The Sharks got seven players, their head coach, and their head trainer back from COVID protocol, but they struggled in Denver as they fell to the Avalanche 6-2 for back-to-back losses in their last two games.
Except for a few aspects, this game was disappointing and underwhelming. Although the Avalanche were without their best player in Nathan MacKinnon, this game completely displayed how stacked they are from top to bottom.
The few positives from this game consist of the first goal of the game from Logan Couture in the first, Alex Barabanov's goal on the power play in the third, and Adin Hill not being entirely at fault for the Sharks getting whooped in this one. Mario Ferraro, Timo Meier, Tomas Hertl, and Erik Karlsson each recorded an assist in the loss to Colorado.
San Jose's main downfall in this one was team defense, which showed flashes of the Sharks teams from the past two seasons.
As for the Avalanche, Sam Girard had a huge night with four points (one goal, three assists), and Devon Toews, Nazem Kadri, Alex Newhook, Logan O'Connor, and Andre Burakovsky all found the back of the net as well.
As a result of everyone on the Sharks who was previously on COVID protocol returning to the roster and regular team activities, seven players were recently sent down to the Barracuda: Sasha Chmelevski, Joel Kellman, John Leonard, Jaycob Megna, Ryan Merkley, Artemi Kniazev, and Nicolas Meloche.
I didn't see a ton of this Sharks game because I was attending a college football game, which happened to be my last one as a student. All I know is that it sucked, and this team needs to improve and is capable of much more. I would also recommend inserting Santeri Hatakka in the lineup in future games instead of Radim Simek or Jake Middleton.
Next up: The Sharks will travel to Minnesota for their next game against the Wild on Tuesday at 5 pm PT.
Sources: NBC Sports Bay Area/California, NHL App
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