Sharks Fall Short Of The Playoffs For 1st Time In 12 Years
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) - The San Jose Sharks will be shut out of the National Hockey League postseason for the first time since 2003. That's back when the United States was debating going to war in Iraq.
San Jose was officially eliminated before a lackluster 5-1 loss to the Dallas Stars at the tank last night. They failed to make the playoffs for the first time since 2002-03.
The Sharks have struggled to a 5-9-2 record in their past 13 home games.
"We just weren't good enough throughout the season, collectively as a group and individually," the Sharks' Logan Couture said. "We were just not good enough throughout the year. That's basically what it was. We had stretches, but too many bad stretches where we just weren't good enough consistently."
The Sharks finished with a home record of 19-17-5. They were 29-7-5 at home last year.
"That's the reason why we're not going to play in the playoffs. That's a very frustrating thing," Sharks coach Todd McLellan said. "This building, for years and years, it was a pretty sacred place to play in as a home team, and we just didn't have that this year in our own building."
During their 10 season playoff run (the 2004-2005 season was cancelled during a labor dispute) the Sharks wone 58 postseason games and made the Conference Finals three times, but never skated for the Stanley Cup in the finals.
Prior to the game, Sharks C Joe Pavelski was selected the team's MVP and C Melker Karlsson was voted Rookie of the Year.
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