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Apathy setting
in
How much more losing are we supposed to put up
with?
| 3/11/13 - By Paul Krill -
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I don't know about the rest of you, but when the
Sharks lose 14 out of 18 games, either in regulation or afterward, it becomes
more and more difficult to justify watching the games for two-and-a-half hours
every other day. Not to mention the team rarely scores any goals, so there's
not much excitement for Sharks fans to see.
It gets a lot easier to
acquiesce and let the kids switch the channel to Nickelodeon or watch "Ramona
and Beezus" on DVD. So lately, I've been in the habit of, well, maybe switching
the channel once the Sharks fall behind and then checking back again in five
minutes, maybe longer, to see if they've clawed their way back. Then, there was
last Saturday's Blues game, where the Sharks took a solid two-goal lead into
the third period and ended up losing just the same.
As difficult as it
is to acknowledge, the Sharks look like they have ridden the same horses (Joe
Thornton, Patrick Marleau, Dan Boyle, etc) for simply too long. Unfortunately,
I'm not seeing much room for optimism. The Sharks' top players are mostly well
into their 30s (except for Logan Couture and Joe Pavelski). And the farm system
is looking pretty bleak these days.
Meanwhile, recently acquired
players such as Brent Burns and Martin Havlat have not provided the spark
needed to get the Sharks to a long playoff run. I just received my playoff
invoice today and am wondering if I'll even be charged for any round at all,
given that making the playoffs is a big question mark for the Sharks right now.
We're reminded of the nostalgia of the 1990s, when
this site was mockingly called "The Bottom Feeder" because the Sharks lost far
more often than they won. Oh, well. Baseball season will soon be upon us and
both Bay Area teams did very well last year. So maybe we can watch some winning
and some scoring from those teams soon. The Sharks have failed to deliver on
both counts this season.
Contact Paul at at pjkrillsharks@yahoo.com
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