If this isn't (rock bottom), Sharks general manager Mike Grier said, I don't know what is. After missing the playoffs for a fifth consecutive season, minor and possibly major changes will be in store for a Sharks team that won less than 20 games and finished last in the NHL standings with a paltry 47 points.
Expectations were modest for the Sharks this season as they were not believed to be anywhere near a playoff team, especially after they traded high-scoring winger Timo Meier and three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson in 2023.
"I think they did a good job communicating and motivating the players throughout the year. (It) would have been easy to throw your hands up and not put in the effort and go through extra video sessions and talk with the players and try and get the players better. So I think they did a really good job with that in this situation."
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