Ducks, Sharks set to swim into playoff waters

It took too long for this to happen.
Nine years have passed since there was an eventful Ducks-Sharks battle on the ice where one had the chance to puncture the Stanley Cup hopes for the other.
There is a better chance of Teemu Selanne and Scott Niedermayer coming out of retirement than the Ducks and San Jose engaging in a first-round playoff series that doesn’t make it to next weekend. These teams are too close and too competitive for five games to decide a winner.
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