- Editor's note: Sheng Peng will be a regular contributor to NBC Sports California's Sharks coverage for the 2021-22 season. 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.
VANCOUVER -- It hasn’t been an ideal season for Nick Bonino.
The 33-year-old was the San Jose Sharks’ biggest free agent signing this past summer, expected to center the third line for a playoff hopeful.
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SIGN UP HERE Bonino went pointless in his first 18 games and the Sharks are now 17 points out of the playoffs after a 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
“It’s been a frustrating year,” Logan Couture noted. “He wanted to contribute his first 15-20 games here offensively, and for some reason, the puck wasn’t going in for him.”
But the two-time Stanley Cup champion has been showing that he can still help San Jose back to the promised land next year. Bonino is signed for another year at $2.05 million dollars.