It was without a doubt, our most disappointing loss of the season. In terms of motivation, we were having a hard time getting up for the expansion Sharks, and it's entirely possible we took them too lightly. That said, we weren't about to lower the boom on the guys as we did pepper San Jose with 42 shots, (meaning the effort was there), it's just Jeff Hackett stood on his head and stopped 41 of them.
No matter how hard you try, there really isn't a lot you can do when a goalie is that deep in the zone. Looking at the stat sheet, Hackett stole the game for the Sharks with a near-perfect game rating of 100. (Though somehow he was only named second star). To be perfectly honest, from where we were sitting, he looked a lot better than that.
Player in the Spotlight: Jeff Hackett | GR 100 | SA 42 | GA 1 | SV 41 | SV% 976 | 2nd Star