After taking some time after the disappointing finish and subsequent departing of head coach Todd McLellan, it’s time to take a look back at the 2014-15 season and see who performed up to expectations and who fell short.
Let’s begin with the team MVP for the San Jose Sharks and that’s Joe Pavelski. Pavelski emerged as the “de facto” leader of San Jose after Joe Thornton was stripped of the captaincy. The media seemed to center on Pavelski and he didn’t shy away from the role.
It was captured on the leadup to the Stadium Series when he went on an expletive-laden tirade after a poor first period against the Arizona Coyotes.