So, mercifully, Frankenstein is out, and Oz is back in. Next time, let’s close the barn door before the horses all run out.

A lot has been said about the Ducks game, so I won’t really talk about that much more. But I do want to talk about several game-time and in-game decisions by the coaching staff, all of which I have a problem with:

1. Starting Thomas Greiss. I get that RW and Co. want the kid to get some NHL competition before the playoffs, but in his NHL debut?? Outside of Bertuzzi’s wraparound it was a good effort, but to me, this is the craziest personnel decision the Sharks have made this year. Unless the stuff about Nabby being banged up after the Leafs game was BS. What’s the harm in letting the kid play against the Coyotes first, then work up to some tougher games this month or next? We have Colorado and Calgary at home next month, a long Atlantic road trip, and plenty of tough teams in March.
2. Starting Semenov. We’ve beaten this to death. It was a decent gamble to bring this guy in, a good experiment, but the results are in. He shouldn’t be on an NHL roster.
3. Playing Semenov in key situations. Also flogged to perfection. Why he was out at the end of the game, and why he got PP time, is one of life’s great mysteries. As Jeremy said, Zettler should be held accountable for this decision if it was in fact his call. I laughed out loud when I read that Semenov was out at the end because “he is an NHL player.” That might be RW taking some heat for his assistant’s mistake. The idea that because Semenov, a frequent healthy scratch, is on an NHL roster somehow explains playing him in the most crucial moment of the game is ludicrous. If Brown, The Rizz™, and Marcel Goc play an entire 5-on-3 power play and the justification for having them on the ice is because they are “NHL players,” the coaching staff should immediately be placed in the NHL substance-abuse program. Oz can give you directions to the meetings.