Marc-Edouard Vlasic scored his fifth goal of the season on Thursday night, the only offensive output to show up on the scoreboard for San Jose in a dismal outing against the St. Louis Blues. Unfortunately for Team Teal, its top defender didn’t have a great night just about anywhere else on the ice.
Even worse, this has been something of a trend. Both Vlasic and Braun were the worst possession players for the Sharks against the Blues. They posted corsi differentials of -18 and -16, respectively, at even strength. Those are god awful for any player, let alone players of their caliber.