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Sharks’ Boughner sounds off, hints at benching notable forwards

SAN JOSE — After his team’s latest third period letdown, Sharks interim coach Bob Boughner said he’ll at least consider scratching a couple of notable forwards for Saturday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers.

“We’ve got to make some decisions here and figure it out,” Boughner said Friday after the Sharks’ 3-2 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings. “Because we can’t keep going on like this, beating a dead horse.

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“We’ve got to send some messages and if that’s what it’s going to take, then that’s what it’s going to take.”

Boughner wasn’t going to mention any names, but it wasn’t hard to figure out what candidates he had in mind.