Game 2

Tough game, tough loss. One good thing, I don't think the Sharks took the early lead for granted this time, they way they did in game 1. They produced quality scoring chances throughout the game, and the Thornton line in particular was very troublesome for the Wings D.

But they didn't score, and that reduced the margin for error to a razor's edge. Which went the other way in the 3rd on a couple of bad giveaways.

Random thoughts:

• Get Bell out of there. I know he's supposed to be a physical presence and all that, but he was pretty much invisible. I'd rather have Pavelski's skill then Bell's (occasional) physical play. Clowe can take care of the rough stuff, and he's got decent hands. Bell's puckhandling is painful to watch.
  
• The officiating seemed really bad. There were some non-calls on both sides that didn't make sense. Especially when the McLaren and Bertuzzi calls seemed ticky-tack. Didn't decide the game, but it still sucked.
  

Apropos to nothing- what's up with all the people that stand up in the crowd when the puck gets near? They turn around, on their cell phones, and wave. If you're playing a truckload of cash for a playoff seat and the jagoff in front of you stands up to wave for his mom, doesn't that deserve a beating?

I'm disappointed, Wings fans, not chastened. I picked the series to go 7. Which isn't to say I wouldn't be thrilled to see the Sharks go back to Detroit up 3-1 like the Nashville series.