Last preseason notebook I broke down how important confidence is to teams, and why preseason games kinda-sorta matter, in that a lot of wins can start a team off on the right foot. Now that the San Jose Sharks are playing their final preseason game tonight, let’s take a brief look at how the Sharks’ competition is doing.
The Pacific Division is one of the more wide-open divisions. The newcomers in the Seattle Kraken are relatively untested and will be trying their best to replicate the “Vegas Effect” of 2018. Speaking of, the Vegas Golden Knights and Edmonton Oilers have been successful in their regular seasons, but have struggled in the postseason.