Barracuda News & Discussion - Part 5

[LadyStanley]

Fun nicknames

 

[WSS11]

Haven’t kept up with the Cuda much. Anybody have an opinion on why Korenar has regressed so much?

 

[Hobocop]

Haven’t kept up with the Cuda much. Anybody have an opinion on why Korenar has regressed so much?

Some very porous defense made his stats look worse than they were in the beginning.

Lately there's not much to say other than opponents are getting open shots, and he's not stopping them. Not quite to the degree of the recently-demoted Shortridge, but still.

Coincidence or not, he hasn't had a save percentage over .900 for any game since Nabokov went up to the NHL.

 

[Patty Ice]

Anybody have an opinion on why Korenar has regressed so much?

The curse of Strelow.

 

[LadyStanley]

Cuda hosting Reign tonight.

Chased starter in 2nd after giving up 6 goals. Cuda successfully killed double minor and 2min 5 on 3, plus set franchise record with 5 goals in 2nd period.

8-0 after 40.

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

Cuda hosting Reign tonight.

Chased starter in 2nd after giving up 6 goals. Cuda successfully killed double minor and 2min 5 on 3, plus set franchise record with 5 goals in 2nd period.

8-0 after 40.

I saw that, interesting breakout in goal scoring. Do we think the cuda are playing BB's new updated
system??

 

[hohosaregood]

Is Sawchenko going to somehow end up being the savior of Sharks goaltending?

 

[themelkman]

Is Sawchenko going to somehow end up being the savior of Sharks goaltending?

Heres to praying for that, if he can be a backup id be super happy

 

[Negatively Positive]

I remember people were excited about the Barracuda this season with the infusion of talent coming in and they're dead last in the AHL. DW and the fans really overestimated the prospects. But seriously though we can't find one middle six fwd out of all these guys? We can't find one decent goalie in the entire org?

 

[Hobocop]

Where in the world did that come from.

We were just all over them. Reign couldn't get anything going, let themselves get unhinged very early. Sawchenko barely got tested, but hey, he stopped everything. Can't say I've seen anyone else playing goalie down here do that lately.

Gambrell (4 pts) and Blichfeld (2 goals) probably had the best games of all the forwards, I'd guess one of them gets the recall. Six (!) other Barracuda forwards had two points on the night.

That suite with all the org suits in it was just jam packed tonight. Never seen so many people in it. Maybe some of the Cuda players noticed that a forward spot just opened up with the big club.

 

[Jargon]

Are Chemlevski and Checkhovich still doing poorly? Their underperforming was a real bummer this season.

 

[themelkman]

Are Chemlevski and Checkhovich still doing poorly? Their underperforming was a real bummer this season.

Sasha no, Ivan yes

 

[Hobocop]

This thread seems to ask about Chekhovich on a weekly basis, and I'm sure it'll ask again soon. He's been terrible. He's not even dressed on a regular basis anymore and might now have been passed on the depth chart by Manny Wiederer.

 

[Pavelski2112]

This thread seems to ask about Chekhovich on a weekly basis, and I'm sure it'll ask again soon. He's been terrible. He's not even dressed on a regular basis anymore and might now have been passed on the depth chart by Manny Wiederer.

That's incredibly unfortunate. He was my favorite prospect in the offseason.

 

[hohosaregood]

That's incredibly unfortunate. He was my favorite prospect in the offseason.

It seems so strange since he was at least able to keep up the last couple of visits.

 

[LadyStanley]

First home start too

 

[LadyStanley]

Lots o things to celebrate

 

[one2gamble]

It seems so strange since he was at least able to keep up the last couple of visits.

It's not very logical that he just fell off a cliff

 

[LadyStanley]

GREGOIRE CONTINUES TO MAKE HUGE STRIDES IN YEAR TWO | San Jose Barracuda

Gregoire feature

 

[LadyStanley]

20 minutes in, not leading today's game

 

[Gardiner Expressway]

I'm not a contracts expert... why aren't guys like Gregoire and Sawchenko signed to contracts by the Sharks? Do the Sharks own their rights or are they free to sign with any NHL team that offers a contract?

 

[LadyStanley]

I'm not a contracts expert... why aren't guys like Gregoire and Sawchenko signed to contracts by the Sharks? Do the Sharks own their rights or are they free to sign with any NHL team that offers a contract?

NHL teams are limited to a max of 50 (active) NHL contracts. That includes all players signed except 18 or 19 year olds playing in the Canadian Hockey League. Sharks are currently at 49 active contracts, plus five guys in the CHL.

So, the Sharks have expanded the # of guys on AHL deals in recent years; some are lower end or signed-from-rookie-tournament prospects, others are journeymen signed for depth/injury call ups (and spend their time in the ECHL). These players are in the organization's depth chart (which is limited to 90 -- guys under contract, drafted guys in college/USHL/CHL/Europe, guys on AHL deals). Sharks currently have 8 AHL deals. (McCarthy was on AHL deal, mainly because he accepted his role as captain in AHL team and didn't have to deal with the possibility of being claimed on waivers after a NHL call up or season opening waivers for assignment to AHL.)

Nominally, these guys can be offered a NHL deal by another team, but realistically, you ask permission from the NHL team.
Sharks signed on-AHL-contract goalie Brian Boucher for their backup mid-season, but did so by asking NHL Philadelphia if they could.
Sharks have lost at least one guy who signed a NHL deal towards the end of the season (in a window allowed by his contract) for the upcoming season.

 

[lakai17]

Is Sawchenko going to somehow end up being the savior of Sharks goaltending?

First home start too

Many in this thread snoozing on this guy, although he has been snoozed on since his draft year.

 

[LadyStanley]

Roy is back

 

[LadyStanley]

Nabby stayed in SJ and is working with Korenar and Sawchenko (while Sharks are on the road).