San Jose has made it to the second round with a 5-2 victory over Colorado. It wasn't a blowout, as two of the goals were of the empty net variety.
Having reviewed the series as a whole, Colorado did not deserve this series at all. They continually were outshot every game and if not for the play of their goalie most games(or all of them) would have been huge lopsided victories for the Sharks. The Sharks outshot the Avalanche 34-18. I imagine their next opponents will be tougher, and the Sharks will have to get Thornton's line to wake up. The Sharks are pretty deep, though. Their Pavelski line has been stellar the entire series, and I believe it was because of that line that the Sharks were able to win(as Marleau, Heatley, and Thornton have been pretty much invisible for the most part).
Depending on how their series go, the Sharks will probably either face Nashville or Detroit. San Jose VS Detroit would be a fun series to watch. Nashville? Not so much.
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