San Jose Sharks defender Mirco Mueller was sent to the dressing room about five minutes into Wednesday night’s game against the Calgary Flames without so much as an explanation from the referee over his microphone to the crowd at hand at the Saddledome. After a brief explanation from Randy Hahn, it became obvious quickly why Mueller was not eligible to play against Calgary: He wasn’t on the lineup card.
Paul Martin was originally listed on the Sharks’ lineup card when San Jose first handed it in just before puck drop. Martin must not have felt like he was able to go after that and told DeBoer as much.