San Jose Sharks: Why Anything Less Than the Stanley Cup Will Be a Failure

Year after year, the San Jose Sharks are one of the NHL's best teams; they are a perennial Stanley Cup contender. Year after year, the San Jose Sharks fail to live up to their goal: Win the Stanley Cup.

After a disappointing first-round defeat to the Anaheim Ducks, the Sharks responded with two straight trips to the Western Conference Finals. In 2010, they were swept by the Blackhawks. In 2011, they managed to win just one game, and their season ended on a fluke goal by Kevin Bieksa.

This season...

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