NHL All-Access: Blues, Sharks brought the nasty in their series

The next episode of SHOWTIME’s “All Access: Quest for the Stanley Cup” is Friday night at 9 p.m. ET.

The first episode was a strong entry, if you prefer your NHL reality shows to be action heavy rather than attempting to create drama out of the mundane and routine.

Some of you apparently didn’t dig the 30-minute format vs. the hour-long “24/7” and “Road To the NHL Winter Classic. But for what this was – a week in review show, capturing the fury of the Stanley Cup Playoffs – it was outstanding.

Here’s a taste of what’s in store for the next episode, as the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks got physical and nasty with each other. The Vlasic/Shattenkirk snark to start was outstanding.