Honestly, until the team finds a cornerstone, all of this stuff is tweaking around the edges still. Eklund is good but not build the franchise around him good and they don't have anything like that in their system.
He has all the tools to become a first line guy...but this team will need more than that. We don't even know if he's a center, so we at some point will need a 1C of the future.I worry a bit that they think Eklund is that cornerstone. I do think Eklund could be very successful top line player in the Sharks system. But, that could lead to the Sharks focusing on building around Eklund vs. looking for more top-end talent. I guess we'll see.
I worry a bit that they think Eklund is that cornerstone. I do think Eklund could be very successful top line player in the Sharks system. But, that could lead to the Sharks focusing on building around Eklund vs. looking for more top-end talent. I guess we'll see.
Was just about to post that. That’s a DW bad level of contract lol. No way that doesn’t end in a buyout or retained @50 tradeLol at nurse getting a 8 year, 9.2 mil per year.
Lol at nurse getting a 8 year, 9.2 mil per year.
lol @ nobody else realizing the 5d chess DW is playingDW+ek65+vlasic's long game: 1) give ek65/vlasic big deal; 2) wait for other GMs to sign D using those contract as reference points, putting them in cap hell; 3) ek65+vlasic ltiretire; 4) cup
In all fairness, he's only 26. The money is gross but that's the right age to be giving out term like that. Maybe a year too late, but close enough.Was just about to post that. That’s a DW bad level of contract lol. No way that doesn’t end in a buyout or retained @50 trade
In all fairness, he's only 26. The money is gross but that's the right age to be giving out term like that. Maybe a year too late, but close enough.
lol @ nobody else realizing the 5d chess DW is playing
vlasic and ek65 are the key to all this
the Jones buyout is some 6d chess move i am still trying to grasp
Edmonton's 4 most expensive D add up to $22.455M
Tampa's add up to $22.375M
You can't make this up
Yeah, but outside of Hedman, Sergachev, McDonough and Cernak… who do they REALLY have? You know, aside from Ruuta and Foote and Bogosian.Edmonton's 4 most expensive D add up to $22.455M
Tampa's add up to $22.375M
You can't make this up
I think he’s a real good defenseman and I’d take his deal right now over Vlasic’s straight up. Nurse is drastically improving so the deal will end up being fair value in 4 years. There is virtually nothing about the Vlasic deal that can be seen as a positive.Term is not bad for his age you are right, but that term at that money is bad very very bad. Thats a worse overpayment then vlasic got and vlasic was 10x the player that nurse is or will be.
Ouch!!! There isn't enough Bactine in the world to help with that stingAnd our add up to $28.75M..
And our add up to $28.75M..
Never been happier that someone wasn't a GM of the sharks.I think he’s a real good defenseman and I’d take his deal right now over Vlasic’s straight up. Nurse is drastically improving so the deal will end up being fair value in 4 years. There is virtually nothing about the Vlasic deal that can be seen as a positive.
Mario Ferraro is now counting his millions.
It sabotages whatever team signs him, too bad it ended up being the Flyers and not some rival team (yet).
8 x 9.25 for Darnell Nurse?!
this whole world has lost its damn mind in every respect. End times are nigh.