- Editor’s note: Sheng Peng will be a regular contributor to NBC Sports California’s Sharks coverage. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
BERLIN – David Quinn doesn’t give up a lot – unless he’s talking about how handsome Derek Lalonde is, or isn’t.
The new San Jose Sharks head coach doesn’t even appear to show lines at morning skate. Usually, coaches do that. And hey, it’s his team, more power to him. All that means is we have to watch what Quinn does in games a lot more closely.
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SIGN UP HERE Instead of rolling his four lines, Quinn has opted to spend more time on the power play during morning skate. As a result, we usually know who’s going to be on the power play in a game, at least.
Now it’s just preseason, and it’s possible that Quinn is just putting a little more emphasis on the power play in reaction to a compressed preseason schedule. So maybe we’ll see those ever-helpful morning skate lines soon.
Or maybe this trend will continue into the regular season?
So here’s one thing that I saw, or didn’t see, last night in the Sharks’ 3-1 victory over Eisbaren Berlin at Mercedes-Benz Arena: Not a lot of Erik Karlsson on the penalty kill.
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