As I like to say, “Same shit, different day.” The Sharks, looking lackadaisical as thay have often this season, managed to do just enough to win last night, beating the Hawks 3-2. The power play looked quite good, but the amount of bonehead plays and missed coverage was staggering. Chicago must of had 4 or 5 outright breakaways. Nabby managed to keep the Sharks in it, and deserved first star.

As for the rest of the Sharks, I must say, “Jesus guys, Adam Burish?!” He’s played in every game this year, and that was his first goal. With 120 PIM, it’s obvious what his role is. You give a guy like that a real chance to score, then you’ve got a serious problem. Funny how he’s the one that scored, when Nabby stoned a bunch of other chances, notably Patrick Kane on the doorstep.

The moral of this story clearly is, the Sharks are playing just the same as they did in November and December, flashes of brilliance followed by stretches of ennui, with the occasional embarrassing breakdown.

Oh, and in the Patty front, he was -1, to bring him to -2.1 * 10¹ for the season. It’s easier to express such large numbers as exponents. Brad Richards was even last night, so he still leads the NHL at -23.