SAN JOSE SHARKS

BY CURTIS PASHELKA

PREDICTION | 8TH IN PACIFIC SAN JOSE FINISHED LAST season with a 22-44-16 record for a .366 points percentage – the franchise’s worst since 1995-96. So, have the Sharks totally bottomed out, or is there yet another long, losing season looming on the horizon? At the very least, it will be difficult for the Sharks to end a playoff drought that’s now reached four years as GM Mike Grier keeps his eye on the long term. Still, he and coach David Quinn – both in their second seasons with the team – want to see progress from one year to the next. Grier says “there’s more work to come,” and while the post-season is unrealistic this year, the goal is for the Sharks to play a fast-paced, in-your-face style while laying the…

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