Counting Down the Hours: Opening Night for the San Jose Sharks

It’s time to take out that jersey that’s been collecting dust in the back of your closet, practice applying that teal face paint—and, most importantly, time for Sharks hockey! It’s been a long summer for many fans, and I felt the effects just as much as all of you did. (I became a San Francisco Giants fan. Go figure.) I’ve got some high expectations for this season, but I’ll get to those later. First, just in case you were living under a rock for the past few months, here’s what went down. I’m going to pull a Heidi Klum a-la- Project Runway with this one:   You’re either… In: Rob Blake, Dan Boyle, Brad Lukowich. Or you’re… Out: Brian Campbell, Matt Carle, Patrick Rissmiller, Craig Rivet, Kyle McLaren (if you count being sent to the minors as “out”), Curtis Brown.   For right now, I feel that I—along with many other Sharks fans—am entitled to be a little optimistic. ... (link)