Player Discussion: Mike Eyssimont

[Stammertime91]

More like new bench warmer on the block.

I'll be genuinely surprised if Coop sits one of the vets for him.

 

[NatoGhost]

What difference does it make? I thought a UFA was a UFA.

 

[Rschmitz]

What difference does it make? I thought a UFA was a UFA.

I don't think it's ever been that clear cut even before the last two CBA's.

 

[NatoGhost]

I don't think it's ever been that clear cut even before the last two CBA's.

Oh I read that wrong as well... RFA vs UFA. Interesting.

 

[Rschmitz]

Oh I read that wrong as well... RFA vs UFA. Interesting.

Oh that is what you meant, I thought you were asking about how he'd become a UFA

 

[DFC]

I don't think he'll be warming any benches here. Looked pretty good today.

 

[More 2004]

What a game tonight.. excited to see what he looks like once he really settles in.

 

[Sky04]

The depth forward we've been wanting all year

 

[Pierre Larouche]

What a game tonight.. excited to see what he looks like once he really settles in.

I thought he looked really good. Almost had a pair of goals.

 

[Stammertime91]

I'm just gonna leave this here because it 95% won't happen, but just in the odd event he blossoms and we somehow lock him up...

"How does tampa keep doing this? They traded Namestnikov for a 25 goal scorer."

Revisit in a year.

 

[FinnLightning26]

Eyssimont is such a breath of fresh air on that fourth line. Really liking him so far.

 

[Five Alarm Fire]

He's destined to be a fan favorite here for a long time.

 

[JFleegs]

Reminds me of another pesky little forward we once had.

 

[The Gongshow]

He actually brings some speed to the 4th line, which is desperately needed since that school bus has 4 flat tires

 

[DFC]

He actually brings some speed to the 4th line, which is desperately needed since that school bus has 4 flat tires

He's like a poor man's version of all the good things. And he showed a couple of offensive flashes last night that make you wonder if there might still be some untapped potential there, although that remains a long shot (obviously).

Still though, I don't get why he's had such a hard time sticking in the NHL. I'm hopeful he can win a role next to Cirelli.

 

[More 2004]

Still though, I don't get why he's had such a hard time sticking in the NHL. I'm hopeful he can win a role next to Cirelli.

Late bloomers gonna late bloom. This could be asked about many players really. System, personnel, mental /physical maturation, it's hard to say, but when it all comes together for a guy like Gourde, you love to see it. Some times that's just how it goes.

I hope Mikey is on the same career path.. tune in and find out.

 

[DFC]

Late bloomers gonna late bloom. This could be asked about many players really. System, personnel, mental /physical maturation, it's hard to say, but when it all comes together for a guy like Gourde, you love to see it. Some times that's just how it goes.

I hope Mikey is on the same career path.. tune in and find out.

Agreed, although with Gourde we had to develop him for a couple of years. This is more like, Eyssimont shows up, and it feels like there's no way his team realized what they had. I assume there will be another shoe to drop, and we will see some warts. But for right now... man, I wish we had this guy back when we had some confidence in our game.

 

[Maelmoor]

It was a good sign when the general consensus among Sharks fans was that they would've kept him. Great forechecker and brings in some good energy!

 

[LightningStrikes]

Have we settled on a nick name yet? Because I’m not going to type out his name every time. How about Ace?

 

[More 2004]

Agreed, although with Gourde we had to develop him for a couple of years. This is more like, Eyssimont shows up, and it feels like there's no way his team realized what they had. I assume there will be another shoe to drop, and we will see some warts. But for right now... man, I wish we had this guy back when we had some confidence in our game.

The Sharks cited a big factor being the group 6 UFA to group 2 RFA thing. In a nutshell. he will be playing enough games with us (including playoffs) to be eligible to be an RFA, in SJ he would have been a UFA due to the lack of playoffs.

In the end Grier turned a January waiver wire pick up into a 4th rounder for his team, so nice work on his part.

 

[Sky04]

People are excited but not get ahead of ourselves, we've had plenty of times where guys come in with fresh blood, can never convert and then flame out.

Unlike Gourde, or JAM or even Verhaege there is no scoring history with Eyissimont, those guys were elite junior and minor league players who were weirdly overlooked. Eyissimont looks like a guy who's skating has carried him far but has pretty average numbers his entire career, underwhelming really. I think he's a great fit here and what we need but I'm not expecting impressive numbers out of nowhere.

I think San Jose liked what they saw and obviously the fans did but they're going nowhere and hes a 4th line pending UFA they flipped for a 4th round pick...that's good asset management.

Agreed, although with Gourde we had to develop him for a couple of years. This is more like, Eyssimont shows up, and it feels like there's no way his team realized what they had. I assume there will be another shoe to drop, and we will see some warts. But for right now... man, I wish we had this guy back when we had some confidence in our game.

 

[DFC]

People are excited but not get ahead of ourselves, we've had plenty of times where guys come in with fresh blood, can never convert and then flame out.

Unlike Gourde, or JAM or even Verhaege there is no scoring history with Eyissimont, those guys were elite junior and minor league players who were weirdly overlooked. Eyissimont looks like a guy who's skating has carried him far but has pretty average numbers his entire career, underwhelming really. I think he's a great fit here and what we need but I'm not expecting impressive numbers out of nowhere.

I think San Jose liked what they saw and obviously the fans did but they're going nowhere and hes a 4th line pending UFA they flipped for a 4th round pick...that's good asset management.

I'm more wondering why he's had so much trouble sticking in the line up. Was he injured this year? Just 20 games.

Yeah, I'm not expecting 40 or 50 points or anything, but I do wonder if he's a guy who can chip in now and again. I mean, I guess 8 points in 20 games with the Sharks is a lot better than I was thinking he had. Also, his last season in the AHL was starting to show some offense. Not in line with a big scorer or anything, but enough to show the cupboard isn't completely dry.

 

[Sky04]

I'm more wondering why he's had so much trouble sticking in the line up. Was he injured this year? Just 20 games.

Yeah, I'm not expecting 40 or 50 points or anything, but I do wonder if he's a guy who can chip in now and again. I mean, I guess 8 points in 20 games with the Sharks is a lot better than I was thinking he had. Also, his last season in the AHL was starting to show some offense. Not in line with a big scorer or anything, but enough to show the cupboard isn't completely dry.

He started the season in the minors, got called up by the Jets because of injuries, impressed them so much he got time in the top 6 and then they tried to sneak him through waivers with all their guys coming back and he got claimed. Contract politics kind of forced him out of Winnipeg but he's talked about in a positive light by Jets fans.

 

[OffBy1]

I'm just gonna leave this here because it 95% won't happen, but just in the odd event he blossoms and we somehow lock him up...

"How does tampa keep doing this? They traded Namestnikov for a 25 goal scorer."

Revisit in a year.

Even if he's a 0 goal scorer, he looks he will at least be more effective as a checking line forward than Names 2.0 was.

 

[LightningStrikes]

Even if he's a 0 goal scorer, he looks he will at least be more effective as a checking line forward than Names 2.0 was.

So prime JT Brown 2.0 at best?