New York. Crosses on both ceiling and floor.
The San Jose Sharks were finally able to get their first win of the season last night – against Philadelphia at home in Sharktank.
Champion of the match: William “Lil Vimpin” Eklund.
“It feels very good,” he said with a wide smile after the 2-1 win.
After last week’s horrific home blowout loss — a 10-1 loss to Vancouver and a 10-2 loss to Pittsburgh — many wondered if the San Jose Sharks would win a game at all this season.
But, yes.
Really lacking in humiliation – and the ridicule of the outside world – they mustered a really strong effort against the Flyers last night and actually won 2-1.
– amazing. The last time I wanted to win so much was in qualifying, says Czech star Tomas Hertl.
William Eklund became a major hero. In a strong match at the end of the second half, he received a ball from Anthony Duclair and scored the match-clinching goal with a powerful direct shot that his compatriot Samuel Ersson barely reacted to.
“I felt very relieved,” Lil Vimpin said with a wide smile in a television interview on the ice after the final whistle.
– But above all, I’m happy with the way the team played tonight. We’ve talked a lot about playing for each other and we did just that this time. It was a really good team effort.
For the Flyers, it certainly doesn’t feel good to go down in the history books as the first team to lose to the Sharks in the 23-24 season, but coach John Tortorella isn’t trying to make any excuses.
-We knew they would be desperate but we couldn’t really handle it. He says: Above all, we failed to create enough dangerous opportunities.
