The San Jose Sharks are looking to get off to a better start this season. The Sharks won only 21 of their first 45 games last season and were forced to play their top players like Joe Thornton a lot more down the stretch. While they were red-hot at the end of the season, the Sharks lost in the Conference final when they ran out of gas and lost to the Vancouver Canucks. The Sharks once again have a tough schedule in March as they play 17 times, so they want to be comfortably in a playoff spot so they do not have to give their veterans as much ice time as last season.