SAN JOSE — Jannik Hansen followed every cliché in the book. He worked hard in practice, he waited for an opportunity, and when it came, he played his best hockey as a member of the Sharks.
Still, after the Sharks swung a deal to acquire Evander Kane from the Buffalo Sabres at the trade deadline last month, Hansen got bumped out of the lineup again, erasing any delusion about where he stands with head coach Pete DeBoer.
When the Sharks square off with the Detroit Red Wings at SAP Center Monday, Hansen will serve as a healthy scratch for a sixth-consecutive game and the 32nd time this season.