NHL: Former Minnesota Wild forward Nico Sturm has been a big part of the San Jose Sharks’ improved play since an 0-5-0 start
San Jose Sharks forward Nico Sturm stood in the visitor’s locker room at UBS Center in Elmont, N.Y. nearly a month ago and laid things out in unambiguous terms.
Since that loss to the Islanders, the Sharks are 5-4-3 and entered Monday among a group of Western Conference teams just outside of a playoff spot. “Just a real honest hockey player that plays the game the way it needs to be played,” Sharks coach David Quinn said of Sturm after Sunday’s game. “He’s long, he’s rangy, he’s got a second and third effort in all three zones. He’s coachable, and I’m happy for him that he’s getting rewarded statistically seems for goals.
The Sharks now finish off their four-game road trip Tuesday against the Western Conference-leading Vegas Golden Knights, feeling much better about themselves than they did that night on Long Island. Sturm, 27, was perhaps thought to be more of a fourth-line center when the Sharks signed him to a three-year, $6 million deal as a free agent this summer.
Sturm said after he joined the Sharks that he believed he was capable of a larger role, and he’s being asked to do more now than in any other NHL season.
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