Quinn blames Sharks' low energy, not disallowed goals, for loss
Quinn blames Sharks' low energy, not disallowed goals, for loss originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
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PHOENIX – It would be easy to say that the Sharks had a victory stolen from them Friday.
After all, they had two goals disallowed, one from William Eklund and the other from Mikael Granlund, ultimately getting shut out 1-0 by the Arizona Coyotes. Kaapo Kahkonen made 24 of 25 saves in another solid effort.
William Eklund’s game-tying goal was wiped off after this run of play 🤔 pic.twitter.com/GHp9uhT1iH
— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) December 16, 2023
ANOTHER game-tying goal was wiped off in the third period 😡 pic.twitter.com/PbAtAHtBt7
— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) December 16, 2023
But let’s get past the fact that the NHL, by the letter of the law, made the right call in both cases.
Duclair was offsides by a mile before the Granlund goal. Meanwhile, there was more of an argument on Luke Kunin’s unintentional goaltender interference on Connor Ingram, but…
That's not the rule: If Ingram was out of the crease, would be a different story pic.twitter.com/HdtI2q7Lwx
— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 16, 2023
Even if the Sharks had pulled out a victory, coach David Quinn was not enamored with their overall effort: “It’s one of those nights where you don’t have all your energy and you just feel there wasn’t a lot of energy in the locker room before the game.”
