You're already playing a "what-if" scenario. What if they had signed Karlsson?
What if they front-loaded his contract enough? What about a limited NMC like virtually everyone has these days?
I don't think anyone actually believes that a serious offer was made to re-sign Karlsson.
Many of us suspected that the whole thing was a (poorly conceived and executed) face-saving gesture and we were proven right.
The fact that Dorion let slip that the rebuild decision was made in February (what, you're going to rebuild by keeping all of your players?), and that he was on the block at the deadline, just revealed how two-faced they were over the summer.
Yeah, I heard that and it's a blatant lie.
You can't rebuild by keeping all your players.
Of course not.
But they knew in February, when they made the decision to rebuild that some player(s) were going to go.
So It began with off loading Dion Phaneuf & Nate Thompson on Feb 13th.
Then Chris Didomenico on Feb 15th, Dekek Brassard & Vincent Dunn on Feb 23rd, Nick Shore & Ian Cole on Feb 26th and Mike Hoffman & Cody Donaghey on June on June 19th.
They Offered a contract extension to EK65 on July ......
It's all to easy to say "that's a lie" just to keep your narrative alive.
Link?
Oh please.
You don't rebuild by paying a guy a front-loaded $11-12M a year for 8 years.
oh...I'm sure the offer was made low enough that he wouldn't accept...stop defending these clowns.Then why did they offer him an extension?
If he accepted it, what would they have done?
Of course not.
But they knew in February, when they made the decision to rebuild that some player(s) were going to go.
So It began with off loading Dion Phaneuf & Nate Thompson on Feb 13th.
Then Chris Didomenico on Feb 15th, Dekek Brassard & Vincent Dunn on Feb 23rd, Nick Shore & Ian Cole on Feb 26th and Mike Hoffman & Cody Donaghey on June on June 19th.
They Offered a contract extension to EK65 on July ......
It's all to easy to say "that's a lie" just to keep your narrative alive.
Remember when Perron was the guy that made Dahlen expendable?
Hey Swiften, can you help me out with something?I don't. Because this is not true.
unfortunately...they just got rid of their Brand...so Mr Melnyk, who pretends to be a businessman. knows NOT what he does....They are selling us a product. We need to know what we’re buying.
he also defended dorion and the sens team in general to the death and still is. he has egg all over his face for all his thoughts i wouldnt put much worth in themHey Swiften, can you help me out with something?
You posted on the main boards that Ceci was a pending UFA and Dzingle was a pending RFA.
Were you wrong?
oh...I'm sure the offer was made low enough that he wouldn't accept...stop defending these clowns.
they just traded a Ferrari for a Lada, and a few rusted out skodas...
This trade yesterday, based on what came back, signals to me, that EK65 is not going to sign an extension with the Sharks, and fully intends to become an UFA.
It is a lie. We are not fools here. Are you a paid hack?
This team will lose Duchene and Stone soon too, and then we'll be talking rebuild for the next 7 ****ing years, like TML. This is Eugene Melnyk trying to punish the fan base. Problem is, he is going to get punished hard this season via lack of fan based revenue.
Hey Swiften, can you help me out with something?
You posted on the main boards that Ceci was a pending UFA and Dzingle was a pending RFA.
Were you wrong?
For what logical reason, would the owner want to "punish the fan base"???
That's way out there, if you actually believe that. I know he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer, and might even just be a spoon, but that's just crazy.
The thing about trading for a pending UFA is that you get that first shot at him.
What if he likes playing with Brent Burns? What if he likes San Jose and California?
You get to make your pitch in the absence of any other suitors.
It's a gamble for sure, but a smart one, and San Jose can afford to make it.
Are you seriously trying to equate logic with Eugene Melnyk. Have you actually been paying attention to this team at all for the last 10-years? Take a look at the fumble **** moves that have been made based on Melnyk trying to play puppet master. He was talking about selling the team/ moving the team last winter and now he's gung-ho on the rebuild? Give me a ****ing break. Of course he is trying to punish the fan base, and specifically the #Melnykout folks, because he is just that vindictive.
WrongLook ......... I'm defending no one.
A poster made a statement that the decision to Trade EK65 was made in February.
It was not.
The Decision to do a complete rebuild was, and number of players were dealt away in Febuary.
IF PD decided to trade EK65, in Febuary, he would have be dealt at the Deadline, maximizing the return for having EK65 for the 2018 playoffs, next season and the 2019 playoffs.
The did not trade him at the deadline.
They offered him an extension on July 1st, as promised ......... EK65 refused (for whatever reason) and was given permission to talk to other teams about the likelihood of signing an extension with them, and thereby maximizing the return for him in a trade.
So logically they, both PD and EK65 knew a trade was going to come at some point, unless EK65 decided to accept the tabled offer, if if was still "on the table".
This trade yesterday, based on what came back, signals to me, that EK65 is not going to sign an extension with the Sharks, and fully intends to become an UFA.
I can't believe that he's that petty, that he would purposely punish the fans, as you suggest, that would only drive down tickets sales, the life blood of the franchise.
He intends, at some point in the future (as he claims) to sell this franchise, so why would he drive down it's value?
In the pursuit of being fair, Mendes asked Dorion about that yesterday. Dorion said the decision to rebuild was made in February. Later on, the decision to move EK was made. They decided later that the easiest way to build up a pile of prospects/picks was to move EK.