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The San Jose Sharks’ season is officially over per the NHL’s latest decision.
The San Jose Sharks season is officially over as of Tuesday, May 26th. It’s realistically been over for much longer than that, but an official announcement came down from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman today.
Bettman announced on Tuesday that the NHL would return and a 24-team playoff format would be adopted. The Sharks, of course, are not one of the teams that will be included in this expanded playoff format.
12 teams from each conference will qualify for this odd, modified format but the Sharks, who will finish last in the Pacific Division and the Western Conference with a lowly 29-36-5 record, will be staying home.