CALGARY \u2014 Ryan Warsofsky was right to be angry at the officials, but he should be angrier at his team.<\/p>\n
The San Jose 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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Wennberg gets tripped by Lomberg, then Poposil cross checks Ferraro, Desharnais gets called for pulling Poposil off the scrum. Sharks PP#TheFutureIsTeal<\/a> 1, #Flames<\/a> 1 pic.twitter.com\/oBnPvCQoRT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 TEAL TOWN USA \u2013 A San Jose Sharks Podcast (@TEALTOWNUSA) January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Ryan Warsofsky was HEATED after Vincent Desharnais was assessed a penalty after getting tied up in this scrum \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/BLmNwemXCv<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) January 31, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n But?<\/p>\n \u201cWe just got to keep grinding,\u201d Alex Nedeljkovic, who made 39 saves, said. \u201cCan\u2019t use it as an excuse.\u201d<\/p>\n So ultimately, the Sharks should be angriest at themselves, not really for the loss, but for their unremarkable effort.<\/p>\n \u201cWe just couldn\u2019t stop a puck up [on the forecheck]. There\u2019s a lot of issues, but [puck management] was one,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cBreakouts, puck play, connection and being connected [need to be better]. Our execution was not good.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s one thing to lose when you play well, like San Jose\u2019s last defeat, a 4-3 OT decision at the Edmonton Oilers.<\/p>\n It\u2019s another to allow cellar-dwellers like the Flames to dictate pace for most of 60 minutes.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s a tough one to swallow,\u201d Nedeljkovic said. \u201cEspecially, I thought the other night, we played pretty well minus maybe the last six, seven minutes of that third period.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe know how tight it is,\u201d Will Smith said. \u201cJust can\u2019t happen.\u201d<\/p>\n Look, you\u2019re not going to be at your best every night, and Calgary\u2019s got plenty of good players. It happens. Can San Jose dust themselves off, and finish their pre-Olympics road trip at the Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche with a flourish?<\/p>\n \u201cWe got two more games here,\u201d Nedeljkovic said. \u201c.500 through the first three games, kind of stings, but we\u2019ll take it.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe definitely don\u2019t take any of these games for granted,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n But it felt like the San Jose Sharks did this afternoon, so hopefully, this is a lesson learned.<\/p>\n Will Smith<\/p>\n Smith, on losing to the Flames: “That one hurts.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Alex Nedeljkovic<\/p>\n Nedeljkovic, on leaving the game and coming back: “[Leg] was starting to bug me a little bit. So I just needed a little breather. Thankfully, it was a TV timeout, so I was able to get things under control.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Philipp Kurashev<\/p>\n Kurashev took responsibility for the too-many-men on the ice penalty at the end: “It’s the very worst moment I can make that turnover, that leads to a penalty, and then we’re down a guy, trying to tie the game. Obviously, it’s a bad mistake, and was very frustrating.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Ryan Warsofsky<\/p>\n Warsofsky, on frustration from missed 5-on-3 power play, after Pospisil boards Ferraro: “There was no explanation. [Referee]Cody Beach doesn’t talk to the coaches.”<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t