Sharks can use loss to Flyers as learning lesson for next season originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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PHILADELPHIA – All the Sharks can hope to do, at this point, is learn and be better.
On the verge of being mathematically eliminated from the playoff chase Tuesday, the Sharks lost 3-2 to the Philadelphia Flyers. San Jose officially was eliminated when the Vegas Golden Knights earned a point later in the night by forcing overtime against the Seattle Kraken.
Of course, San Jose has been out of the postseason chase since its 0-10-1 start.
But maybe the Sharks can learn something from Tuesday’s loss, veterans and youngsters alike, that they can apply to next season.
First, when you’re about to get an extended 5-on-3, give up the puck.
Midway through the second period, down a goal, the Sharks were on the power play. Garnet Hathaway was called for elbowing, giving San Jose about 40 seconds on a 5-on-3, but only if the Flyers touched the puck.
“I think everybody on the bench was yelling, ‘Give it to them!’ Maybe they didn’t hear us?” Sharks coach David Quinn mused dryly.
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