It’s nine straight losses to start the season for the San Jose Sharks. That’s an NHL record. San Jose went to Vegas and got massacred by the Golden Knights. It’s not good enough. Even when the team is enduring a rebuild, the second part of that word is build! There are supposed to be some positives to take away and allow fans to have optimism. Right now, there’s nothing. Loss after loss is disastrous for this franchise.
It started when William Karlsson picked the puck up along the boards to the right of the Sharks net. It was his first game of the season, and the Sharks let him ease in as he found Tanner Pearson alone in the slot. Pearson rifled the puck home for the first Golden Knights strike of the night. Through the five-hole of the netminder, you might want a save, but we’ll get to wanting a save.
A faceoff win would let the Golden Knights work the puck to the point before a cross-ice pass set up a Jack Eichel one-timer. That beat Vitek Vanecek on the blocker side, and it’s 2-0. Mario Ferraro can’t get out quick enough to block the shot, and Vanecek has no chance on a one-timer. We’ll get to his gaff shortly, but that was a good goal from a good team. It’s 2-0…