We know the 2014-15 San Jose Sharks season sucked. We spilled plenty of cyber ink on this website on everything from John Scott to Doug Wilson to Hasso Plattner during a season I'd very much like to forget. A few key additions, a new head coach and a re-focused group helped San Jose get back to the playoffs in 2016. Let's break that down.
Lest anyone think the Sharks made the playoffs this season because of an increase in luck, let's do a quick look at the team stats. San Jose's score-adjusted fenwick-for percentage for 15-16 is 53.