SAN JOSE – The NHL season ends in exactly four weeks, so get used to hearing the D-word quite often between now and then.
The scuffling Predators, badly needing two points, had it in a 3-1 win on Saturday at SAP Center. The Sharks didn’t play poorly, but didn’t have enough of it from start to finish.
Desperation.
“These are desperate teams we’re playing,” coach Pete DeBoer said. The Predators had lost four in a row, “and they’re fighting for their life and a playoff position. We have to make sure that we get our desperation level to an equivalent spot.