Kurtenbach: Fast goals, free tacos, and total euphoria — the Sharks are the best show in town

SAN JOSE — You could hear the roar from The Alameda.

Inside the SAP Center on Friday night, the noise wasn’t just loud; it was the sonic equivalent of a jet engine engaging its afterburners. The Sharks, a franchise that has spent the better part of this decade in a hibernation so deep it bordered on comatose, aren’t just awake.

No, they’re chugging Red Bulls and crushing the empty cans against their foreheads.

Lost amid the euphoria of the first relevant Sharks season in a...