GDT: April 11: SHARKS!!! KRAKEN!!! HOCKEY!!! (7pm PDT)

[Bear of Bad News]

Let's win this one.

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[kihei]

Let's win this one.

...or maybe not. A loss might do wonders for our draft position. Just sayin'....

 

[Bear of Bad News]

As I sit down now to watch, I've decided that it probably doesn't start at 7:30 PDT. Will edit.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

 

[Bear of Bad News]

THAT'S A TIE GAME

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

...or maybe not. A loss might do wonders for our draft position. Just sayin'....

The Kraken have pride,I just don't see them losing to the Sharts

 

[Fuhrious]

So like…if the plan was to just bench Tatar for the rest of the season, why didn’t GMRF do the classy thing and trade him to literally anyone with retention for peanuts?

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

So like…if the plan was to just bench Tatar for the rest of the season, why didn’t GMRF do the classy thing and trade him to literally anyone with retention for peanuts?

Good question...because at the deadline the Kraken were still in it...then fell off the map when Dunn got injured

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Have to say I am a little surprised at the lack of offense from Winterton. His 9th game today and 0 points so far. I know 10 minutes a game is not a lot of ice time but had figured he would have a point or two atleast by now.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

So like…if the plan was to just bench Tatar for the rest of the season, why didn’t GMRF do the classy thing and trade him to literally anyone with retention for peanuts?

In a vacuum, I agree. But Tatar has a terrible playoff history. He has a career 0.56 PPG but it goes down to 0.25 PPG in the playoffs. 13 points in 52 games is not something playoff teams will give up much, if anything.

 

[kihei]

It sure doesn't look like the Sharks are going to be a defensive juggernaut any time soon.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

No idea what Olzyck is talking about - I can't see a world where Cooley intentionally threw his stick there.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Have to say I am a little surprised at the lack of offense from Winterton. His 9th game today and 0 points so far. I know 10 minutes a game is not a lot of ice time but had figured he would have a point or two atleast by now.

He's gonna need more seasoning...another season or two Coachella will do wonders

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

It sure doesn't look like the Sharks are going to be a defensive juggernaut any time soon.

Heh.

They have Cagnoni, Musty, Smith, Mukhamadullin in their pool. Also, very likely to end up with Cellebrini and they have another 1st round pick in the 15-20 range, depending where the Penguins end up. But their current roster is just terrible. Outside of the *lund trifecta, they don't have much. And the corpse of Logan Couture.w

That being said, Doug Wilson should have done what Grier did last decade.

 

[kihei]

We are on pace for about 65 shots on goal.

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

He's gonna need more seasoning...another season or two Coachella will do wonders

I am optimistic about that. He has produced at every level and overcome injuries. Giving him NHL time right now was a good idea. Evaluate what he needs to work on this offseason.

 

[Fuhrious]

Good question...because at the deadline the Kraken were still in it...then fell off the map when Dunn got injured

What? Maybe they weren’t mathematically eliminated yet, but they absolutely weren’t “still in it”. They wouldn’t have traded Wennberg if they thought they had any sort of realistic chance.

In a vacuum, I agree. But Tatar has a terrible playoff history. He has a career 0.56 PPG but it goes down to 0.25 PPG in the playoffs. 13 points in 52 games is not something playoff teams will give up much, if anything.

Some bubble team might have added him just for their playoff push, if the asking price were “peanuts” and the cap hit almost nothing. The fact he isn’t in Detroit or Washington right now makes me think GMRF didn’t even try.

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Dang.

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Dave Burrows is still playing he must be like 75 years old

 

[Bear of Bad News]

Ummm….

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Henrik Zetterberg scores

GMFrancis can't like this

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

What? Maybe they weren’t mathematically eliminated yet, but they absolutely weren’t “still in it”. They wouldn’t have traded Wennberg if they thought they had any sort of realistic chance.



Some bubble team might have added him just for their playoff push, if the asking price were “peanuts” and the cap hit almost nothing. The fact he isn’t in Detroit or Washington right now makes me think GMRF didn’t even try.

I think they traded Wennberg because they got a good return...actually better than expected

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

Is that the Graf kid the Sharks signed outta college

If I was the Sharks not sure I'd be bringing Kunin back he hasn't done much this year

 

[RayMartyniukTotems]

So where the Kraken are now I'd be taking Tij Iginla cause they're not going to not finish low enough to get stud LD-man Sam Dickinson...but that is a pretty good consolation prize in itself and in a few years time when the youngsters all mature and are ready to assume the mantle from the great vets the Kraken have this Kraken team will be one the city of Seattle and their fans will be proud of cause GMFrancis knows what he's doing and I have complete faith in him

 

[Boy Hedican]

Is that the Graf kid the Sharks signed outta college

yes.