Editor’s note: Sheng Peng is a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
The San Jose Sharks are learning. Watch out, NHL.
The Sharks kept shooting themselves in the foot in a 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators, and worse than that, were outcompeted most of the night.
“Very immature,” head coach Ryan Warsofsky said tersely about that effort. “Very uncompetitive when it came to puck battles, as well.”
Warsofsky was far more pleased by the San Jose Sharks’ effort on Sunday, a 3-1 victory over the Boston Bruins.
“We had a pretty true and honest conversation in the morning [about the Sens game],” Warsofsky said. “The response was one of the best of the year.”
In much the same way, Macklin Celebrini is also learning.
It’s easy to forget that the Sharks’ best player is just 19.
But Celebrini showed both maturity and compete tonight, when tasked with protecting a late one-goal lead against the Bruins.
About three minutes to go in the game, Celebrini (71) has possession of the puck in the defensive zone. This might be a moment for him to go into attack mode.
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