San Jose Sharks’ critical errors crush their wildcard hopes in a tough 5-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Can the Sharks get out of their own way in the playoff push, or has the third Pacific seed just slipped through their grasp? Kiefer Sherwood stands out with a dominant performance, while Will Smith and Macklin Celebrini’s silent nights put more pressure on San Jose’s depth and future stars.
JD Young breaks down defensive missteps, notable struggles from key prospects, and how Edmonton’s opportunistic play exposed San Jose’s weaknesses. The numbers show the Sharks outplayed the Oilers for stretches, but costly mistakes and a lacking power play proved fatal. Major topics include Kiefer Sherwood’s impact, Michael Misa’s increased ice time, Ryan Warsofky’s line blender, and what the loss means for San Jose’s playoff road. Will the Sharks rebound, or has their postseason path grown too steep?
Timestamps:
00:00 Sharks Defense Struggles Continue
03:19 Sharks’ Costly Missteps Persist
09:07 Sharks’ 3rd Seed Hopes Gone
14:19 Kiefer Sherwood Effective
16:59 Sharks’ Comeback Fueled by Forecheck
22:07 Sharks’ Costly Penalties Analysis
25:23 Oilers Survive Sharks’ Pressure
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20 Comments
I think this loss, is a very bad sign. Mistakes, everywhere. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
How many more critical mistakes are we going to make?? When will we learn?? 😭
Will smith has been straight ass the last 20 games. He’s gotta get his shit together.
Warsofsky needs to go. He is not a good coach for this team. Not good at developing players. Proof: Smith, Ecklund, Muk
By the end of this season and this process of trying to get into the playoffs Mike Greer will know what improvements are needed during the off season. If the Sharks go on a losing streak, they will get a high draft pick again. That may be needed to move to the next level.
Puck mis-management is driving me nuts. Get the puck out of your zone without turning it over. It’ll happen every now & then, but it’s been way too much. Sherwood has looked fresh & snappy, great breakaway.
Oh Klingberg
We need more defense talent and stop blundering the lines.
Huh, where is my favorite intro? 😢
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Klingberg is so bad man. Will Smith has been a floating turn over machine with little urgency in his game recently.
I wouldn't say they out played the oilers for most of the night, made some great adjustments in the second yeah but most of the night? No
If the sharks finish on an awful stretch, it may be time to being in an experienced coach
Sharks are falling apart. Not a serious playoff contender
Darn it. Come on Sharks 🦈
I’m less mad about the win and more mad about the mismanagement of the lineup. Klingberg is in the lineup and on the top pair every single night no matter how shit he plays, meanwhile Muk makes one mistake and he’s healthy scratched.
Throwing the lines in a blender with no tactical thought process just doing it to do it.
Putting your second best offensive player on the 4th line.
Taking your future 2C off his line even though they’ve been very consistent lately.
Reverting back to old lines that we know don’t work.
The words Warso speaks and the actions he takes are completely contradictory.
Vets can make as many mistakes as they want meanwhile rookies are slammed anytime they mess up. It’s infuriating.
Those little mistakes are the difference between making the Playoffs or not.
Man I cant wait for Erik Pohlkamp…Offensive Defenseman of the Year ( college ) …Get him on the Blue line ASAP!!
Guys lets not cry..head up and GET IN THE PLAYOFFS!!!!
Will Smith has one of the best organic scoring chances of the night. All alone in the slot due to double covered on Graf at the net and Celebrini drawing attention.
..then this line gets broken up.
Make it make sense
They played awful and I have seen comments on various posts about how Warso was frantically changing lines up but I feel he had to really cos things just wasn’t working. At one point Mack seemed to be on the ice constantly and at one point I thought he was gonna be out on a defender line with vinny or Ferraro or orlov or something (and to be fair he prob would of been a big improvement there too cos the defense was awful again.
When interviews Warso was questioned why he was mixing things up so much and he said they need to earn their ice time and I think they should … all players want ice time so maybe that’s the kick they need to pull their socks up and perform better on the ice.