The San Jose Sharks’ season came to a bittersweet end on Sunday, with the team falling two wins short of the NHL title and the right to hoist the Stanley Cup. No franchise competes for second place, though as the standing ovation from fans at SAP Center showed, Sharks partisans recognized that 2015-16 was a rare and important achievement for the club.
Though San Jose fell short of the ultimate goal, the Sharks did manage to dispel two myths about the club. First, despite the long-standing narrative, this is a team capable of winning in the postseason. Second, there’s still some gas left in the tank; even with some obvious (and literal) greybeards, the heart of the club is young enough that its championship window has not closed.
The task for general manager Doug Wilson now is to build on the successes of 2016 and find a way to win two more games in 2017.
We have some suggestions as to how the team might be able to accomplish that.
Add a high-end left wing
Most teams have a top-six forward group, but in 2015-16, the Sharks only had a top-five group. By scor ...
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