For Sharks’ Bob Boughner, attention partly turns to teaching, developing

San Jose Sharks interim head coach Bob Boughner, center, speaks to the team during a break in the action against the St. Louis Blues during the third period of an NHL hockey game in San Jose, Calif., Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Josie Lepe)SAN JOSE — Patience might become the new buzzword around the Sharks over the next several weeks, as less experienced players try to fill bigger roles on the team with both Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl out of the lineup.

“There’s going to be some mistakes made and there’s going to be some mismatches at times,” interim coach Bob Boughner said Saturday morning before the Sharks faced the Tampa Bay Lightning. “But, we want to make sure that we’re being…