You asked for it, here is your All Purpose San Jose Sharks Offseason Thread

[VanIslander]

Oh, no! What are we gonna do now that Ribeiro is off the market?

 

[Gilligans Island]

Oh, no! What are we gonna do now that Ribeiro is off the market?

Or take another team off the potential landing spots for Joe? (Yes, low chance he'd waive for them but it removes another team in need of a top 6 C...)

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Has Demers done enough to stay as the #2 or does burns get it to start us off?

I would assume it's Burns' spot to lose but Demers ought to get his time even on the 3rd pairing as the #1 PPQB.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

It's the middle of July and this forum already makes me want to lay in bed all day.

I've felt this offseason has already felt like a 2 year thing but in reality it's just started. While I still don't feel good about the team, who knows what this team will look like to start the season. They might surprise all of us.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Where would you guys place our roster compared to the other West teams that have improved dramatically (on paper)?

 

[Rickety Cricket]

Where would you guys place our roster compared to the other West teams that have improved dramatically (on paper)?

How many teams really improved dramatically? You could make a case for Dallas, but I'm not sure of who else.

 

[Jacques Oeuf]

Where would you guys place our roster compared to the other West teams that have improved dramatically (on paper)?

Strong teams like the Ducks, Blues and Hawks got better and are in the top tier with the Kings. Sharks are no longer in this top tier.

Dallas got way better.

Minnesota got stronger too and have some good young players with another year under their belt.

Sharks probably dropped from the first tier to this second tier with Dallas, Minnesota and Colorado. Colorado is kind of a wild card, may have over-achieved last year and offseason moves mixed.

Third tier will be the likes of Nashville (could be better), Arizona (got worse?), and Winnipeg (no change).

 

[hockeyball]

Where would you guys place our roster compared to the other West teams that have improved dramatically (on paper)?

LA
Chicago
St Louis
Anaheim
Minnesota
San Jose
Dallas
Colorado
Nashville
Vancouver
Arizona
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Calgary

I could absolutely see the Sharks have a down season on top of it though. After screwing up so bad last season and having such a rough and so much turn-over the guys might just have a tough time gelling next season. I could see Colorado and Nashville passing them.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Dallas dramatically improved, Colorado meh, Minnesota still isn't there quite yet, Nashville improved. These are all second tier teams that the Sharks are going to have to compete with. The top teams are ready to win and one of LA, Chicago, St. Louis, Anaheim is going to win the cup next season. That's terribly depressing.

 

[ThePlanet]

As if. We got cheated out of Lindros. You really think Gary would let precious McDavid come to the Sharks? No, mark my words, he'll go to an east coast time or a Canadian team. There's not chance in hell hell end up in California or on the Sun Belt.

But... Pat Falloon!

 

[TealManV]

I was hopeful that we might sign Roy to anchor the third line. A one year, $1 mil deal would've been nice. Solid signing but the Preds and more wishful thinking by me.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Is this actually John Scott because oh my god this guy is funny. https://twitter.com/RealJohnScott

Probably been mentioned a bunch I'm sure but hey, I'm late to the party.

 

[Led Zappa]

Is this actually John Scott because oh my god this guy is funny. https://twitter.com/RealJohnScott

Probably been mentioned a bunch I'm sure but hey, I'm late to the party.

Says "parody account" right in the description lol

 

[Kcoyote3]

Says "parody account" right in the description lol

Yeah you're right. Only mentioned it because the Dudes on Hockey podcast were cracking up over the tweets and believed them to be real.

 

[Led Zappa]

Yeah you're right. Only mentioned it because the Dudes on Hockey podcast were cracking up over the tweets and believed them to be real.

Thanks for letting me know never to take those "dudes" seriously

 

[Kcoyote3]

Thanks for letting me know never to take those "dudes" seriously

Oh yes. However, it's the middle of summer and I need people talking at me about hockey. HFboards doesn't have audio...yet.

 

[68 Z-28]

Thanks for letting me know never to take those "dudes" seriously

The dudes are pretty smart. I have a hard time believing they actually thought it was a real account.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Yeah you're right. Only mentioned it because the Dudes on Hockey podcast were cracking up over the tweets and believed them to be real.

Didn't the Dudes say at the end of the podcast that it was a Parody account and they went back to being pissed off?

As for the question of where the Sharks are going into the season, I would say the top tier teams are Chicago and LA. Then you have a large middle tier, which includes St. Louis and San Jose (And I put St. Louis in there because the Sharks played well against St. Louis last year) and then you have the bottom feeders like Calgary and Edmonton. I see the Sharks as one of the wild cards having to play a Chicago in the playoffs. Hopefully it's Chicago and not LA. Don't know if I can take another year of LA being that annoying playoff team, even though in the regular season they are pretty fun to watch.

 

[Kcoyote3]

The dudes are pretty smart. I have a hard time believing they actually thought it was a real account.

Nah they thought it was real. http://dudesonhockey.com/2014/07/02/doh-276-scott-john-scott/

But they also thought it was a mistake letting Boyle leave, so I am unsure. Either way, it seemed just funny enough to be real.

Edit: Ah! I just got to the end of the podcast and they finally realized the John Scott account is a parody.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Nah they thought it was real. http://dudesonhockey.com/2014/07/02/doh-276-scott-john-scott/

But they also thought it was a mistake letting Boyle leave, so I am unsure. Either way, it seemed just funny enough to be real.

It seems like they've been kissing Dan Boyle's ass since who knows when. It's one thing to like the guy, but to ignore the fact that Boyle sucked last year is silly.

 

[Mafoofoo]

Oh yes. However, it's the middle of summer and I need people talking at me about hockey. HFboards doesn't have audio...yet.

And thats how the HFSharks Skype group was started.

 

[hockeyball]

And thats how the HFSharks Skype group was started.

Dear god, can you imagine...

 

[Kcoyote3]

Dear god, can you imagine...

When summer goes on and on, yeah I can imagine

 

[Mafoofoo]

Dear god, can you imagine...

The draft would've been hilarious.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

The draft would've been hilarious.

It should be done and recorded and posted for everyone's benefit. Especially if the loud ones are the only ones involved.