Somehow, the Sharks are sitting second in the Pacific right now, ten full points behind the Vegas Golden Knights. Every part of that sentence sounds fake.
To be fair, they’re tied with the Calgary Flames, and the Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks are only a single point back before another ten point drop to the sixth place Edmonton Oilers. God, the Pacific Division is a mess.
Speaking of a mess, the Sharks suffered a pretty embarrassing loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday. They didn’t show up until halfway through the game, nearly pulling off a comeback from a four goal deficit, but falling just short as Former Shark and Long Beach Native Matt Nieto put the game out of reach.