The Sharks have been missing just a little, je ne sais quoi these days. It’s hard to blame their recent stretch of iffy hockey on missing players; the team has played without its best player for long stretches already this season and done just fine. Instead, we are left to chalk up their little losing streak to maybe something not too definable. To intangibles, if you will.
There is plenty of luck in hockey, and it would appear the Sharks have experienced plenty of the bad type of luck during the last four games. Though the scoreboard has read poorly for Team Teal, they’ve managed to generate the bulk of scoring chances at 5-on-5 during that time.