The San Jose Sharks have had some rough losses early in the 2025-26 campaign. Once again, this team is off to a winless start. Some of their issues have been related to their goaltending. San Jose turned to rookie Yaroslav Askarov on Friday night as they sought their first win over the Utah Mammoth. Things did not go to plan, and ex-coach John Tortorella was not pleased with what he saw.

Askarov allowed six goals on 34 shots against the Mammoth. Utah was led by Nick Schmaltz, who recorded the second hat trick in franchise history. In the end, Utah earned a 6-3 win over San Jose at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

Tortorella, now working for ESPN, spoke about the issues plaguing the Sharks. As he usually does, the former NHL bench boss did not hesitate to express himself in as blunt

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