


Adam Burish
Mark Purdy: Sharks trying to solve identity puzzle

SAN JOSE, Calif. So far this season, watching the Sharks play hockey has been like watching a bunch of Rubik's Cubes skating around out there on the ice. Rubik's Cubes, covered in teal and wearing helmets. Trying to figure out the puzzle. Trying to figure out answers. Trying to figure out what they are as a team, basically, after more than 30 games that have been inconsistent and often worrisome. Still, their leading goal scorer, Joe Pavelski, believes the team is getting there in terms of an identity. "I think we're on the young side," Pavelski said this week. "But we have a lot of veteran presence. And when we play physical not necessarily with a lot of...