nashville dressing room. The Predators will look to continue their underdog run against San Jose.
The Sharks unseated their biggest rival in the first round and will have to take the Predators every bit as seriously to get to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2011.