During his first 24 games as head coach of the Boston Bruins, Marco Sturm has experienced a wide range of emotions. He has endured a six-game losing streak, then a seven-game winning streak. Factor in some injuries to key players, and it's been an eventful first quarter of a 2025-26 season.
However, there are times when the little things get to him, and that was the case on Sunday night in San Jose against the young Sharks. San Jose was on the second night of a back-to-back, and the Bruins were looking to take advantage of that. As has been the case way too many times this year, they held themselves back in a game that should have left the arena with points.