GDT: Game #7 Sharks @ Bruins - Black Bear Diner Edition - 4:00 PM PDT CSN-CA KFOX

[Alaskanice]

This coaching staff is definitely stubborn. I don't think they're foolish though.

Aren't NHL coaches hired to win?? The AHL is to teach and learn. That was always my understanding.

 

[sr228]

Aren't NHL coaches hired to win?? The AHL is to teach and learn. That was always my understanding.

Absolutely, though I don't know what that has to do with them being stubborn. Most NHL coaches are a bit stubborn.

 

[Alaskanice]

Absolutely, though I don't know what that has to do with them being stubborn. Most NHL coaches are a bit stubborn.

I would guess the same. If expectations were piled up on me, I'd play my most effective players all game if I could.

 

[Lebanezer]

Ah yes the enlightened fans must know more than the coach about his own team. No one complained last year when Hertl and Nieto played because the Sharks won and looked good. Now the Sharks are working in young players and not looking very good and have lost 2 regulation games and now he's stubborn and foolish.

My comments about Todd are not based on the last 2 games. I wouldn't have said anything if it didn't fit into a pattern.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Aren't NHL coaches hired to win?? The AHL is to teach and learn. That was always my understanding.

An NHL coach is hired to teach and learn just as much as they are to win. You don't succeed at the NHL level without incorporating youth that you have to teach and groom. This isn't the pre-cap era where you could separate the two if you could afford it. Teaching youth to play at this level with consistency is a requirement.

 

[sr228]

I would guess the same. If expectations were piled up on me, I'd play my most effective players all game if I could.

That's kind if my point.

I don't think the coaches are icing their most effective players (either actually playing them or usage) and not putting players in the best positions for success is compounding the issue.

 

[tahoesharksfan]

What a disappointing finish. Four minutes of PP to put us back in the game and we can't find the net? WTF? Where's the commitment? Where's the leadership?
I could handle the outcome, good or bad, if they just were consistant and giving it 100% for 60 minutes every night.
Man this team is frustrating...

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

What a disappointing finish. Four minutes of PP to put us back in the game and we can't find the net? WTF? Where's the commitment? Where's the leadership?
I could handle the outcome, good or bad, if they just were consistant and giving it 100% for 60 minutes every night.
Man this team is frustrating...

Burns had 5 shots on that pp. Sometimes the opponent does the job and it isn't from a lack of effort.

 

[Alaskanice]

Burns had 5 shots on that pp. Sometimes the opponent does the job and it isn't from a lack of effort.

Burns is proving to be a beast on the point with the shots. Nice to see Logan finally get on board. Our veterans are carrying us along so far. Let's hope the youngsters get past this road trip and start contributing.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

What a disappointing finish. Four minutes of PP to put us back in the game and we can't find the net? WTF? Where's the commitment? Where's the leadership?
I could handle the outcome, good or bad, if they just were consistant and giving it 100% for 60 minutes every night.
Man this team is frustrating...

You act like they weren't trying in those four minutes. There is another team, and a good one at that, trying to prevent them from scoring and are very good at that.

Also, it is impossible for a team to give 100% for the entirety of the game every night. Absolutely impossible. They're humans. Not robots.

 

[tahoesharksfan]

Whether they just got outplayed or did or didn't give their all it's still frustrating as hell...

 

[hohosaregood]

I'm kinda annoyed they just kept the 1st unit out the whole 4 minute PP. Hell, they probably should've pulled Niemi from the start of it instead of having an extra man on when the rest of the guys are absolutely gassed.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Whether they just got outplayed or did or didn't give their all it's still frustrating as hell...

You can expect more of the same. The group is pretty young, they pretty much have only two reliable forward lines, their bottom six is weak at this point, their blue line is of average skill level, and they have average goaltending. They will be a good but inconsistent team in the regular season with what they have now.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Burns is proving to be a beast on the point with the shots. Nice to see Logan finally get on board. Our veterans are carrying us along so far. Let's hope the youngsters get past this road trip and start contributing.

Burns' shot is needed from the point and the pp. He'll get about the same amount of points from there as he would if he were a forward.

 

[WTFetus]

I'm kinda annoyed they just kept the 1st unit out the whole 4 minute PP. Hell, they probably should've pulled Niemi from the start of it instead of having an extra man on when the rest of the guys are absolutely gassed.

Opposite for me. I didn't want them to pull Niemi at all, and just hope they could get it done 5v4 for 4 minutes.

 

[SactoShark]

Opposite for me. I didn't want them to pull Niemi at all, and just hope they could get it done 5v4 for 4 minutes.

Yeah, it seems sometimes the mentality goes from holding the zone and driving shots towards the net, to protecting against an empty netter. Maybe that's just my perception, but I don't see it work out much.

Maybe they should have just put Stalock out there at the redline? sorta

 

[Blackbear]

Burns' shot is needed from the point and the pp. He'll get about the same amount of points from there as he would if he were a forward.

Didn't he usually play the point on PP even when he was a forward last year? Your are right that it is likely the best place for him.

 

[hohosaregood]

OT: Do you guys think DW will try to sign Tikhonov next year? He should be a UFA and he has SJ ties.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Didn't he usually play the point on PP even when he was a forward last year? Your are right that it is likely the best place for him.

He did towards the end of the year. They still relied on a regessed Boyle too much.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Definitely was not an effort issue last night. They emptied the tanks but the execution is simply not there at times.

 

[Boy Hedican]

OT: Do you guys think DW will try to sign Tikhonov next year? He should be a UFA and he has SJ ties.

Why do we need more bottom 6 forwards? He never worked out well in PHX and that may be due to Gretzky and the ownership group then, but I don't think he can make an impact at this level. He's paid well in Russia and is a star. That all said, I know first hand that his wife (who is a friend of mine) wasn't thrilled about going back to Russia. Maybe thats changed now that they're settled with a family though. If it did in fact happen that we signed him, I'd be thrilled because I could finally say I actually KNOW a Shark

 

[hohosaregood]

Why do we need more bottom 6 forwards? He never worked out well in PHX and that may be due to Gretzky and the ownership group then, but I don't think he can make an impact at this level. He's paid well in Russia and is a star. That all said, I know first hand that his wife (who is a friend of mine) wasn't thrilled about going back to Russia. Maybe thats changed now that they're settled with a family though. If it did in fact happen that we signed him, I'd be thrilled because I could finally say I actually KNOW a Shark

Well...by default, he'd probably be better than our 4th line. No guarantee that Sheppard signs here either. Also Torres health concerns continue. Who knows how well he's gonna be able to skate without the ACL. That's about it.

 

[Coily]

OT: Do you guys think DW will try to sign Tikhonov next year? He should be a UFA and he has SJ ties.

Doubt it.

 

[Boy Hedican]

Well...by default, he'd probably be better than our 4th line. No guarantee that Sheppard signs here either. Also Torres health concerns continue. Who knows how well he's gonna be able to skate without the ACL. That's about it.

I see. Well then yeah, I still doubt he comes back to play 4th line minutes when he's playing top 6 now.