Speculation: 2019-2020 Sharks Roster Discussion, part deux

[UncMike]

5 minutes till Qualies' deadline........tic-toc-tic-toc

 

[Barrie22]

5 minutes till Qualies' deadline........tic-toc-tic-toc

10 seconds

 

[ISharkted]

I’d wager it’s like the trading deadline and they are processed and communicated well beyond the actual deadline

 

[DG93]

I do think that, if he were to sign at league minimum, having Marleau on the 4th line is a great option. If he plays better than last year, he could be with Joe and Sorenson. Though, if we were to re-sign Pavs, I’d be curious to do:

Meier - Couture - Labanc
Kane - Hertl - Chechkovich
Sorenson - Pavelski - Chlemevski
Marleau - Joe - Radil

Of course if the rookies fail, it all falls apart.

More likely it’s this...

Meier - Couture - Pavs
Kane - Hertl - Labanc
Marleau - Joe - Sorenson
Melker/Gambrell - Gambrell/True - Radil

Not a fan of that second group because Pavs really drags Meier/Couture down. They really took off once Nyquist was swapped onto their line in Pavelski's place...

 

[ISharkted]

And Pavs is not coming back unfortunately.

 

[Kcoyote3]

And Pavs is not coming back unfortunately.

Everyone keeps posting false info

 

[STL Shark]

It would be shocking to see DW suddenly offersheet someone when he just spent 11.5 million a year on EK... but if someone like Marner is ready and willing... I doubt it but who knows. It’s a crazy offseason where I have no real idea what DW will do.

A poster from many years ago, SJEasy, pointed out once that significant player turnover over an offseason generally equated with a poorer season (don’t remember the exact numbers). So, the Sharks do also need to be a bit wary of losing a bunch of hometown glue-type leaders (Braun, Pavs... Melker seems to be well liked. Dillon definitely is) to bring in a bunch of new guys.

Like I said though, DW is both against a wall and has a lot of options, both small and big, so, no idea what his plan is.

The Blues turned over their 1st and 3rd line center and had 7 guys in their lineup that were not on the team last year and won the Cup so I don't really think that stat matters or holds up in the modern day.

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

In terms of the offer sheet convo, wouldn't the Sharks be ineligible anyway due to not having the draft picks available that would be necessary?

 

[Jargon]

I miss SJEasy... man that makes me sad.

He was awesome. Best analyst I’ve seen here. He passed away, I imagine? I remember him saying he was sick.

 

[LadyStanley]

Part 3: Speculation: - 2019-2020 Sharks Roster Discussion, part три (3)

 

[TomasHertlsRooster]

We've had periods of time having guys like Radil and Karlsson playing shifts in the top six. It's going to happen. I sincerely doubt that that would be a regular thing unless the Sharks do absolutely nothing but keep Thornton, sign Marleau, and run with young guys to fill the rest of the spots. If they end up re-signing one of Pavelski, Nyquist, or Donskoi, that shouldn't be a regular thing. However, even if it is, that's going to do significantly better than you seem to think it is as long as Meier continues to be a driving force as he was last year. It's not like Pavelski, as the 2nd highest forward in ice time with Meier 5v5, was contributing to Meier's ability to do that. I don't foresee there being much of a problem there unless Meier proves himself to be a one-hit wonder in this aspect of his game. Given Marleau and Couture's chemistry with one another, I think they'd do well together as a line. I don't think it's going to be what they run with most of the time but as a backup option if lineups and injuries dictate, I can see it happening and working.

Meier-Couture were losing their matchups with a 34 year old Pavelski on their wing. They would get annihilated with a 40 year old Marleau.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Meier-Couture were losing their matchups with a 34 year old Pavelski on their wing. They would get annihilated with a 40 year old Marleau.

I disagree with that. Meier-Couture-Pavelski were doing fine in their matchups. You'd have to get to a very narrow scope to call what they did losing their matchups.

 

[hohosaregood]

He was awesome. Best analyst I’ve seen here. He passed away, I imagine? I remember him saying he was sick.

My only problem that I had with his analyzing was that he would always cite old studies he had done without ever presenting much or any of his research or data. He would've had a field day with all the new info we have nowadays.