File it under “what else was he going to say?” After the San Jose Sharks’ Game 3 victory in the Stanley Cup Final on Saturday evening, head coach Peter DeBoer expressed nonchalance about the lopsided shot totals between his club and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
TSN’s Frank Seravalli tweeted the comments:
Despite DeBoer’s professed indifference, it’s a very good bet that the coach is deeply concerned about the way the Pens have dominated the shot clock in the series.
That kind of puck-possession play has been a hallmark of the Sharks this season. They were tied with Pittsburgh for the league's fourth-best score-adjusted Fenwick rating (a measure of unblocked shots) during the regular season and were only a whisker out of second overall. In the playoffs, San Jose outperformed the Los Angeles Kings by the same metric after L.A. had led the league during the regular season.
Suffice to say the Sharks aren’t one of those teams that claim unbeatable goaltending or supernatural finishing ability. They tend to beat the opposition by spending more time in the offens ...
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