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Really? I didn't notice but also didn't pay close attention. He was good bottom 6er but too inconsistent.
Confirmed with Link: [SJ/NYR] James Sheppard to the Rangers for a 4th (2016) + 100k salary retained
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Really? I didn't notice but also didn't pay close attention. He was good bottom 6er but too inconsistent.
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I thought it was a bad trade just getting a 4th in the 2016 draft... Then we are also retaining salary?
Seriously, what the **** is this ****?!
Seriously, what the **** is this ****?!
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He's got solid puck possession skills in general. Good along the boards, etc. Not much of a producer-- more of a playmaker than scorer-- but that might change in NY.
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I swear he was particularly lackadaisical lately whenever he was on the 4th line or not doing center duty. That's my impression of it anyways. I'll be the first to admit that my hockey eyes aren't the greatest.
Well, Sheppard is a 4th liner on a playoff team and they're only retaining 100k for the rest of this season. They likely weren't going to get much for him and there may not have been very many interested teams. They got something for him which is all that really counts at this stage.
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So ......... DW is gonna trade all the wrong guys then it seems?
Sheppard was part of the solution. Not the problem. They had literally 2 players who played hard, threw the body around and back-checked well. Now they have 1.
Sheppard was part of the solution. Not the problem. They had literally 2 players who played hard, threw the body around and back-checked well. Now they have 1.
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Real good 4th liner/bad 3rd liner. Not a fighter but he's surprisingly physical. Can protect the puck along the boards and get his linemates involved, but don't expect a ton of skill just because he was a high draft pick. I would have been totally fine with re-signing him for whatever that's worth.
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I think the thing with moving him so Hertl can play C is not as much as it was impossible to play Hertl at C with Sheppard but since Shep sucked at wing it was Hertl at W and Shep at C > Hertl at C Shep at W
I mean im just throwing it out if that is in fact true that its so Hertl can get time at center
I mean im just throwing it out if that is in fact true that its so Hertl can get time at center
Hertl could have or would have gotten time at center regardless of Sheppard's status. They may publicly state that as the reason but that's just bs.
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Listen here "mod", that's not the way we do things around here. The correct response is Fire DW. You better step in line or I'll get a global mod to ban you.
Real reply: I think he got enough points this year, with the soft UFA market, that he we get a decent amount as a UFA. Someone posted the comps earlier in the year.
EDIT: Just saw the Hertl center discussion. I think it's pretty obvious whoever told Kurz that was talking about NEXT year. I thought it was well known on here that Sheppard didn't play wing that well compared to center.
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I was concerned when I saw that we retained salary. Now that I know it's only $100k, I'd say this is as good of a move that we can get for Shep. Definitely hoping for some better action tomorrow.
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I cannot possibly fathom why retaining salary would matter to anyone. It's $100K for the rest of this year and we have a TON of capspace.
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Thought i read somewhere that Wilson waived Burish so TMac would stop playing him over other/better players. Should be a sufficient answer.
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I've heard people speculate about it being some sorta Money Ball Billy Bean situation but I've also heard that dismissed by pretty much everyone involved. I think they got what they could for Shep cuz they decided he wasn't in their future plans Hertl is their future plan hence the justification.
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http://blog.sfgate.com/sjsharks/2015/03/01/transcript-of-wilsons-press-conference/
McKeon with 10 minute transcript of DW's presser today
McKeon with 10 minute transcript of DW's presser today
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Wasn't Hertl already playing center?
And if it was a money ball situation, he would've dumped Hannan too a long time ago with how he pumped up Mueller this past summer.
And if it was a money ball situation, he would've dumped Hannan too a long time ago with how he pumped up Mueller this past summer.
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I always noticed Sheppard is good at not being near the direct cause of a goal-against. (Double-edged sword)
Like others mentioned, he drives the boards and locks up the puck long enough for top-6 to rest on the bench.
Was slow to adapt on arrival in SJ; now puts in 100% effort even when others are coasting.
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