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Sharks not destined for greatness

By Scott Burnside
ESPN.com

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

At the start of the playoffs, we posed this question about the San Jose Sharks: If not now, when? And in the wake of yet another stunning playoff collapse, the answer seems patently obvious: Never. At least not until dramatic changes are made with a franchise that has become California's hockey answer to baseball's Chicago Cubs. A team that in many ways is the model franchise in its uncanny ability to identify, draft and develop young players without the benefit of high draft picks is also a t ...

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