GDT: 2017-18 Other Games Around the League Part I

[Lebanezer]

Man at this point I'm starting to root for Edmonton to win games. If they get another 1st overall pick, I quit the NHL.

I said the exact same thing to my brothers. I'm gonna start following the KHL if that happens.

 

[tiburon12]

Pretty good night for us.

Sharks win, CGY, LAK, ANA (collectively our biggest competition for a playoff spot) lose. Pretty solid for a full night of puck

 

[rangerssharks414]

I hate it that the Sharks don’t go after Alex DeBrincat types. He was a monster in juniors. I don’t care how small he is.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Sharks and Burke specifically have been awful in 1st round for years

 

[OrrNumber4]

Sharks and Burke specifically have been awful in 1st round for years

There are a handful of players who would have been better draft picks than Coyle (Faulk, Stone, Toffoli, Klingberg, maybe Andersen?).
Hertl is one of the top five picks of the draft.
Mueller was a poor pick.
Goldobin isn't looking great, but he was exactly the type of picks all the fans want the Sharks to make.

I'm not happy with Meier or Norris, but judgement now would be premature.

Also, you never know. Everyone hated the Couture pick and loved the Petrecki pick. A few years after it, the Sharks would looking like the clear winners of the 2003 draft. Sturm ended up being a better player than the much-loved Zyuzin. The supposed worst draft in Sharks history resulted in a Vezina-winning goaltender. Players like Hannan, Marleau, Clowe, and Vlasic take years to hit their stride. Players like Brad Stuart and Marcel Goc reinvent themselves.

 

[hohosaregood]

There's an alternate reality somewhere where we drafted Debrincat but would you rather have Debrincat or Jones? Tough choice.

 

[Juxtaposer]

ON4 really loves bringing up Couture and Petrecki as a reminder of this forum’s hubris.

 

[OrrNumber4]

There's an alternate reality somewhere where we drafted Debrincat but would you rather have Debrincat or Jones? Tough choice.

So you trade for a goaltender only two times:

1) He is a franchise-caliber one
2) You have a competitive team that is ready to go, but there is a hole at the goaltending position and the guy you are acquiring is one you can win with.

At the time, I would have said the trade would work out if Jones turned into a franchise-caliber goaltender, since I didn't think the Sharks were competitive. Oddly enough, they went to the finals next year, but Jones is clearly not a superstar goaltender. However, no Cup, and a year after that and the team is mired in mediocrity; tough call to say it is worth it.
In any case, that first was a steep price for an above-average goaltender. Usually in those situations, especially anytime outside the trade deadline, those goaltenders come cheaply. Heck, I’d wager Reimer would have achieved a similar result considering Jones was a passenger for the first three series. Moreover, the Sharks have now committed to a future with Jones as the #1 goalie; that’s not solid foundation.

ON4 really loves bringing up Couture and Petrecki as a reminder of this forum’s hubris.

Plus Setoguchi, Bernier, Michalek, Kaspar…many pre-2007 examples. The Sharks haven’t had many first-rounders since then, but even still, people were fairly negative on Coyle and Hertl while being very positive on Goldobin. You go into the later rounds, and it is the same mixed picture.

 

[WTFetus]

I'd actually put Hertl outside the Top-5 in 2012. Top-5 forwards though.

In no order: Forsberg, Trouba, Galchenyuk, Lindholm, Parayko are 5 already. Then players like Slavin, Rielly; Matt Murray but I don't think goalies should count.

 

[rangerssharks414]

There's an alternate reality somewhere where we drafted Debrincat but would you rather have Debrincat or Jones? Tough choice.

I didn't necessarily mean DeBrincat. I meant smaller players that have great numbers.

 

[Bizz]

Micheal Haley scored. This is not a drill.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Micheal Haley scored. This is not a drill.

Same amount of goals as Burns

 

[rangerssharks414]

Goals this season:

Brent Burns: 1
Micheal Haley: 1
Roman Polak: 1

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

Goals this season:

Brent Burns: 1
Micheal Haley: 1
Roman Polak: 1

Joe Thornton: 4
Joe Pavelski: 4
Brian Gibbons: 11

 

[rangerssharks414]

Joe Thornton: 4
Joe Pavelski: 4
Brian Gibbons: 11

I was joking, but yeah, hockey is a funny game sometimes.

 

[Alwalys]

Joe Thornton: 4
Joe Pavelski: 4
Brian Gibbons: 11

who the f*** is brian gibbons?!

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

who the **** is brian gibbons?!

29 year old career AHLer on the New Jersey Devils. Had 5 career goals in 66 NHL games prior to this year and hadn't played an NHL game since 2014-2015.

 

[Alwalys]

so it would be like if bryan lerg became our top scorer?

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

so it would be like if bryan lerg became our top scorer?

More like Barclay Goodrow, but yes. It would be very similar to Barclay Goodrow scoring 11 goals in 24 games, with a shooting percentage of 34.4%.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I know that the Ducks just snapped a four game losing streak, but the longer they're within striking distance, the more I'm convinced that they're winning the division. They have Derek Grant and Chris Wagner as their top two centers right now...

 

[The Nemesis]

so it would be like if bryan lerg became our top scorer?

I will not stand here and listen to your wanton Lerg-bashing.

 

[Bizz]

wow, the Capitals f***ing blow. What a terrible game.

 

[Lebanezer]

Beauty of a GWG for Marleau tonight against the Oilers.

 

[Bleedred]

Beauty of a GWG for Marleau tonight against the Oilers.

More like a beauty of an assist hahahahahaha.

Kris Russell is terrible, what a bad signing by Chiarelli, on top of his 4 or 5 other terrible moves.

 

[do0glas]

More like a beauty of an assist hahahahahaha.

Kris Russell is terrible, what a bad signing by Chiarelli, on top of his 4 or 5 other terrible moves.

I think sometimes these signings happen simply because you cant do a trade and dont have a rookie waiting.

However in this case they traded davidson away who costs much less.