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David Quinn nodded five times without saying a word when I asked him if the Sharks took the Anaheim Ducks too lightly in the first period Tuesday night.
“[Two] and six,” Quinn finally offered, “probably had something to do with it.”
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SIGN UP HERE Quinn, of course, was referring to the Ducks’ 2-6-1 record going into the contest. It’s now 3-6-1, of course, after Anaheim edged San Jose 6-5 in the shootout. With that loss, the 3-8-1 Sharks actually dropped to second-to-last place in the Pacific Division behind the Ducks.
At practice the next day, I was about to ask Quinn the obvious follow-up when he interjected for me: “Who the hell are we to take anybody for granted?”
Captain Logan Couture echoed the same sentiment: “Our records are pretty similar. I don’t think we’re in a position to take anyone lightly.”
And yet…
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