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Nico Sturm has been here before.
After the fifth game of the 2022-23 NHL campaign, Sturm spoke from the heart in response to a winless start to the season for the Sharks.
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“We want to turn the culture around here,” Sturm said, after a 5-2 loss to the New York Islanders, of the team’s 0-5-0 start. “And so far, we haven’t done anything.”
After the fifth game of the 2024-25 campaign, Sturm spoke from the heart in response to a winless start to the season for San Jose.
“We took two massive steps back these last two nights,” Sturm said about Thursday’s 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks and Friday’s 8-3 rout at the hands of the Winnipeg Jets. “It felt a lot like last year, these last two games on the bench again.”
"These last two games felt a lot like last year, honestly."
— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) October 19, 2024
Nico Sturm believes the Sharks have taken a step back in their last two games pic.twitter.com/hkM0myeKja
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The Sharks pulled starter Mackenzie Blackwood for Vitek Vanecek, but to no avail. San Jose surrendered four power play goals, took seven penalties, and gifted three Jets with career nights.