SAN JOSE — It’s always disappointing to start 0-1.
No team wants to begin a season on a losing note.
But the Sharks can take some solace in their performance in Wednesday night’s 5-3 season-opening loss to the Flyers.
No, seriously, they can.
It’d be easy to see Wednesday’s game as a reason to sound the alarms — the Sharks are a team that’s likely going to have to fight all year to land a playoff spot, and a loss like Wednesday’s hardly inspires confidence at first glance.
But look a little closer and you’ll see a team that controlled most of the game at even-strength and gifted their opponents some — if not all — of their goals.