I see what you're getting at now.It doesn’t solve an issue with the current roster, but it maximizes assets. I thought that was clear. Schlemko + assets from a Braun trade > Braun. The roster would not be notably worse with Schlemko over Braun.
I see what you're getting at now.It doesn’t solve an issue with the current roster, but it maximizes assets. I thought that was clear. Schlemko + assets from a Braun trade > Braun. The roster would not be notably worse with Schlemko over Braun.
It doesn’t solve an issue with the current roster, but it maximizes assets. I thought that was clear. Schlemko + assets from a Braun trade > Braun. The roster would not be notably worse with Schlemko over Braun.
Why would anyone be complaining about Braun? He's playing 25+ minutes a night of mostly good (if not his usual mostly great) defense, while also being 7th on the team in points. He's tied with Donskoi for points lead after the Big 5. And yes, it's not a great stat, but Braun also leads the team in +/- right now (tied with Vlasic of course). If anything, Braun has made himself more valuable to the team IMO.
Have you been reading our GDTs this season? It feels like every other game I have to defend Braun from someone calling him a liability or saying that he’s dragging down Vlasic.
I thought Schlemko was a good defenseman; a solid #4-5...but, the league doesn't agree with me. He was traded for a pittance and is no longer an NHL regular. Who knows what vitiated his value, but it is likely that the Sharks wouldn't have gotten much for him.
That too, from an operational standpoint, I understand *why* the Sharks exposed Schlemko; they had a lot of defensive depth. They probably wanted him to get claimed; turned a problem (the expansion draft) into a solution (too much defensive depth). It is all well and good to say you should maximize your assets by maximizing value and then slotting in the exact pieces later, but that requires more steps and hence is more complicated. If the Sharks are unable to move Schlemko, Heed/DeMelo/Ryan have no spot on the team and the Sharks are saddled with an extra $2 million in salary.
I thought Schlemko was a good defenseman; a solid #4-5...but, the league doesn't agree with me. He was traded for a pittance and is no longer an NHL regular. Who knows what vitiated his value, but it is likely that the Sharks wouldn't have gotten much for him.
That too, from an operational standpoint, I understand *why* the Sharks exposed Schlemko; they had a lot of defensive depth. They probably wanted him to get claimed; turned a problem (the expansion draft) into a solution (too much defensive depth). It is all well and good to say you should maximize your assets by maximizing value and then slotting in the exact pieces later, but that requires more steps and hence is more complicated. If the Sharks are unable to move Schlemko, Heed/DeMelo/Ryan have no spot on the team and the Sharks are saddled with an extra $2 million in salary.
He just came back from a pre-season injury hence the 6GP...
I thought Schlemko was a good defenseman; a solid #4-5...but, the league doesn't agree with me. He was traded for a pittance and is no longer an NHL regular. Who knows what vitiated his value, but it is likely that the Sharks wouldn't have gotten much for him.
That too, from an operational standpoint, I understand *why* the Sharks exposed Schlemko; they had a lot of defensive depth. They probably wanted him to get claimed; turned a problem (the expansion draft) into a solution (too much defensive depth). It is all well and good to say you should maximize your assets by maximizing value and then slotting in the exact pieces later, but that requires more steps and hence is more complicated. If the Sharks are unable to move Schlemko, Heed/DeMelo/Ryan have no spot on the team and the Sharks are saddled with an extra $2 million in salary.
Schlemko was effective in his role but that's the only thing you can say definitively. The main concern against him right now is that Heed and Demelo has been playing in the same role as Schlemko has and is doing just as well and have, for the most part, been just as effective and arguably more so. Heed's definitely good but it brings up the question of how much Deboer's defensive deployment affects their performance.
It's almost like Dillon was the key to that third pairing. If he's playing well he can play top 4.
I think you're underrating Dillon here. He might not be a gifted puck mover or anything but he's improved a lot overall.Yeah, that's not really true at all.
I can see them just souring on him. After the performance he had last year and the good audition he had in the NHL then, they pencilled him into the 4C role expecting him to be the anchor there but he really didn't do anything with that confidence. I'm not too into how Sorensen and O'Regan have played but I wouldn't say Carpenter's been a step up either. Goodrow's been the only Barracuda plug in that has done anything worthwhile there.Perhaps they just don't see him in the long-term plans and see O'Regan/Sorensen/Goodrow as better 4th line options in the future. Plus Carpenter was going to get paid full NHL salary next season regardless of where he played. Obviously SJ didn't think that was going to be with the Sharks.
I think you're underrating Dillon here. He might not be a gifted puck mover or anything but he's improved a lot overall.
When you have a solid 4C who is responsible defensively and has some offensive talent, you don’t waive him so you can play one of your top scoring prospects at 4C. Silly. Not a huge deal but it’s silly.
Nothing really wrong with carpenter, just a numbers game as we have
an excess amount of 3/4 liners that are NHL ready. DW did him a favor,
now he'll get an NHL shot!
That or they didn't expect Carpenter to get claimed.
I agree that Dillon has improved overall but he's not the key to any of his pairings in the past.