Why would you call a timeout down 7-1 with 12 minutes to go?
We, the media, didn’t ask San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn that particular question after their 7-2 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday at SAP Center. Instead, we asked the 'what,' as in what was the message to the team during the timeout?
To a man – we spoke with Nico Sturm, alternate captain Mario Ferraro, Kaapo Kahkonen, and Quinn afterward – they declined to elaborate.
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SIGN UP HERE “We gotta play better,” was all Sturm offered.