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However, the same cannot be said for the San Jose Sharks. They don\'t seem to be missing Ron Wilson at all and are off to a sizzling 5-1 start to put them among the league leaders early in the season. Though superstar Joe Thornton has yet to score a goal, he already has 5 assists, and will likely challenge for the league lead in that category this season. Goaltender Evgeni Nabokov, whom many feel was robbed out of the Vezina trophy last season is off to a strong start as well, and the late season addition of capable back-up Brian Boucher should ensure that Nabokov won\'t have to play 75+ games this season, and should be fresher to help San Jose make a deep playoff run this year.
The San Jose Sharks have decided to load up Joe Thornton\'s line this year, pairing him with fellow star Patrick Marleau. It will be interesting to see how the 2 mesh this season. It is a trend which many teams seem to be following lately. Sidney Crosby has been playing with Evgeni Malkin New York Islanders Jerseys in Pittsburgh. Henrik Zetterberg routinely plays with Pavel Datsyuk in Detroit. NHL hockey teams used to worry about putting all their eggs in one basket, but having multiple superstars on a single line can make that New York Islanders Jerseys line all but impossible to contain, and overwhelm even the best defensive players. Whether the Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau experiment works for the San Jose Sharks remains to be seen.
All in all, it should be an interesting season for the San Jose Sharks. If Joe Thornton can put up the numbers he has for the past 3 seasons there, then they will again challenge for the top of the Western Conference if not the league. It remains to be seen if they can convert their regular season success into a Stanley Cup victory this year.
