Confirmed with Link: Sharks acquire Nick Merkley for Christian Jaros (Merkley Signed 2-way, 1yr/$750k)

[Lebanezer]

 

[Barrie22]

And 4/5ths of their top power play unit were Sharks. Good times.

And 2/4th of the pk.

 

[STL Shark]

He played with Rourke Chartier for the Kelowna Rockets. Chartier had a 48 goal season he was a big part of that if i remember correctly.

Yep. Remember wanting him when Chartier was considered one of our only/best prospects because of their play together. Also wonder where the org goes now as Meloche and Merkley are the only RHD not named Burns/Karlsson in the organization. Guess it is something you can address in a number of ways, but with Simek being rumored to be on the move as well not sure who they have in mind to play with the Cuda and be depth D.

 

[ChompChomp]

Let collect all the Merkleys

Merkley is the new Karlsson.

 

[OffSydes]

So this was probably his source on the trade as well.

 

[TheBeard]

hard to evaluate in a pandemic year, let’s see how funny you are next year

I’ve been training in the Czech Republic this off-season so some of the humor might get weird.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

Merkley might be that 4c

 

[OrrNumber4]

Merkley is right handed. Both of them.

Ah, I thought so. Internet was wrong on this one...

 

[Doctor Soraluce]

All the Sheng haters where you at

Is there such a thing? Not sure how anyone could "hate" Sheng. Best beat writer for the team IMO. Goes above and beyond especially with the streaming of training camp scrimmages. Dude should never have to buy a beer when Sharks fans are around.

 

[The Nemesis]

DW: "We're thrilled to get Nick on the team. We believe he adds a lot to our bottom 6 and that he'll have a strong brotherly influence on Ryan and... what? They're not brothers? They're not even related at all? f***. What are we going to with 10,000 "Super Merkley Bros." t-shirts?"

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

DW: "We're thrilled to get Nick on the team. We believe he adds a lot to our bottom 6 and that he'll have a strong brotherly influence on Ryan and... what? They're not brothers? They're not even related at all? f***. What are we going to with 10,000 "Super Merkley Bros." t-shirts?"

*Both Merkley's have been waived*

 

[HBK27]

Nick Merkley was one of the key pieces in the Taylor Hall trade. This could actually be a solid pickup.

Not sure he was really a key piece of that trade, which was really centered around the the 1st round pick & Kevin Bahl. Could be a solid pickup for the Sharks though. Most Devils fans wanted to see the team give him a longer look with the big club and we were surprised when he was waived at the beginning of the season (and to a lesser extent again later in the season). Seemed to play well in spurts and thought he would come into this season competing for a roster spot, especially with Bastian (lost in the expansion draft) and Maltsev (part of the Graves trade) gone, but as was mentioned before it just seemed like some of the other younger guys surpassed him. Hope he sticks in SJ.

 

[landshark]

DW: "We're thrilled to get Nick on the team. We believe he adds a lot to our bottom 6 and that he'll have a strong brotherly influence on Ryan and... what? They're not brothers? They're not even related at all? f***. What are we going to with 10,000 "Super Merkley Bros." t-shirts?"

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

I'm laughing so hard my eyes are watering.

 

[Desert Eagle]

Just checked his stats. He didn’t play on PK and had 8 FO in 27 games this season.
Anyway, I’m OK with this trade. Just swap of two depth players.

 

[YUPPY]

Memorable Forward Lines in Sharks History

No. 7: Sergei Makarov—Igor Larionov—Johan Garpenlov

No. 6: Scott Thornton—Mike Ricci—Niklas Sundstrom

No. 5: Tomas Hertl—Joe Thornton—Brent Burns

No. 4: Milan Michalek—Patrick Marleau—Steve Bernier

No. 3: Jeff Friesen -- Vincent Damphousse--Owen Nolan

No. 2: Johnathon Cheecho—Joe Thornton—Mark Bell

No. 1: Patrick Marleau--Joe Thornton--Joe Pavelski

 

[Mafoofoo]

Hertl-Thornton-Burns was such a fun line man

 

[Nighthock]

 

[sharski]

Ehhh... Who for who?

 

[TheBeard]

Ehhh... Who for who?

Tristan Jarry for Nick Lachey

 

[Jargon]

You gotta mention Ekman - Thornton - Cheechoo in any memorable lineup. That line was so fun.

Also; was just reading about Merkley and he is kind of fascinating. He’s supposed to be a very smart, tenacious and good playmaker and he hasn’t really gotten much of an opportunity anywhere to prove himself. He’s definitely low on the prospect chart (though I think he can win the RW on the 4th line) but he does seem to have the talent to be more and the Sharks desperately need playmakers.

 

[Alberta]

With Merkley not qualified, what are the chances he even plays for the Sharks?

 

[themelkman]

With Merkley not qualified, what are the chances he even plays for the Sharks?

according to sources he has a deal coming with the team, they just didnt want to pay him 880. Bet he gets 750k

 

[Sharksrule04]

Memorable Forward Lines in Sharks History

No. 7: Sergei Makarov—Igor Larionov—Johan Garpenlov

No. 6: Scott Thornton—Mike Ricci—Niklas Sundstrom

No. 5: Tomas Hertl—Joe Thornton—Brent Burns

No. 4: Milan Michalek—Patrick Marleau—Steve Bernier

No. 3: Jeff Friesen -- Vincent Damphousse--Owen Nolan

No. 2: Johnathon Cheecho—Joe Thornton—Mark Bell

No. 1: Patrick Marleau--Joe Thornton--Joe Pavelski

I forget who was paired with Korky in the year the Sharks went to the conference final (03-04). Was it McCauley and Ekman? I remember his line being very fun to watch that year.

 

[jMoneyBrah]

Not that it compares to any of those other much better lines, but the Pavelski - Wellwood - Mitchell line was fun times for a few months.

 

[WTFetus]

No love for the Burger line?