If you're looking for any bright spots, there aren't many

Mr. T

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Nov 2, 2023, 1:06:22 AM11/2/23

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Here is my list of positives thus far, it's pretty short. Add on if you like

Certainly Blackwood giving a superhuman effort to withstand the nightly barrage and doing a pretty darn good job considering the complete lack of support

Kunin at times looks good

Eklund, while still squarely on bust-watch, has at least shown some signs of life in recent games

Emberson I would go so far as to say has been their best D. Looking like a savvy waiver acquisition by Grier at the moment.

tack

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Nov 2, 2023, 12:57:46 PM11/2/23

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Another bright spot is that they're so hideously bad that they shouldn't get seduced in to keeping Hertl or Couture. Trouble is that they already waiting way too long to get decent value in return.

tack

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Nov 3, 2023, 10:07:55 AM11/3/23

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After last night, if they're not ready for a nervous breakdown, then, what, collective hara kiri?

Mr. T

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Nov 4, 2023, 9:53:52 PM11/4/23

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Heading unknown territory. Progressing from questions like worst Sharks team ever, to one of the worst hockey teams ever, to asking is this the single worst team in professional sports history?

tack

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Nov 5, 2023, 1:40:44 PM11/5/23

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The NHL record for season-opening losses, 15, appears to be in serious jeopardy. Beyond that, one wonders what the future is for fan interest in hockey in San Jose. If not for having Bettman, who's happy to have teams (AZ) playing before 4,000 fans, I'd be worried about hockey's very existence in town.

Mr. T

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Nov 6, 2023, 2:46:30 PM11/6/23

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For sure. I'd say Vegas would have been the perfect destination for the team, had the Knights not been created. The Raiders, A's and Sharks would be three of the worst run franchise in all of sports, all in one locale, all bar area cast-offs.

googz

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Nov 6, 2023, 8:11:22 PM11/6/23

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The Sharks a far cry from being one of the worst run sports franchises in history. A's yes. Raiders yes! but making the playoffs 21 out of 31 years of existence is not bad. We shoudn't be concerned about the team. We should be more concerned on how fair-weathered the fanbase is if they cant support a team through a rebuild. The Redwings and even the Ducks managed to maintain solid attendance through theirs. So what happened to all the "fans"?

tack

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Nov 6, 2023, 8:39:41 PM11/6/23

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Hey, the A's won a championship. The Raiders won multiple championships. The Sharks have made the playoffs a bunch of times, where half the teams do.

Yes, the fans are used to the "Silicon Valley good life, the best of everything," so they're not accustomed to mediocrity, or in this case much worse. That said, while the Sharks may have been well managed for many years, that certainly does not apply the last four or five years, where Wilson made suicidal trades and contract moves. The results were predictable (and oft mentioned and warned against here), and now they have arrived. Even in the best of circumstances it would take years of very painful rebuilding. but the Sharks have made it much worse by hiring an amateur, whose hiring smacks of political correctness more than hockey acumen. Mike Grier has no credentials to be an NHL GM, especially in a very challenging situation, such as faced by the Sharks, thanks to Doug Wilson. This wasn't a job for someone with training wheels.

It doesn't appear that this situation, at least as I see it, will just calmly resolve itself with the passage of time. I see an eruption in the future. In fact, an eruption is necessary, or they're going to wallow aimlessly for an endless period of time. The main problem is that ownership is and has been clueless about hockey. They should have stuck to software.

Mr. T

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Nov 6, 2023, 9:41:27 PM11/6/23

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No, just meant 3 of the worst teams at the moment. And I for one am excited about the rebuild and exit of the Wilsons, although it's going to take a long long time.

googz

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Nov 7, 2023, 1:17:06 PM11/7/23

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We all know the history and we saw this coming, however we cant fault DW for the SC playoff failures especially during the two/three seasons around 2008-9 President Trophy. Blame it on the hockey gods, injuries, or whatever, but we cant blame DW for not winning a couple of cups during those years. What we can fault him on is trying to retool (instead of a rebuild) with ridiculous contracts, the Evander Kane signing, and the EK65 hand-grenade. We are now seeing the disastrous consequences.

Still, my main concern is the fanbase. i'm just disappointed and worried. It's really hard to believe that this is an organization that once boasted attendance records for the first 25 seasons even during bad times.

tack

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Nov 8, 2023, 3:46:34 PM11/8/23

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Now, they went and screwed up going for the one record they had a shot at. :-)

googz

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Nov 8, 2023, 7:28:34 PM11/8/23

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and they have a chance to win back-to-back tomorrow for the first (and probably last) time this season

googz

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Nov 10, 2023, 2:23:17 PM11/10/23

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What's worse, the Sharks current predicament or the Oilers?

- They have two generational talents in McGregor and Draisaitl
- They had the most 1st overall picks in the past 20 years
- They have no cap space
- They're tied for last place with the Sharks whom have little to no talent.
- They lost to the Sharks
- They've had a revolving door of coaches in the last 5 years

The Oilers better not get yet another 1st overall pick in 2024.

tack

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Nov 10, 2023, 3:36:42 PM11/10/23

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The Sharks' situation is worse. McDavid is 26; Draisaitl is 28. Nugent-Hopkins is 30. They have years of stellar play ahead. The Sharks have nothing on the horizon. Edmonton's biggest problem has been never having enough emphasis on defense and having a vastly overrated goaltender. Fix those things, and a couple other adjustments, and they're a top contender.