Editor's note: The above video is from May 28, when Peter DeBoer was introduced as head coach of the Sharks.
SAN JOSE – The phrase “clean slate” is pretty common this time of year in NHL practice rinks among teams that weren’t as successful as they had hoped the previous season. A head coaching change all but guarantees that the metaphor of wiping the board clean and starting fresh will be utilized ad nauseam.
Still, for new Sharks coach Pete DeBoer, it isn’t just a cliché. The 47-year-old said on the day he was hired that he wasn’t going to spend too much time watching tape from the Sharks’ failed 2014-15 campaign.