San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier on coach David Quinn’s future: “I’m still kind of getting all the information I can and we’ll kind of go from there.”
SAN JOSE, CA – JULY 26: San Jose Sharks head coach David Quinn, left, poses for a photograph with General Manager Mike Grier, right, during a press conference at SAP Center on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in San Jose, Calif. Quinn is the tenth head coach for the Sharks organization. SAN JOSE – The 2023-2024 San Jose Sharks reconvened for one last time Saturday, hoping they would never have to experience another season like the one they just endured.
Expectations were modest for the Sharks this season as they were not believed to be anywhere near a playoff team, especially after they traded high-scoring winger Timo Meier and three-time Norris Trophy winner Erik Karlsson in 2023. Quinn, hired by Grier in July 2022, has a 41-98-25 record with the Sharks as the organization fully committed to a rebuild.
Quinn said this was his most challenging year as a coach at any level. Asked to evaluate his own performance this season, Quinn said, “It was really morale, managing the morale when you’re in the situation we’re in. You’ve got to coach the team you have, you’ve got to coach the situation you have, and It was morale-driven.
“Not saying we’d be in the Stanley Cup Finals, but I think the pain would have been a lot less severe. .,. I feel good about the job we’ve done.”Labanc’s nameplate had actually been removed from his locker – the only one that was removed — and as interviews with players were going on inside the Sharks’ dressing room, Labanc came in and grabbed his equipment, which had already been packed, and abruptly left, ending his Sharks tenure after eight years with 225 points in 478 games.
“We definitely need to get faster and be harder to play against,” Grier said. “On my side, that’s through free agency or trades, looking at adding players that fit the bill.
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