SAN JOSE, Calif. _ The Sharks just got past the team with arguably the best forward line in hockey.
Do they have anything left for the NHL's hottest team since January?
The Sharks were off Thursday, one day after beating the Colorado Avalanche 3-2 in Game 7 of their second round series. It's one of the few respites they've had over the last month since their postseason began April 10 with a series against the Vegas Golden Knights, which also went the distance.
Game 1 of the Western Conference final against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday will be the Sharks' 15th game in 32 days. But San Jose is starting the series at home, and the Blues themselves played a six-game series in the first round against Winnipeg and just completed an emotional seven-game series win over Dallas.
"I can't tell how we're going to feel," Sharks center Logan Couture said. "These series kind of bleed into each other here, especially when you go seven."
Here's a position-by-position look at how the teams stack up.
