LOS ANGELES — The San Jose Sharks made some unfavorable historical past Thursday evening, having didn’t win any of their first eight video games in consecutive seasons after a 3-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.
San Jose is the primary crew to carry that doubtful distinction because the Boston Bruins within the 1960-61 and 1961-62 campaigns. The Sharks are 0-6-2 this season after opening final season 0-10-1.
First-year coach Ryan Warsofsky mentioned the crew couldn’t permit such failings to turn into acceptable.
“That is the Nationwide Hockey League,” Warsofsky mentioned. “That is one of the best league on the planet, and if you do not have pleasure in taking part in this recreation, you then’re within the mistaken enterprise and also you’re on the mistaken crew, and we’ll weed these guys proper out.”
Poor begins have turn into all too commonplace for San Jose, having been outscored 12-4 within the first interval. Mikael Granlund scored on the facility play within the second and third durations to make it a recreation late, however Warsofsky mentioned the 3-0 deficit within the first was too huge a deficit to beat.
Warsofsky additionally was important of the shortage of carryover in efficiency from recreation to recreation.
“We’d like numerous guys to step up,” Warsofsky mentioned. “Be extra constant evening after evening, and we’re simply not getting that in any respect. A variety of passengers. And when one man’s going, the subsequent evening he is not going, so we acquired to seek out some consistency in our recreation.”
