Shooot! Warsofsky Wants Sharks To Shoot More (+)

Sometimes simple can be better, and that’s the mindset Ryan Warsofsky wants to see more from the San Jose Sharks moving forward.

“If you want to win this league, [then] you have to [play simple],” Warsofsky said. “Dallas are a pretty good example of that. They don’t beat themselves. Washington’s even a better example of that. They’ve got every guy on the same page [about] how they want to play. If you want to win in this league, you’ve got to play a simple brand of hockey in a sense.”

Poise is often learned through experience, something that many of the San Jose Sharks’ players are still improving due to their young age. Two of the Sharks’ top leading scorers, Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, are just 19 years old and 20 years old respectively. While that’s a tremendous sign for the long-term health of the organization, it does mean they still have quite a bit to learn about playing in the NHL. 

“It’s about the team, and the team [having] an understanding of what we need to do to be successful that night, and the way we need to play,” Warsofsky noted. “Like we’ve seen all year, we’re not there yet.”