Article: NOLAN: AVS NOT READY TO SWIM WITH SHARKS SAN JOSE CAPTAIN TAKES SHOTS AT COLORADO'S CHARACTER, ROY'S PLAY.(Sports)

Byline: Ross McKeon San Francisco Examiner Scripps Howard News Service

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- If Colorado Avalanche players are expecting the San Jose Sharks to bow down and pay the Northwest Division champs nothing but respect before their opening-round playoff series, they'd better not wander too close to Owen Nolan.

The San Jose captain hasn't been dishing out a whole lot of compliments:

* Regarding the underdog Sharks' chances in the best-of-seven Stanley Cup Western Conference quarterfinal series that begins Wednesday in Denver, Nolan said, ``We definitely have more character on this team. They have two solid lines, maybe the top two lines ...

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