After Tuesday’s shootout loss to the Rangers, Sharks coach Peter DeBoer pointed to the opposition’s desperation level as a driving force that pushed New York past San Jose.
On Wednesday following morning skate, he doubled-down on that desperation gave the visitors’ more energy.
“That’s the lesson in last night’s game a little bit,” he said.
The Sharks themselves aren’t in dire straits. Heck, they got a point on the evening thanks to Tomas Hertl’s tying goal sending the contest into overtime. But the competition waiting to visit San Jose as the homestand rolls on will be in a similar situation as the Rangers – desperate early in the season, and looking to out-chance and outplay the Pacific Division juggernaut.