Sharks can’t overcome unremarkable effort in loss to Flames – NBC Sports Bay Area & California

CALGARY — Ryan Warsofsky was right to be angry at the officials, but he should be angrier at his team.

The Sharks, in desperate need of points to stay in the playoff hunt, did not put out a desperate effort in a 3-2 loss at the Calgary Flames.

Sure, the officials took a two-minute 5-on-3 power play away from San Jose, with a head-scratching even-up call when Martin Pospisil boarded Mario Ferraro, and Vincent Desharnais responded.

But?

“We just got to keep grinding,” Alex Nedeljkovic, who made 39 saves, said. “Can’t use it as an excuse.”

So ultimately, the Sharks should be angriest at themselves, not really for the loss, but for their unremarkable effort.

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