GDT: Game 1: Flyers @ Shorks | 7:30 p.m. PDT | NBCS | KFOX

[stator]

Give us back Marleau and his 2 goals tonight and it'd be a 5-5 OT game!

But then, Labanc may not have played to get those 2 goals he did.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

But then, Labanc may not have played to get those 2 goals he did.

I think that would've been Meier out of the lineup before Labanc. I just don't understand why nobody was brought in as a replacement. Can't just expect the entire team to make up for 27 goals even with all the disappointing seasons because you can't expect everyone to bounce back and take positive steps.

 

[HOOCH2173]

Well that was craptastic! How dare this team get my hopes up everytime they tied the darn game!

Slow and Old this team is.

(brought to you by typical bitter the world is ending Shark fans after one game!)

 

[Timo Time]

I thought the Sharks actually played pretty well, PK aside.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

I thought the Sharks actually played pretty well, PK aside.

I thought so too. It was a pretty fun game to watch. Yeah the PK was terrible but once things settled down it was great back and forth action.

 

[WTFetus]

I think Jones was pretty okay after the first two goals.

Yeah, can't really fault him on tips. That's just poor defense, especially the 4th one.

I'll give them more time, but Boedker still doesn't look good and Ward looks done.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Thank you Doug, Tim, and Hasso!

And Mike whatever his last name is.

I think Jones was pretty okay after the first two goals.

I did too.

 

[DrFeelgood]

As long as the offensive plan is to funnel pucks to the point for shots and look for deflections and rebounds, we're going to have a tough time scoring. Other than Burns, nobody on the point has a decent shot and people have learned to just block up high and use those blocks for transitions.

I think the core offensive system is flawed rather than the people in the lineup.

 

[Lebanezer]

As long as the offensive plan is to funnel pucks to the point for shots and look for deflections and rebounds, we're going to have a tough time scoring. Other than Burns, nobody on the point has a decent shot and people have learned to just block up high and use those blocks for transitions.

I think the core offensive system is flawed rather than the people in the lineup.

I agree, and teams are figuring out how to combat the system and block Burns shots. If you noticed last night with the Flyers, the center would release from his man in the slot and charge at Burns and play bad goalie to block the shot. It worked several times and started their transition. The Sharks aren't generating nearly enough chances cycling with the forwards or on transition. The default play is just fire the puck up to the point where there are 5 minimally offensive defenseman shooting pucks into shin pads. It's all far too predictable.

 

[hockeyball]

My biggest worry is that Wilson will pull off some big trade using up more assets for a player that isn't good enough to put us over the top. I'm done with Wilson, hopefully this is his last season.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

My biggest worry is that Wilson will pull off some big trade using up more assets for a player that isn't good enough to put us over the top. I'm done with Wilson, hopefully this is his last season.

Mine as well. This team's good enough to make another playoff run as is, especially if guys like Labanc, Meier, and Hertl can take the next step. A deadline rental isn't going to make a huge difference one way or the other so I'd rather keep the picks in the event we really do suck.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Mine as well. This team's good enough to make another playoff run as is, especially if guys like Labanc, Meier, and Hertl can take the next step. A deadline rental isn't going to make a huge difference one way or the other so I'd rather keep the picks in the event we really do suck.

I'm not terribly concerned about it simply because I don't think the team has the assets to really pull off some big player.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Too early to start freaking out but I do have a few concerns.

- 1st unit PP -> Struggled to get into the zone. Once in struggled to move the puck.
- PK -> Atrocious
- Dillon-Demelo -> 0 offensive capability
- Brent Burns -> Seemed off. Like he was skating with his head up his ***
- We definitely appeared slower than the Flyers.
- Timo, Hertl need to start showing a little more.

 

[Alwalys]

I'm not gonna push the panic button yet as that was the first real action in a long time and the team showed a lot of good things to go along with the really bad things. We did seem a step or two slow mentally pouncing on loose pucks but despite that controlled gameflow, so that is potentially positive.

Didn't get a chance to watch the game,
How did Thornton look?

He looked like he was never injured. Guy is a freak of nature. Even had one bigtime end to end backcheck where he wasn't anywhere near the guy and caught up to him enough to influence the play. That was incredible given the circumstances.

Thank you Doug, Tim, and Hasso!

You sure you're not missing someone?

PS my jury is still out but so far I kind of hate this new software. During the game, loading posts and such was a complete cluster.

 

[Bizz]

So many empty seats for the home opener is just sad.

Special teams will be a problem all season. This is probably the slowest team I've ever seen.

No clue why you don't try to replace Marleau and Schlemko's speed.

Were you at the game? Because I was and the turnout was similar to what I saw in the playoffs last year. Only a handful of empty seats for tickets that were probably unsold on the scalper websites. It probably looked that way on TV at the start of the period due to all the casual/corporate fans in the lower bowl that don't give a shit if they miss the first 5 minutes of a period.

 

[nyrage]

I'm not a Sharks fan, but that defense looked awful last night. Oof, and that penalty kill. Jones never had a chance. I'm already regretting drafting Jones in both of my leagues.

 

[Lebanezer]

I'm not a Sharks fan, but that defense looked awful last night. Oof, and that penalty kill. Jones never had a chance. I'm already regretting drafting Jones in both of my leagues.

Many of us are hoping that Tim Heed and Joakim Ryan will draw in. Burns and Martin did not look good together, if it continues down that road at least a few people (cough.. Jux... cough Haleydestroyednurse... cough.. like everyone else) would like to see Ryan slot in next to Burns, and Martin play with Heed on the 3rd pairing. Whatever happens with the current 3rd pairing is not really a concern of mine at the moment, but I'm all for trading one or both of them.

 

[Machinehead]

PK needs to be better.

Good news is, I still have my Couture SNOG power

 

[Church Hill]

Jones was very, very bad.
Meier is not ready for the NHL, it seems. He looked absolutely terrible, even lost, a lot of the time. Probably the worst Skater
DeMelo looks very good defensively.
Donskoi was occassionally OK, same with Boedker, but they were both mostly garbage.
Thornton looked very good.
Burns picked up where he left off last season - bad.
Still, winnable game.

 

[Used As A Shield]

Jones was very, very bad.
Meier is not ready for the NHL, it seems. He looked absolutely terrible, even lost, a lot of the time. Probably the worst Skater
DeMelo looks very good defensively.
Donskoi was occassionally OK, same with Boedker, but they were both mostly garbage.
Thornton looked very good.
Burns picked up where he left off last season - bad.
Still, winnable game.

I agree with most of this, but do not agree on DeMelo at all

 

[Negatively Positive]

The tank is off to a great start! So who we tanking for you guys? We might as well get familiar with the names.

 

[Giacomo]

Once Thornton leaves its back to rebuild mode.

 

[hohosaregood]

If it makes you guys feel better, it doesn't look like we're doing that 3-1 formation on the PK anymore.

 

[Anomie2029]

Good news...

At AM skate, Hansen has been rewarded for his great performance and has been promoted to the Couture line to replace Donskoi who drops to the Hertl line.

 

[shorkie88]

The more important question is what they did with ward... I don't think either Hansen nor donskoi were a "problem" last night