San Jose Sharks, The Games Unseen

The San Jose Sharks are making history. It's just too bad not enough people are watching. Why? Well, for one thing, the team is on the Left Coast, and plays too late for many people in the East. For another, and astonishing number of their record-setting 31 games have not been televised, even locally. The last two games marked the first time they were not televised in back-to-back games. But Wednesday was the fifth game not televised (and there have been two unavailable even with NHL's Center Ice package), and there will be two more. After that, the remaining two will probably be picked up by Versus if the Sharks keep playing this well. Up to nine games not covered for the best team in the NHL, for a team that may set a record for points, and for a team that would be in the middle of the top 10 all time even if games still ended in ties? Ridiculous. Thus, it is hard to write about the last two nights, even having heard about five of the six periods and subsequent overtimes on the radio, even ... (link)