A former Buffalo goalie in net who now serves as a backup? Yeah, the Sharks never stood a chance against Chad Johnson and the Calgary Flames on Thursday night. Yes, San Jose played far too sloppily in front of its own net again and on the other end did not bury the chances generated.
Certainly something can be said for the effort of Johnson or the poor showing by Martin Jones and the Sharks defense, but over a long season these bounces look much more like chance than a true rise or dip in “effort” or some other nebulous term.