The San Jose Sharks are horror-bad

[weastern bias]

4 wins in the past 5 games. Who could have anticipated the team would improve after a rough start following the hiring of a new coach who implemented a new system and the addition of a bunch of new player who had no prior chemistry?

Please just do not look at the shot differential numbers VS the mighty Columbus Blue Jackets

We're good now! (lol)

 

[PaulD]

Yeah, nobody expected the Sharks to contend any time soon, but holy hannah they are awful so far. Like, horror-bad awful.

After nine games, they have 1 shoot-out loss to show for the season.

They have 9 goals, total, in nine games. (Alex Debrincat, by himself, has matched their entire team's goal production.) They've allowed 26 goals against, putting them almost at -3 per game (or -240 for a full season).

Amazingly, their goaltending -- by save percentage, anyway -- has been fine. Their PK is about League-average so far, and their PP isn't the worst in the League (they dishonor goes to St. Louis's staggering 4.8% on the season), so their inept results are mainly down to 5-on-5 utter futility. They have scored six even strength goals all season.

How bad is it going to get? Will it get worse? Or, is this start just a mirage and they're actually not too bad?

the NHLs watered down 32 team league will constantly have a "Sharks" like team. And a few more.