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[tiburon12]

Professionally, IDK why Duclair would resign with us. Clearly the absence of quality line mates is hurting his production, so if he wants to win + get paid, he'd best go elsewhere

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Professionally, IDK why Duclair would resign with us. Clearly the absence of quality line mates is hurting his production, so if he wants to win + get paid, he'd best go elsewhere

Even if we could be the team that he’d get paid most by, the team should still rent him out and Duclair should want the competitive opportunity.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

I don’t see it happening but Ferraro and Kunin to the maple loaves for their first. I’d rather see a deal with Carolina and see if they could pry Brett Pesce away, maybe a bigger 3 to 4 player deal sending Tanko that way too

 

[Pete Taylor]

Kahkonen and Blackwood need more praise. I know we are trying to lose, these 2 have single handedly won us games. Let them go play for a team that has a chance to do something, we are not only wasting good years from them, but it is literally a negative for them to perform well on our squad.

 

[Shark Finn]

Kahkonen and Blackwood need more praise. I know we are trying to lose, these 2 have single handedly won us games. Let them go play for a team that has a chance to do something, we are not only wasting good years from them, but it is literally a negative for them to perform well on our squad.

Everybody loses. Sharks hockey.

 

[Pete Taylor]

I hate rooting for the Sharks to lose. They are far and away my favorite sports team. Picking 4th for the next 5 years is a sure fire way for us to end up like Buffalo.

Of course I want the players to be happy, unfortunately, we have to lose for the rest of the season to expedite the process.

 

[Jargon]

Kahkonen has definitely not underwhelmed. His underlying numbers are very strong this season (almost 8 goals saved above expected according to Moneypuck) and eye test is also night and day compared to the first half of last season.

Duclair I would keep more for his off-ice leadership qualities unless we can get a legit return for him like a 2nd + something else. He’s also one of the very few forwards in the entire organization with speed and finish.

They’re also both young enough that signing them to 2-3 year extensions will allow us to kick the can down the road and get a similar return in a few years if we choose to. Basically I think they’re good stop gaps until we figure out what some of the prospects are going to top out as.

Completely agree, Duclair has taken on a mentor role and genuinely seems like he’s happy here. A 3rd rounder is meh, I’d rather he keep helping Eklund and Zetterlund.

 

[TheBeard]

Completely agree, Duclair has taken on a mentor role and genuinely seems like he’s happy here. A 3rd rounder is meh, I’d rather he keep helping Eklund and Zetterlund.

If he wants to resign to a reasonable hit then yeah, but if he’s leaving at the end of the year then I’d rather take the pick.

 

[Jargon]

If he wants to resign to a reasonable hit then yeah, but if he’s leaving at the end of the year then I’d rather take the pick.

Yeah that’s ultimately the question

 

[Pete Taylor]

Shoutout to Sandisfan for making everyone's comments feel appreciated with the reactions.

You are doing god's work man.

 

[sharski]

Shoutout to Sandisfan for making everyone's comments feel appreciated with the reactions.

You are doing god's work man.

Who's gonna tell them that Sandisfan has been automating those Likes for a couple years now

Probably using some super gross selenium in java like a psychopath

 

[Barrie22]

Who's gonna tell them that Sandisfan has been automating those Likes for a couple years now

Probably using some super gross selenium in java like a psychopath

He for sure has to have some sort of board record for liked posts.

 

[Sandisfan]

Who's gonna tell them that Sandisfan has been automating those Likes for a couple years now

Probably using some super gross selenium in java like a psychopath

I am real and I don't give likes or reaction emojis to just anyone. I will have to see if I should give you reaction points in the future. LOL Just Kidding.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Frank Seravalli had a podcast segment about how unhappy the Sharks players are, so Sheng did some digging to see how much of it is real. We respond to that and Frank's comments on a Canucks Army podcast as well in which he called Grier the 2nd worst GM in the league behind now fired Jarmo. We also compare the Sharks of February 2023 to February 2024 and see just how much of a dropoff there has been in a year. Anyways, lots of ranting in this one.

