San Jose Sharks: Settling the Argument on Whether Patrick Marleau Is Clutch

Over the years, the San Jose Sharks have had their share of early playoff exits. Many analysts and some fans point fingers at the big guys like Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau.

Marleau has been labeled as a choker before. But, the fact of the matter is, he is no such thing.

Let's start with some numbers. This season, eight of his 26 goals have been game winners, which is fourth best in the league. Marleau leads the league in game winners since a few seasons ago.

He has 76 game winners in his career, as a matter of fact.

More importantly, he is a clutch playoff performer, like some people refuse to believe. He has 13 game-winning goals in 124 games....

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