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Sharks' lack of cohesion bites them in yet another disappointing loss

SAN JOSE -- The Sharks certainly seem frustrated as a group that they have only won once in December.

Even so, interim coach Bob Boughner has expressed concern that not everyone on the ice is buying into San Jose's philosophy -- especially after another disappointing defeat in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues.

As many Sharks players expressed earlier in the season when wins were hard to come by, a long string of losses can sometimes cause players to play a more individual game. "Freelancing" was how defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic characterized it back on Nov.