The Sharks suffered a tough 5-2 loss to the Oilers in Edmonton. Head Coach Bob Boughner spoke to the media after the game to give an update on Logan Couture and talk about the experience the young guys are getting.
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Anybody can do it.
I hear that about penalty-killing a lot, have heard that about top San Jose Sharks PK’ers like Melker Karlsson, Matt Nieto, and Andrew Cogliano, among others, over the years.
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But not anybody can do it, as we saw in the Sharks’ 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. This tied the game after Erik Karlsson gave San Jose a 1-0 lead.
“The first power play goal, our F1 in the neutral zone abandoned the middle of the ice,” San Jose Sharks head coach Bob Boughner admitted.
When Duncan Keith (2) comes up the ice, Noah Gregor (73) should be there to meet him and force Keith to the dot lane – that’s the outside lanes. Instead, Gregor sits back.
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