Melker Karlsson signed a 2 year contract / $3.250M total

[Nighthock]

Is he our "Milk Hot Dog" then?

 

[hohosaregood]

I was thinking that too, might want to spread out the scoring. He had good chemistry with Nieto, but then Nieto also has good chemistry with Hertl and Couture so who knows.

Nieto pretty much plays well with everybody. Doesn't really matter where he plays, he's gonna help that line. If only he could make pucks go into nets though

 

[KirbyDots]

Nieto pretty much plays well with everybody. Doesn't really matter where he plays, he's gonna help that line. If only he could make pucks go into nets though

Yeah I don't like him with Jumbo but that's about it, mainly because of said lack of making pucks go in the net. Anywhere on the 2nd or 3rd works great for him. You're right though, he's useful on most every line.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I hope Nieto spends the summer shooting pucks.

 

[weastern bias]

Hope and pray that Thornton can be a true superstar center, and that Burns becomes a Norris-quality guy.

Lol

Might as well hope that dust turns into gold

Burns will need to learn what "defense" means before we can even think about him becoming a #1 quality guy, let alone a Norris level player

 

[hohosaregood]

Lol

Might as well hope that dust turns into gold

Burns will need to learn what "defense" means before we can even think about him becoming a #1 quality guy, let alone a Norris level player

Hey man, he got a Norris vote. He's getting there

 

[JayP812]

I think the Sharks should move Marleau back to center:

Karlsson-Thornton-Pavelski
Nieto-Marleau-Couture
UFA/TT-Hertl-Wingels
Torres-Smith-Tierney
Goodrow
Hayes

Dillon-Burns
Vlasic-Braun
Irwin-Mueller

Um, why? You made the second line a whole lot worse by moving all 3 out of their best position.

 

[weastern bias]

Hey man, he got a Norris vote. He's getting there

Media vote

Means as little as Burns' presence on the back end

 

[hohosaregood]

Media vote

Means as little as Burns' presence on the back end

Imma gloat so hard when Burnzie proves you wrong

 

[5H4RK5]

 

[OrrNumber4]

Um, why? You made the second line a whole lot worse by moving all 3 out of their best position.

Swap Nieto and Couture then. I think Marleau is best as a center. His best secondary-trait is his defensive ability, which is most utilized at center. His mentality fits a centers. The Sharks thought his speed and goal-scoring would be more useful on the wings; they currently need speed and goal-scoring from center, and Marleau provides that.

 

[rangerssharks414]

He's making less than Burish money which is just a sad reminder of how much Burish made.

I'm okay with this.

 

[SactoShark]

Media vote

Means as little as Burns' presence on the back end

Dillon > Norris

 

[sr228]

Just wanted to add a couple names that could push for a spot, Jevpalovs and O'Regan (Depending on if he leaves BU). Also wondering if Rod comes over this season. Said he likes to agitate which would work well on the 4th line.

It seems pretty unlikely at this point that O'Regan turns pro.

There's a decent chance that Rod comes to NA this season but if he does, I'd be really surprised if he pushed for NHL time, at least to start the season. Going forward though, his skillset is what this org should be looking for when trying to address "grit" in their bottom 6.

 

[sr228]

This is a pretty good contract for the org to see what kind of player Karlsson actually is.

I don't expect him to be as productive as he was last season but he should be a useful player going forward.

 

[weastern bias]

Imma gloat so hard when Burnzie proves you wrong

I'm not sure if time is cyclical, but if so we just may lap ourselves while you wait

Dillon > Norris

Well this is true, Chuck is way to small to cover NHL forwards

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

I hope Nieto spends the summer shooting pucks.

But that would hurt his possession stats...

 

[The Ice Hockey Dude]

pretty generous contract for a player w/o a full season of NHL experience, I'll be ok with it if he continues to be the same or better than last year, no soft more slump

 

[210]

Weird how he reached free agency so fast.

Based on his age his ELC was just one season.

 

[LadyStanley]

Official

 

[hohosaregood]

I'm not sure if time is cyclical, but if so we just may lap ourselves while you wait



Well this is true, Chuck is way to small to cover NHL forwards

Time is a flat circle

 

[Coily]

I hope Nieto spends the summer shooting pucks.

and shortening his stick.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

and shortening his stick.

Yup Looks like he stole Jumbo's stick as a joke.

 

[hohosaregood]

and shortening his stick.

Either that or actually figure out how to play his jumbo stick better.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Nice. Hopefully he improves on his break out year last year. Every little bit helps.

Maybe I should take the approach of if this team makes the playoffs, fine. If not, that's ok too. It's a rebuild, so let's see what is in the pipeline for the future.