 

[coooldude]

Frank Seravalli had a podcast segment about how unhappy the Sharks players are, so Sheng did some digging to see how much of it is real. We respond to that and Frank's comments on a Canucks Army podcast as well in which he called Grier the 2nd worst GM in the league behind now fired Jarmo. We also compare the Sharks of February 2023 to February 2024 and see just how much of a dropoff there has been in a year. Anyways, lots of ranting in this one.

I hope the words "f***" and "Seravalli" make an appearance in that order.

 

[Kcoyote3]

I hope the words "f***" and "Seravalli" make an appearance in that order.

I go on a little rant for sure lol

 

[Juxtaposer]

I go on a little rant for sure lol

Your point about how it seems like National media is specifically dumping on the Sharks a lot is really poignant. The Ducks, Coyotes, Hawks, Sabres, and Blue Jackets have been just as bad as the Sharks for longer than the Sharks, so why is it that Grier, who has been the Sharks’ GM literally for a year and a half, is the target for all these guys? It’s just suspicious.

 

[coooldude]

Sheng has to hold his tongue about his peers, but reading between the lines, it's pretty clear that Seravalli's source is Labanc and that Gregor also shit on the team last year and that's all they need to make some statements in a podcast. Really helps connect the dots for the waiver weirdness as well.

 

[DG93]

Sheng has to hold his tongue about his peers, but reading between the lines, it's pretty clear that Seravalli's source is Labanc and that Gregor also shit on the team last year and that's all they need to make some statements in a podcast. Really helps connect the dots for the waiver weirdness as well.

Seravaili also ended up looking like an ass hat with the Labanc waivers thing, so he's prob just mad at Grier's front office lol

 

[Kcoyote3]

Your point about how it seems like National media is specifically dumping on the Sharks a lot is really poignant. The Ducks, Coyotes, Hawks, Sabres, and Blue Jackets have been just as bad as the Sharks for longer than the Sharks, so why is it that Grier, who has been the Sharks’ GM literally for a year and a half, is the target for all these guys? It’s just suspicious.

Yeah it's really unfair. I think there's a disconnect somewhere or some bias cause he's new.

 

[NWSharkie]

Sheng has to hold his tongue about his peers, but reading between the lines, it's pretty clear that Seravalli's source is Labanc and that Gregor also shit on the team last year and that's all they need to make some statements in a podcast. Really helps connect the dots for the waiver weirdness as well.

Maybe it's just straight reportage that's being taken the wrong way. Labanc doesn't feel like he's playing on an NHL franchise because...he isn't. Gregor didn't feel prepared for games because...he wasn't. Food for thought

 

[CupfortheSharks]

I just finished listening to the last podcast.

You guys correctly call out 4 offense only wingers in Duclair, Hoffman, Labanc, and Barabonov as a significant reason the Sharks are easier to play against this year. It should be noted that Labanc and Barabonov were inherited from the previous regime and Hoffman was only acquired to facilitate moving Karlsson. Duclair is the only one of those wingers that Grier sought out. He has had the best season of the bunch.

 

[Kcoyote3]

(when Grier trades Duclair for Wahlstrom just remember I called it)

 

[coooldude]

(when Grier trades Duclair for Wahlstrom just remember I called it)

Didn't even know wahlstrom. A little quick archival work shows a nice cautionary tale on the draft and why you can't get too wedded to any one pick. Islanders fans were absolutely stoked to get him at 11OA. "A better Boeser" "Laine-esque scoring" etc.

At 11th Overall Islanders take Oliver Wahlstrom

Great Pick IMO Oliver Wahlstrom Scouting Report: 2018 NHL Draft

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And similarly lofty discussion on the main thread.

RW Oliver Wahlstrom - Boston College, NCAA (2018, 11th, NYI)

I absolutely agree with the premise of your post. 50 goals is an absurd expectation. What I dislike is the bolded. Please let go of the draft bias. Who cares where he was selected? Hell, two of the four guys you named were drafted AFTER where Wahlstrom went in their respective drafts (58th and...

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But we also have our own Zadina to remind us every day.

 

[YUPPY]

Report: Sharks players don't draw much trade deadline interest.​

What a shocker “One of the problems that San Jose has, there’s not a lot there that people are chasing,” Friedman said. Seemed like we have over-estimated the Sharks talents here in this chatroom. It's going to be a VERY quiet trading deadline for GMMG. ZZZZZZZ