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dead in the water just yet  by | NHL Blogger  Head coach Todd
McLellan and his Sharks have time to make a run towards the top
of the West. (Getty Images)    The San Jose Sharks recently
wrapped up a nine-game road trip that saw them win only two
games. The trip included losses to Carolina, Tampa Bay, Columbus
and Minnesota, a game that saw them blow a lead late in the
third period. The trip was pretty much an on-ice disaster in
almost every way imaginable.  As a result, they've dropped all
the way down to the seventh spot (as of Tuesday afternoon) in
the Western Conference playoff race, and are just one point
ahead of the first team that is currently on the outside of the
playoff picture.  But because the Pacific Division is the
Western Conference's answer to the Southeast Division, where
mediocrity seems to be only acceptable level of play, they're
also just two points away from being back in the No. 3 seed, so
it's probably a bit too early to b