Speculation: 2019-2020 Sharks Roster Discussion Part 9

[Shark Finn]

Don't hate the player hate the game.

How about the coach?

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

I wasn’t trying to verify him. We are all free to believe the information or not. Like we are with any source. Is Eklund an insider? How about OHL insiders? If so, then being an insider doesn’t make the information credible. We still need to determine if we want to believe it or not, like pretty much everything on the internet.

Kevin Kurz Claims to be an insider and his stuff is unbelievable...

I didn’t “basically” say that but what ever. I’m not exactly random on here either. I’ve contributed to this board a lot in the past including confirmed “rumors”. Some may also remember the artwork/avatars I did for the board under my old handle, Rapid-I-Movement. All good though.

You should make a PM list for people who want your info. You could call it "Sharks Insider"...

 

[Crazy Joe Divola]

Me sliding into @Boy Hedican DMs for that insider info.

 

[hohosaregood]

See ya radil

 

[Used As A Shield]

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

About time! he's been a 0 this season.

 

[themelkman]

Think DW looks at Kovy?

 

[Levie]

Think DW looks at Kovy?

Exactly what we need for our youth movement

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Think DW looks at Kovy?

No.
- High Cap
- Older
- Signed for 1 more season

 

[Sysreq]

Think DW looks at Kovy?

Exact opposite of what we need right now. A larger percentage of shots against us are going into the net. We can’t replace our goalie, so the only option, is to reduce shots against.

Kovy increases shots against.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

No.
- High Cap
- Older
- Signed for 1 more season

It's rumored his contract is being terminated so if he came to San Jose, it'd be for the minimum. However, we don't have the players to cover for his defensive deficiencies.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

It's rumored his contract is being terminated so if he came to San Jose, it'd be for the minimum. However, we don't have the players to cover for his defensive deficiencies.

What are you talking about. Just put him on a line with .. oh yeah .. nevermind.

 

[themelkman]

I just dont see many good forward options coming. Everyone in the league wants forwards right now, so prices are going to be high to get more depth.

 

[Crazy Joe Divola]

What if, and hear me out here, cause this is a hypothetical...we trade Jones and Dell...for a forward.

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

Think DW looks at Kovy?

no, to old and perhaps on the decline. We already have some of those guys.

 

[Sysreq]

What if, and hear me out here, cause this is a hypothetical...we trade Jones and Dell...for a forward.

Would they? Could they?

Just crazy enough to work.

 

[boredatwork]

Looking at natural stat trick for the past few games, the Sharks are coming out even or a little ahead in scoring chances for and high danger chances for at evens. I’m not saying that this is indicative of some underlying turn around, but I think it points to the fact that this is a mediocre team of skaters.

Without a doubt, the poor goaltending makes this mediocre bunch into a terrible looking team. The skaters are not giving up as much defensively as they did at the beginning of the year, but the scores are still lopsided.

Boughner’s emphasis on a shoot first mentality is spot on. Last night Thornton and LaBanc literally skating around the face off circle passing the puck back and forth until the Rangers picked off the puck for an odd man rush against is a perfect example of this. LaBanc is becoming Tierney 2.0 for me in that he will give the puck to the other team more than make a play. Thornton has zero goals. That’s unacceptable.

Meier, Kane, and Hertl owned the boards last season. Teams could not take the puck off them, which, in my mind, was the Sharks’ greatest advantage over their opponents. That dirty work is not happening from all three of them.

The bottom six is just not getting anything done either. Is there a major difference between the 3rd and 4th lines? How many of these guys actually belong in the NHL?

As much as I supported PDB, I agree with his firing. The team was not playing the style of hockey he preached.

Right now, beyond shooting more in all situations, how does this team improve? I don’t see a piece on the trade market making a difference.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

What if, and hear me out here, cause this is a hypothetical...we trade Jones and Dell...for a forward.

Nobody likely would want to take on Jones' contract without a huge sweetener. Why would anyone want Dell?

 

[Crazy Joe Divola]

Nobody likely would want to take on Jones' contract without a huge sweetener. Why would anyone want Dell?

I’m just spitballing here.

 

[fasterthanlight]

I'm down for Kovy at league min if he can skate

 

[Alaskanice]

He’s as pure of a goal-scorer as there is. We could use that about now.

 

[The Nemesis]

Think DW looks at Kovy?

Nooooooooooope.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

He’s as pure of a goal-scorer as there is. We could use that about now.

3 goals in 17 games. He may have been at one point but the game is passing him by.

 

[Alaskanice]

3 goals in 17 games. He may have been at one point but the game is passing him by.

I guess my hope is that is because the kings are such an awful team. I knows our record is bad but we need someone who can shoot and score. Maybe just a power-play specialist.

 

[Gecklund]

I guess my hope is that is because the kings are such an awful team. I knows our record is bad but we need someone who can shoot and score. Maybe just a power-play specialist.

What we really need is someone to play defense.