SAN JOSE -- The Sharks routinely have one of the worst travel schedules in the NHL. There isn’t a single road game that doesn’t require a flight of at least an hour.
Still, after this week’s trek through Buffalo, Boston, Philadelphia and New Jersey, the Sharks will have knocked out all of their cross-country expeditions by mid-February. For a team that would prefer to be well rested ahead of the playoffs in April, that’s a huge benefit.
“Yeah, it is. It’s been a tough road,” Pete DeBoer said. “It will be nice to finish March and April at least in the west, within a time zone or two of California, not having to do that travel.