NASHVILLE –- Despite most of the Sharks having plenty of time away from the rink for the NHL All-Star break that only ended last Sunday, coach Pete DeBoer opted for the second time this week to give his team a day off from skating in Nashville on Friday.
The Sharks also had Wednesday off in St. Louis, after not checking into their team hotel until about 5:00 a.m. that morning. They arrived in the Music City at a much more reasonable 11:37 p.m. from St. Louis on Thursday night according to flight logs, but still DeBoer decided to stay away from the ice rather than trek out to the Predators’ practice facility a few miles away.