Tough scene in the Bay Area as sharkie sucker punches gritty directly in the head. Gritty is unconscious and is completely unresponsive. Situation is being investigated by San Jose police.
San Jose Sharks in the salary cap era:
— Winningest playoff team with no cup
— Biggest rivals (Vegas, LA, Anaheim) all won cups
— Traded their 2020 1st for Erik Karlsson (1st became Tim Stutzle, Karlsson was traded for pennies on the dollar)
— Lost a series off a stanchion bounce (2011)
— Best players became anchor contracts (Vlasic, Couture, Labanc, Burns, Karlsson)
— Only time making the finals was against one of the best playoff teams in NHL history (2016 Pens)
— Multiple goalies went there just to lose all their value (Martin Jones, Anttii Niemi)
— Traded away their goalie to their rival for him to go on and be a key piece in their cup win (Adin Hill)
— Had the least wins the NHL and yet picked 4th in the Bedard draft (missed out on big 3)
— Most of their major core pieces have left to retire not a Shark (Thornton, Burns, Karlsson, Pavelski, Meier)
Is there a more down-bad team in hockey?