The San Jose Sharks are not yet the Boston Red Sox of hockey. But the down payment has been made.

The Red Sox, of course, have gone since 1918 without winning a World Series. And in the NHL, the St. Louis Blues have reached the playoffs the past 23 years without once reaching the finals. In other words, the local paying hockey customers are still minor leaguers in the despair and suffering department.

Ain’t that the truth. But to be this close and not make it… it feels like it did when we lost to Toronto in the second round that first playoff season.

Oh well… there’s always next year.

Damn! And I so much want to like this movie.