It’s still too early to set a funeral date, but it probably wouldn’t hurt the Sharks to start shopping around for deals on a casket.
With the uncertainty surrounding the health of Logan Couture and now Joe Thornton, the Sharks chances of making another deep run in the Stanley Cup playoffs this spring are quickly losing air with just one week left in the regular season.
In the best-case scenario, the Sharks will be heading into the playoffs with their top two centers both fighting through injuries at a time when the team is struggling through a 2-8 stretch, having coughed up a nine-point lead in the Pacific Division in just 11 days.