Again, Sharks didn't play for 60min. Just for stretches. As I said earlier, if the Sharks take a period or 2 off, they will lose to the Flames, who aren't as talented as the Sharks.
Sharks secondary offense hasn't developed (Misa). So if you can shut down the Big Mac line, you pretty much stopped the Sharks O.
And the defensive breakdowns were glaring. The 1st goal was because Allen made a mistake of passing to the center of the ice in his own zone. The 2nd goal was because of defensive breakdowns in transition. Orlov pinched and missed on the breakout pass, then Sherwood got outskated as his man received the breakout pass. Bad plays as the rest of the Sharks didn't backcheck.
Compare that to what you see when the Sharks get into the Flames D-zone. All five get back and are in their D-zone trying to protect the net.
Sharks secondary offense needs to improve (a lot). Misa has to start stepping up or he's gonna be a bust. Stenberg is going to start outplaying him at this pace. And the Sharks have to to better on neutral zone defense. The opposing teams are just entering the D-zone without being contested.
Let's hope they improve in the next game. We'll see.
Man that was a tough loss. I don't know what to think here. The top line isn't contributing. That's a real problem that nobody is talking about. Celebrini has to step sometime too. He hasn't scored in like what 6 or 7 games.