We thought the San Jose Sharks had hit rock bottom last season; we were wrong. For the second October in a row, the Sharks—once the proud makers of the postseason in 19 of 21 springs—are winless with little talent on the ice and ugly statistical metrics. The record sits at 0-6-2, and the team has been outscored 32-15 so far. Despite getting the No. 1 pick in the 2024 Draft, the Sharks are perhaps worse than they were: ugly.

NHL record for worst season in 82-game history: 14-57-11 (.238)

We will remind everyone of the data above, futility set by the expansion Atlanta Thrashers in 1999-2000 (the franchise has since relocated to Winnipeg as the second incarnation of the Jets). Looks like we will have to track the Sharks’ status again this season, since San Jose has started so poorly once more. However, we may not do it every week like we did last year for a variety of reasons—the biggest one being that it’s too sad.

It started on Opening Night this year, when the Sharks had their No. 1 pick in the lineup: center Macklin Celebrini. San Jose went up 2-1 in the first period of the game against the visiting St. Louis Blues as Celebrini scored the first goal of the season for the team and got an assist on the second goal. Just like that, everything was better. All seemed even more right when the Sharks entered the third period with a 4-1 lead.

Alas, the defense was so porous, goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood was left out to dry in the final 20-plus minutes of the game, giving up four goals and losing just 45 seconds into overtime. The Blues scored three times in the third, the game-tying goal coming with just 47 seconds left in regulation. Just like that, the promising start evaporated in an all-too-familiar way, and even worse, Celebrini hasn’t played since then.

A lower-body injury has kept him sidelined for the subsequent seven games, although he is still seventh on the team in scoring with those two points despite playing in just one contest. But let’s just say the Sharks had won this game: they’d be in a much better mindset, for sure. Since the devastating choke job, they’ve obviously lost every time out, and they haven’t scored as many goals in one game again, either. Problematic.

In the second game, San Jose entered the third period at home in a scoreless tie against Anaheim, before losing 2-0. In the third game, at Dallas, they had a one-goal lead twice before going to overtime, ending up in the shootout, and losing when Blackwood gave up all three shot attempts to the Stars. In the fourth game, at Chicago, the Sharks fell behind 3-0 in the first 21 minutes and never really recovered in a 4-2 defeat. Sigh.

Other lowlights so far? Giving up eight goals in a Game 5 loss at Winnipeg; scoring four goals combined in the next three losses after that; and a drop in 3,000 fans for attendance between Game 2 at home and Game 6 at home. The team plays in Las Vegas tonight and Salt Lake City on Monday, but it already looks like a defeated bunch. San Jose is 31st in goals scored and only 29th in goals allowed—but the team just stinks.

This is all we have time for right now, but we will be back later to check in on the Sharks … if they win a game.