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- Updated: May 30, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The San Jose Sharks believe their history in the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs has prepared them for their future in the Stanley Cup Final.
Series wins against the Los Angeles Kings, the Nashville Predators and the St. Louis Blues have not only delivered the Sharks to their first Final, but have prepared them for the opponent they will face: the Eastern Conference champion Pittsburgh Penguins.
“We started in L.A. and it was a big heavy team, then we made a transition to Nashville, a more skating team and then back to St. Louis, another heavy team,” Sharks defenseman Roman Polak said. “Now, we just have to make a transition again to a skating team.”
Not just any skating team, though.
“Probably the fastest team in the League,” San Jose coach Peter DeBoer said.
Countering the speed the Penguins bring to the game has been a priority for the Sharks since Pittsburgh defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final on Thursday.
The Sharks will begin to find out if their preparations and their makeup are up to the task when the puck drops on …
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