Sharks begin again.

So here we go again. The Hockey season is going to start. And the San Jose Sharks remain the "Sexy" pick to win the Stanley Cup. It doesn't matter what they do in the regular season, it matters what they do in the post season. All the experts believe that they are going to make the playoffs, but it is how far in the playoffs that they question. We won't know till that time comes around in April.

Though fans wouldn't say it, the Sharks made major changes to the team. Gone are: Marcel Goc, Alexei Semenov, Tomas Philhal, Lucas Kaspar, Brian Boucher, Mike Grier, Travis Moen. Then traded away Christian Erhoff, Brad Lukowich, Milan Michalek, and Jonothan Cheechoo. That's 11 players!!! From a roster of around 25 players, that's almost half your team!

Now they received: Dany Heatly (the big aquisition), Scot Nichol, Manny Malhotra, Jed Ortmeyer, Joe Callahan. And to round everything out, let the kids fight for the remaining spots: Jamie McGinn, Ben Ferrerio, Derek Joslin, Mike Moore, Thomas Griess.

For those Shark Fans (before Dany Heatley) who said the Sharks didn't do anything, are you nuts? they retooled alot! All the guys who were happy-go-lucky, in the comfort zone, they are gone. poof! Everyone is on notice.

If you look back at last season I mentioned something would happen this year. I predicted the Sharks wouldn't win the cup. Tood McLellen would sit back and watch this team that he inherited; it was a very good team, why tinker it? But 1 year later, he would know who are the players he wants and which ones he doesn't want; and he'll get rid of them. And there you go. Out with the guys who don't buy into McLellen's system, and in comes a bunch of fresh new faces.

It will be a good season. The Sharks will again get into the playoffs. But the same questions remain, how far will they go in the playoffs? and will they finally get the Stanley Cup?