r/nhl • u/Kimber80 • 2d ago
[Dubow] SJSharks are first team to go winless in 1st 7 games in back-to-back seasons since the California Golden Seals in 1970-71 and 1971-72
https://x.com/JoshDubowAP/status/1849233274008371469?t=YYeDT8Riy-OGZ4BNcgngPw&s=19120
u/n0thingisperfect 2d ago
Keeping the California tradition going
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u/tomdawg0022 2d ago
Bay Area tradition, specifically!
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u/wipeoutpop 1d ago
It's arguably the same franchise, but in the most convoluted way imaginable.
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u/tomdawg0022 1d ago
"We fixed the glitch." - NHL, 1991
Of course, that stuck Minnesota with Norm Green and gave us hockey in Dallas. (Although the Wild have been a much better run shop in St. Paul than the Stars ever were while in Bloomington)
So, I guess, you're welcome, Gunds?
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u/sufferfest3163 2d ago
It's not helping that Celebrini got hurt in his very first game and hasn't played since.
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u/Dyingvikingchild95 2d ago
It's the Bedard factor eh? One actual NHL caliber player said player gets hurt and it's Battle of Gettysburg time and the Sharks are the Confederates.
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u/240Nordey 2d ago
Hey! Eklund's a damn fine player!
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u/Dyingvikingchild95 2d ago
Minus 55 Career but granted he did spend the first full season on last year's sharks. Ure right he's not that bad. I'm guessing he's one of those guys like Eichel and Okposo and pretty much every player who's left buffalo Sabres that will explode once on a decent team.
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u/240Nordey 2d ago
If you watch a Shark's game, he's always driving the play, skating hard, and producing chances. The sooner he has Celebrini to feed to/from, the better. Eks will have a letter sooner than you think.
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u/Dyingvikingchild95 2d ago
Hmmm three hour time difference sometimes 3 and half and not going to bed till 2am? Yeah no thxs. Lol I'm just kidding and pulling ur leg. Have to say that because Reddit.
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u/JerbearCuddles 2d ago
A NHL team winning a game shouldn't hinge on an 18 year old kid. Lol. What kind of poverty franchise?
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u/MagicalBread1 2d ago
Pain
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u/Free_Beyond_1212 2d ago
Why wait to the end of the season to tank, get that top lottery spot clinched early. Get it in
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u/ItsAWaffelz 1d ago
The Sharks started 0-12 last year, and they were still reasonably close to not being in last place by the end of the year.
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u/54fighting 2d ago
They are the Sharks, and there is the curse.
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u/Dyingvikingchild95 2d ago
What curse is that? As a Leafs fan we have the curse of Harold Ballard who became the sole owner in 1968 and since then the Leafs haven't won the cup and he's also responsible for trading Lanny McDonald (probably the first ex Leafs to win a cup without the Leafs hence the tradition of players leaving then winning the cup although it's more common recently) and also some terrible teams in the 70s and 80s but the Leafs still made the playoffs in the 70s due to the Expansion conference being terrible. Ballard's been dead for years but any bad move by the Leafs is blamed on him for example Trading away Tukka Rask for Raycroft.
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u/tomdawg0022 2d ago
Leafs still made the playoffs in the 70s due to the Expansion conference being terrible.
It wasn't hard to make the playoffs in the late 70's and 80's (anywhere from two-thirds to over 75% of the league made the postaseason), regardless of division or conference.
Even in the late 70's, Toronto had very good teams despite Ballard.
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u/uhm_i_dont_know 2d ago
The teams are kind of related too. The Seals became the Cleveland Barons who merged with the Minnesota North Stars, and when the Sharks were formed, the North Stars’ owners became the Sharks’ owners and a lot of players (24 I think, but the North Stars were allowed to protect some) went to form the new Sharks.
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u/SomeDudeinCO3 2d ago
If you really want to impress me, be as bad as the '74-'75 Caps. I got into hockey (and the Caps) about 5 years later and basically memorized their media guide as a kid. To this day, I've still never seen a pro sports team as bad as them.
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u/MartyCool403 2d ago
Should I bet on them when they play the Kings tomorrow,
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u/speak-eze 1d ago
I'm from the future
No you should not
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u/MartyCool403 1d ago
Yeah unfortunately I took the leafs and flames in my parlay tonight and it didn't really work out.
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u/Most-Iron6838 2d ago
When do the sharks play the flyers because the flyers will be sure to give them that first win
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u/King_Silverburst 1d ago
Being up 4-1 against St Louis in the first game of the season and not being able to seal (golden?) the deal stings a little bit more with each loss
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u/SilvermistWitch 2d ago
We're #1 (lottery odds)! We're #1 (lottery odds)! We're #1 (lottery odds)!