“No more data points,” Brent Burns groaned, when asked about some of his underlying stats. “Just watch the game and enjoy it.”
That said, there’s a lot of evidence — visual and analytical — suggesting the San Jose Sharks are rounding into expected form.
Just a couple of months ago, the Pacific was considered the NHL’s weakest division.
Now, at a little more than the halfway point of the season, the Calgary Flames have blazed their way to the top of the Western Conference. In perhaps related news, a trio of Pacific squads — San Jose with 55.