Confirmed with Link: Demers Signs for 2 Years, 3.4 AAV

[boredatwork]

Anyone else really excited about the make-up of the Sharks D now? Everyone is either mobile, moves the puck better than average, or combines those skills. Scott Hannah is perfect as a 6/7 and maybe a prospect will surprise.

 

[Irbes Mask]

Anyone else really excited about the make-up of the Sharks D now? Everyone is either mobile, moves the puck better than average, or combines those skills. Scott Hannah is perfect as a 6/7 and maybe a prospect will surprise.

Not too high, not too low. 84 days til the season.

 

[WantonAbandon]

About 800k too much. Not much to complain about

 

[Gilligans Island]

About 800k too much. Not much to complain about

I'd say $300-400k over. Offensive dmen always get paid...

 

[Led Zappa]

Not sure if posted. Demers on signing:

[nhl]628575[/nhl]

 

[LadyStanley]

Not sure if posted. Demers on signing:

[nhl]628575[/nhl]

But you skipped DW's conference call.

[nhl]628573[/nhl]

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Not bad.

 

[Led Zappa]

But you skipped DW's conference call.

[nhl]628573[/nhl]

In the offseason thread

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showpost.php?p=88117285&postcount=126

 

[Alwalys]

I'm fine with this signing. I might have also liked more term, but given the ****show the team is right now, I imagine he didn't want to commit too much term to this team. He was right to do that IMO.

Too lazy to do the digging to find the evidence, but Demers will, on occasion, make an unreal stretch pass to break a forward in the offensive zone. I recall him breaking Couture out on more than one occasion.

He's not super consistent still, but Demers has very well above-average vision. I'd agree that Braun and Burns are behind in terms of puck movement - Burns lacks the IQ, Braun goes for safe, easy plays and isn't able to generate as much offense.

Here's one

Anyone else really excited about the make-up of the Sharks D now? Everyone is either mobile, moves the puck better than average, or combines those skills. Scott Hannah is perfect as a 6/7 and maybe a prospect will surprise.

Certainly not excited, it's got a pretty big skill gap and it remains to be seen how well Burns does back at D. And we have less depth than ever.

 

[Gilligans Island]

If they do move Burns or Braun to LD, I'm looking forward to our top 4: Vlasic, Burns, Braun and Demers. All can skate, all can move the puck fairly well (to really well, Demers), and a couple really solid defensive dmen. We should see the total TOI for these top4 shifting towards them with the 3rd pairing avg around 16-18min total, I'd say.

 

[Kitten Mittons]

I'm not looking forward to the bottom 2 though.

Burns and Demers would be a disaster, right? Hard to break Vlasic and Braun though.

 

[hohosaregood]

I'm thinking that it's gonna be this by the end of the season:
Vlasic-Demers
Burns-Braun

Burns has had success against good competition on the left side and Braun was really fantastic as a shutdown RD. Vlasic-Demers pairing was pretty good last season too.

Going into the playoffs, I think they may end up hard specializing the pairings if need be and do:
Vlasic-Braun
Burns-Demers

 

[Alwalys]

I'm thinking that it's gonna be this by the end of the season:
Vlasic-Demers
Burns-Braun

Burns has had success against good competition on the left side and Braun was really fantastic as a shutdown RD. Vlasic-Demers pairing was pretty good last season too.

Going into the playoffs, I think they may end up hard specializing the pairings if need be and do:
Vlasic-Braun
Burns-Demers

It's sad when the 3rd pairing doesn't even rate a speculative mention. No, this D is nothing to be excited about, especially in the west.

 

[Kitten Mittons]

I'm thinking that it's gonna be this by the end of the season:
Vlasic-Demers
Burns-Braun

I'm actually very okay with that. I dunno why my brain didn't put those together.

 

[Coy]

We could sign Crosby for 5 years at $3 million and people on this board would still complain. Demers got paid what he is worth.

 

[hohosaregood]

It's sad when the 3rd pairing doesn't even rate a speculative mention. No, this D is nothing to be excited about, especially in the west.

Both those pairings could be top pairings on teams if they work out. Like 25 minutes a night if they had to be. So that's something.

 

[Dicdonya]

We could sign Crosby for 5 years at $3 million and people on this board would still complain. Demers got paid what he is worth.

Well duh, why wouldn't we do seven if we get him at 3 mil?

 

[Gilligans Island]

It's sad when the 3rd pairing doesn't even rate a speculative mention. No, this D is nothing to be excited about, especially in the west.

All about perspective.

If you're still hoping/thinking this team should be a Cup contender (which I think has been your view), then yes, you will (continuously) be disappointed.

If you don't think that and are just happy to not have a pylon (Stuart, Murray, Hannan) or an aging has-been (Boyle) in the top 4, then you're excited.

 

[Mattb124]

Too lazy to do the digging to find the evidence, but Demers will, on occasion, make an unreal stretch pass to break a forward in the offensive zone. I recall him breaking Couture out on more than one occasion.

He's not super consistent still, but Demers has very well above-average vision. I'd agree that Braun and Burns are behind in terms of puck movement - Burns lacks the IQ, Braun goes for safe, easy plays and isn't able to generate as much offense.

If memory serves, Hertl had more primary assists from Demers (on stretch passes) than Thornton this past season. Having said that, IMO Demers' defensive lapses more than give up what we gain with his offensive/passing ability. It would be great to see him have that break-out season.

 

[Gilligans Island]

If memory serves, Hertl had more primary assists from Demers (on stretch passes) than Thornton this past season. Having said that, IMO Demers' defensive lapses more than give up what we gain with his offensive/passing ability. It would be great to see him have that break-out season.

He led the Sharks dmen with 9 primary assists on ES and had a +14 +/-

 

[Alwalys]

All about perspective.

If you're still hoping/thinking this team should be a Cup contender (which I think has been your view), then yes, you will (continuously) be disappointed.

If you don't think that and are just happy to not have a pylon (Stuart, Murray, Hannan) or an aging has-been (Boyle) in the top 4, then you're excited.

Right, because there's nothing between having high expectations and having no expectations to speak of.

And there's nothing wrong at all with going from one to the other in a single offseason.

 

[Gilligans Island]

Right, because there's nothing between having high expectations and having no expectations to speak of.

And there's nothing wrong at all with going from one to the other in a single offseason.

To each his own. It's obviously your prerogative to be frustrated that DW isn't doing what you want him to do.

 

[boredatwork]

I guess the question to ask is what d-corps would you take over the Sharks'? I'd take Chicago and St. Louis and maybe LA. Despite the need of a LHD, I'm pretty happy with what we have.

 

[WantonAbandon]

I'm not looking forward to the bottom 2 though.

Burns and Demers would be a disaster, right? Hard to break Vlasic and Braun though.

Nah, the ideal would be to leave Braun and Vlasic together.


Put Irwin with Demers

 

[Gilligans Island]

I guess the question to ask is what d-corps would you take over the Sharks'? I'd take Chicago and St. Louis and maybe LA. Despite the need of a LHD, I'm pretty happy with what we have.

I'd take all 3 of those d-corps.

I'm surprised the Ducks haven't landed a #2 or #3. That would put them up there with the other 3. The Bolts D should be pretty good, too. Rangers and Habs, maybe.