Patrick Marleau Outplayed by Opposing Captains in Four Straight Series

Prior to the 2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Patrick Marleau was known as a playoff performer.

Coming into this year's postseason, the San Jose faithful expected Marleau to continue his personal playoff prowess after having his best regular season of his career.

Entering the playoffs as the No. 1 team in the NHL, the Sharks and their fans were expecting playoff hockey inside the Shark Tank deep into May—and preferably June.

However, those expectations came nowhere close to being achieved as the top-seeded Sharks were upset by their division rival and eighth-seeded Anaheim Ducks.

Now since their departure from the playoffs much has been said about what needs to be changed in San Jose. Some say the Sharks need to trade Marleau, some say they need to trade Jo...

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