The San Jose Sharks are not a playoff team. At least not at the moment. They enter Monday night's game at the Edmonton Oilers with 75 points in 67 games, good for 11th in the Western Conference, but they're just a point away from the No. 8 seed. But again: The San Jose Sharks are chasing the No. 8 seed. The winner of four consecutive Pacific Division titles is swimming upstream to make the playoff cut this season, one year removed from a Western Conference Finals appearance — and after an offseason that saw GM Doug Wilson load up for what looked like a Stanley Cup run. What the hell happened? Who do we blame? And even if they make the playoffs, can they still challenge for the Cup? We asked a few of the best Sharks bloggers their thoughts on the matter.
