Sharks roll on Marleau's 2 goals

It is so nice to see Shark Captain Patrick Marleau getting involved in the games - shooting (and scoring), assisting, hitting, penalty killing, etc. His speed is quite evident when he's on the ice and last night that quickness along with Grier's work gave him the second shorthanded Shark's goal of the game. I realize Marleau can be a streaky player, but man, it's just good to see him being the player he's expected to be.

Marcel Goc was back and looked decent in his first regular season game of the year. He didn't seem to be bothered by any back problems and did a pretty good job on the PK, etc. Yes, he and Murray were in the wrong spot on the first goal, but according to others, he was interferred with and couldn't get in position. Regardless, good first game.

Jody Shelley threw his weight around too, getting five hits in the game. Two of them were on the same shift and back to back. That was great to see. It was good to see him being active in the game in the limited minutes and he and Jeremy Roenick gave some energy to the Sharks.

The Sharks seem to be playing 40 good minutes a game now - here's looking forward to seeing closer to 60 minutes of play.

But, even if the Sharks only play 40 minutes of good hockey, it's still way better than the Ducks who are still winless. And it's not even like the Ducks are losing those "close ones." They're just flat out sucking at the game. We'll see what happens tonight, but I'm not holding out much hope.