SAN JOSE – The Sharks’ 82nd and final game of the regular season probably ranked 82nd in terms of importance. There was little doubt that San Jose would begin next week’s Stanley Cup Playoffs on the road as the third seed in the Pacific Division, and that became official when the Oilers beat the awful Canucks.
Still, there were some positive takeaways from their 3-1 win over Calgary in which they were still without the injured Joe Thornton and Logan Couture, as well as the apparently banged up Joe Pavelski, Joel Ward, Tomas Hertl and Justin Braun.
Perhaps the biggest plus is they’ll get to enter Game 1 of the first round either in Edmonton or Anaheim next week with some good vibes.