Is it time for Matt Irwin to be gone??

[FeedingFrenzy]

He has been given ample time now and yet he is still a train wreck on the ice. Sharks are 5-0 when MI rides the pine so far this season. Hannan/Demers is a billion times better. I would even advocate platooning SH with Fedun. Get the kid some time now so when the POs come he could be relied upon. Trading Irwin is slim, maybe we could just waive him??
I hope DW stays away when his contract expires this summer.


I like many thought the addition of Larry Robinson would help Irwin turn the corner.. Hasn't happened..

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[Nighthock]

Throw him on the wing.

 

[hateseed]

trade him for 2 2nds.

 

[Alaskanice]

Poor Irwin, he's not the reason we lost games but he's not helping himself either. My thought is that Fedun can do better. Irwin may need a change of scenery. Mueller has shown that Irwin is expendable.

 

[FeedingFrenzy]

Throw him on the wing.

3rd or 4th line?

Poor Irwin, he's not the reason we lost games but he's not helping himself either. My thought is that Fedun can do better. Irwin may need a change of scenery. Mueller has shown that Irwin is expendable.

that might be hotly debateable

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Irwin's issues are directly tied to his heavy feet.

 

[Pavelski2112]

3rd or 4th line?






that might be hotly debateable

Put him on Thornton's wing with Scott.

 

[CanadienShark]

I think I'd be comfortable with

Vlasic - Braun
Mueller - Burns
Fedun/Hannan - Demers

Hopefully trade Hannan++ for or somehow acquire someone like Gardiner (obviously Hannan wouldn't be part of a trade for Gardiner).

 

[Kcoyote3]

I think I'd be comfortable with

Vlasic - Braun
Mueller - Burns
Fedun/Hannan - Demers

Hopefully trade Hannan++ for or somehow acquire someone like Gardiner (obviously Hannan wouldn't be part of a trade for Gardiner).

I don't think Hannan really has any trade value at this point. Unless the team we'd be trading to is very thin from injuries. But then why would they trade back a defenseman?

Either way, I like that lineup. If Demers hits his old form and Hannan plays even marginally better we SHOULD be okay. That being said, it is still a weak third pair.

I agree with the OP though, Irwin is the new Stuart in terms of mucking things up.

 

[Timos Death Stare]

The problem with Irwin is his feet speed, or lack thereof. Unfortunately year after year he had a chance to improve upon it, as he does have a really nice shot. The problem is he can rarely use it and he gets burned on the foot speed issue. He'll be a FA after this, so it's hard to get any value for him I'd think. If he just sat in the press box I think that'd do something, as he isn't doing us any favors. Guy has been a total disappointment as I had high hopes for him. I still love watching his shots when he can get them off - they are pretty powerful and straight. IMO best shot from the blue line (slap shot) - even ahead of Burns's as he mostly has powerful wristers.

 

[Bowie22]

Irwin's skating is atrocious. Sometimes Hannan looks faster...

 

[Hold the Pickles]

Irwin's skating is atrocious. Sometimes Hannan looks faster...

Glad I'm not the only one that has thought so from time to time.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Hannan is faster than Irwin. Hannan just has abysmal puck skills at this stage of his career.

 

[Mafoofoo]

Make him the PP coach.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

No then every shooter from the point would injure whoever was in front of the net.

 

[Coily]

No then every shooter from the point would injure whoever was in front of the net.

Well no one wearing teal goes there anyways.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

Well no one wearing teal goes there anyways.

The Sharks still wear teal?

 

[LeeIFBB]

He should change his # to 5, get a giant visor, and call it a day.

 

[Alwalys]

It is kind of incredible how awfully he fits with the team game. He's pretty much an anchor. Just a step slow physically and mentally.

 

[Satastic]

How could you all forget that amazing 2 goal performance??

 

[Hold the Pickles]

How could you all forget that amazing 2 goal performance??

sometimes the blind squirrel finds two acorns.

 

[Timo Time]

Platoon him... To a different team.

 

[DystopianTierney]

 

[The Great John Scott]

Harvest his ACL for Torres before we ship him off to wherever first...

 

[Bowie22]

Will his jersey be retired?