Episode 372: Rebuilding the Sharks

Sheng Peng joins the show to discuss why the San Jose Sharks suddenly find themselves in uncharted waters, what caused their nightmarish 2019-20 season and where the issues started, plus how they can ultimately get things back on track to prevent this from becoming the new normal for the organization. Topics include:

2:00 The price of being good for a long time
12:00 Death by 1000 cuts in summer of 2019
20:00 How they can fix things heading into next season
26:00 Separating goalie performance from defensive system
41:00 Running the offense through Brent Burns
46:00 Erik Karlsson's impact and availability
52:30 Marc-Edouard Vlasic's recent decline
1:03:00 The franchise's agenda moving forward

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