Ben Shelley: After hot start to season, Sharks are now struggling to keep up

Boughner, Kane, And Wilson have to go!

The Sharks were playing decent under McLean.

Yes well.
Praise the almighty great white, the Senators and their goofy coach come to town. Maybe you'll luck out and he'll start his 4th line with his 3rd pair of D like he did last night so you all can get a quick goal in the first 40 seconds.

Pretty much check their top line hard, and match your best line against anyone not named Chabott and you'll get a nice win.

Bet the over Sharks fans.

Ben Shelley: After hot start to season, Sharks are now struggling to keep up
- Ben.Shelley.

This season, so far, has been a step in the right direction and exactly what I was hoping for. They're working on fixing the culture and they've shown significant improvement in that area. Guys are fighting for each other. Sacrificing themselves on the ice. The effort level is there where it hasn't been the past couple of seasons.

Obviously they're still a work in progress. It's still a flawed roster and they're still relying on some guys that are well beyond their best-by date. With that in mind, I think they're doing pretty well.