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Sharks' coach DeBoer isn't Puff Daddy, but he has swag

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SAN JOSE -- Pete DeBoer isn't exactly a poster child for swag.

The Sharks coach looks more like a tax attorney than a hip hop tycoon, appropriate considering he owns two law degrees and has devoted himself to a sport with a culture that's defined by its humility.Nevertheless, DeBoer is oozing with a calm, quiet swagger and his confidence has infected a Sharks team that's just two wins away from reaching the Stanley Cup finals for the first time in franchise history."There's definitely some swagger there, for sure," forward Joel Ward said. "It may not be what people consider your typical Puff Daddy swag, but he definitely has a good amount of swag.