Brodie had a brutal game but definitely still need to step back for a bit. This is his first season with this much responsibility and while he has had handled the first number of games admirably, he's still relatively young. Growing pains has obviously been the mantra for this team but I'm glad that there's been a lot of positive to talk about.
PP was weak tonight because of the lack of body movement. We've seen this team be exciting and dangerous with the man advantage but only because everybody was involved. No doubt, credit to the better Sharks team but when everybody is relying on only Wideman's shot and not their feet, we get nothing.
As for Backlund, he's a NHL player.
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