 In 1999, San Jose acquired former Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens star Vincent Damphousse.San Jose's luck changed in the 1999–2000 season, when the Sharks finished with their first-ever winning record.In an upset on par with the one they had pulled on Detroit six years earlier, the Sharks managed to eliminate the St. Louis Blues, who had finished first overall in the league that year, in seven games.