The San Jose Sharks once again finished just short of the promised land as the annual playoff contenders fell to the eventual-champion St. Louis Blues in the Western Conference Finals.
This, of course, came on the heels of a very successful season that saw the team finish second in the conference with 101 points — their most since the 2013-14 season. But unfortunately, the Sharks just couldn’t finish the job in the postseason.
Perhaps a lot of this could be blamed on injuries, particularly in the team’s final series against the Blues. But the fact that they were even at that point, to begin with, was something of a miracle.