from Mark Purdy of the Mercury News,
The sound at the finish was a noise never before heard at SAP Center. It was the sound of a 25-year emotional release, surging from the seats to the playing surface. The air above the ice was clogged with swirling joy and churning elation and damn near disbelief.
The Sharks are going to the Stanley Cup final. It only took them until the 2,020th game in franchise history, dating back to the team's birth in 1991. But it might have been worth the wait, just to witness this scene.
"I took a few quick looks around, just to see everyone standing and cheering," said Logan Couture, who has been a Shark player for just seven seasons but knows the history. "They've been through a lot. It's been a long time that we've been the favorite. They've had a lot of high hopes . . . A lot of credit to the people that have had season tickets and kept them through it all. They deserve this."
Below, watch Peter DeBoer post-game...
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