San Jose Sharks: Defense in Need of an Upgrade

Despite squeaking out a 5-4 shootout victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Friday, the San Jose Sharks experienced many of the same problems that enabled the Chicago Blackhawks to embarrass them on their home ice just two days prior.

Poor defensive coverage and lack of hustle allowed the injury-plagued and bottom-feeding Oilers to take two different leads in the contest.

After the Sharks opened the scoring in the first period on Patrick Marleau's goal, San Jose once again got complacent.

While seemingly running through the motions, the Sha...

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