Sharks’ depth-scoring dilemma needs to be addressed

The San Jose Sharks seem to have a pretty big problem on their hands, one that may be costing them some very winnable games: their depth scoring.

Now, their top-six has been near perfection. Timo Meier and Logan Couture have been scoring at a point-per-game pace, Tomas Hertl has tallied 8 points, Jonathan Dahlen has 7 points, while Alexander Barabanov has added 4 points of his own. But the top-six can’t play all 60 minutes, because otherwise, the Sharks would be at the top of the NHL.

Newcomer Nick Bonino was acquired this summer to boost the team’s bottom-six. He’s been the club’s third-line center for the majority of the season so far and was just recently promoted to the first-line winger…