The Sharks' broadcast team called Tuesday's shutout loss to the Detroit Red Wings "frustrating" -- which is a pretty accurate description of the 2-0 loss from a viewer's perspective.
But it was also a pretty on-point way of summarizing the first half of the 2019-20 season. After 41 games, San Jose is still searching for a sustainable winning identity, and the New Year's Eve loss to league-worst Detroit -- which came on the heels of the Sharks' dominant win over the Philadelphia Flyers -- was further proof of that.
"It wasn't a bad road game by us, by any means, but at this time of year, we have to find ways to win and we couldn't find that way tonight," Sharks' interim coach Bob Boughner emphasized to reporters at Little Caesars Arena after the loss.