Confirmed with Link: Sharks acquire Anthony Duclair from Florida for Steven Lorentz + 2025 5th rounder

[The Nemesis]

What does Lorenz do well?

He has great attendance.


Seriously, he's a perfectly fine 4th liner on a good team and he can score reasonably well for a guy in that sort of role. He'll probably be a popular player because everyone loves cromulent grinders with a little pop.

 

[The Nemesis]

...He's 27.

 

[tiburon12]

What does Lorenz do well?

Idk why people are short selling him. He's the ideal 4th liner. Plays hard ever shift, is sound defensively, and can convert on his offensive chances. Solid 10g+10a guy who can pk

 

[Pavelski2112]

Fantastic trade. Always liked the Duke and he'll be a solid get for a team at the deadline for far more than we paid for him.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

...He's 27.

He’s 17 with 10 years of life experience..

 

[Alaskanice]

This is a win in my book. Players like Lorentz are more common. Duclair could turn out to be a good player for us. His speed and scoring are a benefit.

 

[TotalHomer]

If you let Duclair stretch the ice and not make him focus that much on defense he can be a real asset and will give you 50-60 points. Not a big playoff performer though but at his salary worth every penny.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

If you let Duclair stretch the ice and not make him focus that much on defense he can be a real asset and will give you 50-60 points. Not a big playoff performer though but at his salary worth every penny.

No worries, we don’t need him for playoffs!

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[tahoesharksfan]

He has great attendance.

Nothing but gold stars on his chart in this category...

 

[Bizz]

would've loved Duclair back in 2019 for our playoff run.

 

[Hodge]

Wasn't someone complaining just the other day that Mike Grier hasn't "fleeced" anyone in a trade yet? Well here you go.

I love the idea of just giving Duke all of Timo's first line and PP minutes to juice his stats as much as possible for a deadline flip. Could probably end up with a 3rd or even 2nd round pick using that strategy.

Lorentz was a great find and I will honestly miss watching him. It's too bad he and Sturm don't fit the Sharks timeline because they're the kind of bottom six forwards we were always missing in the Thornton era. I think Lorentz will fit like a glove in Paul Maurice's relentless forechecking system. I'm sure it's not a coincidence Zito and co. targeted him.

 

[Jargon]

I’m curious of Duclair’s mood at the moment. That first discussion with Grier could‘ve gave off a certain vibe. Pure conjecture.

I’m guessing Grier told him he’s going to get every chance to succeed on the Sharks and that they can decide together what’s best at the trade deadline: to trade him or to have him stay and be part of the rebuild.

Hey, if you count Eklund, we have 5 top 6 forwards now! If we just sign another, we may have a mildly watchable team!

 

[tiburon12]

This is a win in my book. Players like Lorentz are more common. Duclair could turn out to be a good player for us. His speed and scoring are a benefit.

I agree that the trade is a win, but I disagree that Lorentz is a guy you can find commonly. I think fourth line contributors like him are extremely valuable ( just not to a team in our position) and aren't always available . Florida is smart to get a player like him in exchange for someone more Expendable on their roster

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I agree that the trade is a win, but I disagree that Lorentz is a guy you can find commonly. I think fourth line contributors like him are extremely valuable ( just not to a team in our position) and aren't always available . Florida is smart to get a player like him in exchange for someone more Expendable on their roster

agreed! lorentz is certainly not a bum. the guy is just really solid. many of us complimented how our bottom-six was so solid last year compared to how awful our top-six was lol and lorentz contributed to that

 

[Desert Eagle]

Duclair is a good player and if he will be healthy we can get 2nd round pick. MG won this trade in vacuum.
But he will get us few more points during tank season. It`s more important than swap 5th for 2nd, IMHO. We need to pick as high as possible.

 

[Erep]

Duclair is a good player and if he will be healthy we can get 2nd round pick. MG won this trade in vacuum.
But he will get us few more points during tank season. It`s more important than swap 5th for 2nd, IMHO. We need to pick as high as possible.

The Sharks are going to be so much worse than everyone, it doesn't matter. All the other bottom teams improved from last season, and the Sharks lost their best forward, best goalie (not saying he was good), and will likely lose their best player, soon.

Philly, currently, is even improved with Couturier and Atkinson back. If they manage to move Hart and Konecny maybe they can be close, but even then.

 

[Le Rosbeef]

Future 2nd round pick in 2024, Anthony Duclair!

 

[Alaskanice]

It wasn’t my intention to make Lorentz seem invaluable. He is of course, on a team such as Florida. They’re geared for the playoffs. I didn’t want to see him go, I would’ve liked to package something else.

 

[DG93]

If Duclair gets us a 2nd at the TDL, that's indirectly an extra 2nd coming back in the Burns trade basically lol, small victories

 

[LadyStanley]

Sounds like presser on going.

I thought he posted "excited to go to SJ" on his IG story. He did post a "thanks for the memories" on IG.

 

[TheBeard]

Sounds like presser on going.

I thought he posted "excited to go to SJ" on his IG story. He did post a "thanks for the memories" on IG.

There’s a man that looks absolutely thrilled to be going from the penthouse to the outhouse.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Alaskanice]

Jumbo is the best.

 

[LadyStanley]