from Ray Ratto of NBCSports Bay Area,

Your head tells you it would take awhile for the San Jose Sharks to become the Stanley Cup favorite they were ordained to be when they traded for Erik Karlsson in September. Your heart tells you 22 games ought to have been enough time to at least be shifting into third gear and finding some open highway.

But your eyes are telling you they’re not there yet, and your gut is starting to churn because you’re worried that this might be yet one more unfulfilled tease from the reigning masters of Not Quite Yet.

Of those body parts, your head and eyes have figured them out best, and you’re not happy with either of their conclusions. The latest reason for this frustration was demonstrated Tuesday when they managed to hack up three more leads and lose to the Edmonton Oilers in overtime, 4-3.

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