VANCOUVER — The San Jose Sharks’ losing skid confounded a University of British Columbia (UBC) Hospital witch doctor, and the team now seeks a second opinion from a mystical professional.
“I’ve been in this field for 50 years, and I have no otherworldly idea where to begin,” Dr. Corsi Betterstats said in an interview. “The kind of witchcraft we’re seeing here is beyond the pale. I mean, how does a team blow a nine-point lead in the division in fewer than two weeks?”
The Sharks decided to seek out Dr. Betterstats’ opinion at the behest of defenseman Brent Burns early Saturday morning, hours after the team’s 5-2 loss to the Calgary Flames on Friday night.