Contract Termination: [SJS] D Leon Gawanke contract terminated by the Sharks

[MMC]

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[Tasteless Beaver]

Gawanke refuses to play in the AHL endlessly, he wants his shot in the NHL. He signed a 4-year deal with Adler Mannheim (DEL) in May to force the Jets to give him an NHL opportunity or trade him to someone who would. Gawanke was traded in a prospect swap with SJ to give him that opportunity but clearly he can’t crack an NHL roster if SJ won’t give him a spot either.

 

[Royale With Cheese]

Looks like he may have to Gawan home to Germany.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Wish he would have gotten one game.

 

[Larry Hanson]

I've never seen him play, why didn't he ever get a shot?
Numbers look good, good size, right shot, what's the issue?

 

[Vukotal Recall]

Odds are good, hockey players from Germany named Leon have a 100% success rate in the NHL.

 

[larmex99]

Am I the only one who noticed that there is no D in Gawanke?

 

[Atoyot]

I've never seen him play, why didn't he ever get a shot?
Numbers look good, good size, right shot, what's the issue?

Defensive play mostly, doesn't really use his size well. Guy was good enough in the AHL to get a look but never did, would have been curious to see how his game would have translated.

 

[ThinIce61]

Defensive play mostly, doesn't really use his size well. Guy was good enough in the AHL to get a look but never did, would have been curious to see how his game would have translated.

When he was with us I really thought he was going to be our next Declan Chisholm.

 

[Jetabre]

Well well well look how the crumbles cookied..

 

[north49er]

can't cut it with the Sharks says it all....

 

[GeeoffBrown]

What's the previous season record for contract terminations? We must have blown way past it!

 

[MMC]

 

[Mattb124]

can't cut it with the Sharks says it all....

Servalli?

Eh, not really. Grier has been stocking up all season on depth D in advance of the TDL (presumably as a strategy to gain picks), so bringing him up may have meant waiving someone else. Bad asset management.

 

[Atoyot]

Guy had 25 points in 31 games, clearly lost interest at that point when it was clear he wasn't on deck to be called up. Honestly probably would have gotten a shot after the trade deadline when some assets were sold.

 

[Conbon]

He's gonna Gowanke

 

[Shark Finn]

Who?

 

[Patty Ice]

I think Mukh getting the call before him probably rubbed him the wrong way if I had to speculate.

 

[D Wakaluk]

When you have nothing else to do it's fun to make roster changes with these AI made names and make up backstories for them

 

[torniojaws]

Am I the only one who noticed that there is no D in Gawanke?

It's a schlick name, no?

 

[ItWasJustified]

can't cut it with the Sharks says it all....

It doesn't say anything. There's tons of politics in the NHL about who's playing in the NHL, who's playing in the top 6, who's playing in the AHL, etc. Doesn't necessarily have anything to do with skill level.

 

[TS Quint]

It doesn't say anything. There's tons of politics in the NHL about who's playing in the NHL, who's playing in the top 6, who's playing in the AHL, etc. Doesn't necessarily have anything to do with skill level.

 

[MMC]

 

[Rpenny]

What's the previous season record for contract terminations? We must have blown way past it!

blew by it awhile ago and I think we may see a few more before the year is done

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Guy had 25 points in 31 games, clearly lost interest at that point when it was clear he wasn't on deck to be called up. Honestly probably would have gotten a shot after the trade deadline when some assets were sold.

I doubt he would've gotten the shot after the trade deadline. None of the assets to be sold at the deadline are going to be blue liners in his way. I think he made the right call to go back because he wasn't getting his shot here.