San Jose Sharks falter as costly turnovers and a sputtering offense doom their chances against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Can the Sharks rally in a crucial playoff push, or are growing pains with young stars like Sam Dickinson and Yaroslav Askarov too much to overcome?
JD Young breaks down the Sharks’ 4-1 loss, spotlighting Tampa Bay’s punishing transition game and how defensive lapses turned the tide. The episode analyzes the Lightning’s shut-down performance, the struggles of the Misa-Celebrini-Smith line, and whether the Sharks’ defense truly made life easier for Askarov. Looking ahead, JD Young maps out San Jose’s pivotal upcoming schedule, the importance of stacking points before the Olympic break, and why the next stretch could define their playoff fate. Is this just a learning curve, or do the Sharks have what it takes to stabilize their postseason ambitions?
Timestamps:
00:00 Young Players’ Mistakes Cost Game
03:52 Sharks Falter After Strong Start
11:22 Sharks’ Offense Struggles Tonight
16:05 Misa-Celebrini-Smith Line
20:25 Looking Ahead to Olympic Break
26:10 Sharks Aiming for Playoff Mode
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8 Comments
One of the "costly mistakes" was pulling the goalie with almost 4 minutes left. Too soon! Give it another minute. To make matters worse, we put Klingberg in at point. Well, kind of.He never got to point because he was unable to move the puck, up ice! Klingberg has become "mr. Turnover. Mr. fumble puck. It was tough to watch. Come on Coach.
LOL. A little rough on coach today. I actually believe he has done a wonderful job directing his young team. He may end up a candidate for coach of the year. He's done very well.
Sheer fucking incompetence on display.
Mac is in a rut
Two bad bounces cost the game
I’ll say it, Mack played bad. Turnover machine.
I know Ferraro has weaknesses but I love how passionate he is in defending. We put Ferraro on a dynasty team which the sharks will be – he reminds me of Niklas Hjalmarsson
Excellent podcast. I agree that last night was a good reminder that a players development is never linear. There will be a lot of ups and downs but eventually the ups are more than the downs so they are overall are better at the end of the season than they were at the start of the season which I believe is the case for most all of the Sharks developing players.
Another maturity test for the Sharks not to play down to their competition coming up before the Olympic Break.
And what we all hope to be a busy next couple days for GMMG to get some business done before the aforementioned break.