SAN JOSE — It’s tough to give decent grades to players on a team that sits 26th in the NHL. After all, only one skater has played at least 10 games this season and does not have a negative plus-minus rating.
That would be Antti Suomela, and he is at a zero plus-minus rating after 11 NHL games this season. Everyone else is a minus, as it now appears the Sharks, at 21-25-4, will miss the playoffs for just the second time since the 2002-03 season.
Still, some players, who have been around all season, have performed better than others.