Prospect Info: Sharks Prospect Info/Discussion Thread XV

[Jargon]

I've had friends who literally sold drugs and robbed houses when they were 19... now they're totally normal adults with families and regular jobs. It's shocking, but 19 year olds aren't actually particularly well-developed, reasonable people yet. WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT??

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

Where is the proof he is not satan!??

Exactly.

The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.

So the fact that people don't think Merkley is Satan, actually proves that he is.

 

[Patty Ice]

Where is the proof he is not satan!??

Satan confirmed E5

 

[Lebanezer]

Where is the proof he is not satan!??

Yea, it is a really weird narrative coming out of Ontario. It seems as if there is a personal vendetta out for him.

Yeah, it's over the top, and no one else anywhere is talking about it. No prospect writers, no mainstream writers, no Sharks writers.

 

[Lebanezer]

Satan confirmed E5

Well played.

 

[Bowie22]

I'm just laughing at how upset he's got the mainboards. Finally a Sharks prospect getting recognition...

 

[LadyStanley]

If the Sharks burn his ELC and play him for 10 games in the NHL, can be THEN be sent to the AHL?

No.

 

[one2gamble]

im going to laugh when they cant trade him but dont want him there and he ends up in the ahl because he has no contract anymore

 

[themelkman]

I’m pretty sure if the team waived him another CHL team could pick him up. If he went somewhere in Alberta i could watch some games and keep us in the know

 

[Patty Ice]

I’m pretty sure if the team waived him another CHL team could pick him up. If he went somewhere in Alberta i could watch some games and keep us in the know

Future themelkman confirmed Merkley hater E5

 

[Lebanezer]

What the hell standard is Merkley being held up to? He's a punk kid playing junior hockey. Junior hockey. Junior. Junior. Unpaid, junior hockey. No one wants him the OHL? Why does anyone think that would bother him? Does he want to play in the OHL for the rest of his life? Um, no. He wants to play in the NHL, he wants to have a professional career. He was a 1st round pick, and yes his attitude caused him to slide in the draft, but someone still liked him enough to draft him in the 1st round, so he obviously has the ability to play in the NHL. His OHL coaches can't even legitimately threaten him, benching him doesn't remove his talent, scratching him doesn't mean he wasn't drafted in the 1st round. He's not underperforming when he plays, and yes, he does have aspects of his game that he needs to improve, but the OHL isn't the only place he can learn and improve. Everyone seems to want to put him in his place, but they lack the power or weight required to actually do that because no matter what they say or do, they can't take away his talent, and they won't prevent the Sharks from trying to turn him into an NHLer.

 

[sharks_dynasty]

The times that I have seen him playing in San Jose he just seems so happy and enjoying every minute of the experience. Hard to understand why he is being shunned in the junior league. I’m sure the Sharks are going to find him a good home. Perhaps overseas?

 

[SactoShark]

One dude makes a stink on the boards and everyone else is dropping by to take a shit.

 

[MegalodonOnIce]

If the Sharks burn his ELC and play him for 10 games in the NHL, can be THEN be sent to the AHL?

Sadly, no. Even if they burnt the first year of his contract, he can't play AHL unless it's try-out (at the end of the season) or he's at least 20.

 

[Jargon]

Sadly, no. Even if they burnt the first year of his contract, he can't play AHL unless it's try-out (at the end of the season) or he's at least 20.

Ah damn.

Best bet seems like either Europe or Doug forces the issue.

 

[Lebanezer]

Merkley is golfing with the head coach of the junior Sharks. Probably teaching him how to destroy children’s spirits.

 

[Bowie22]

 

[Harbessix]

Chicoutimi announced their final roster and Kotkov is not listed. Doesn’t appear to have been traded so curious if they plan on keeping him in the AHL this season. I assumed he’d go back to junior as he is one of the few players eligible to do so.

 

[LadyStanley]

Does "final" roster include IR?

I know there are some crazy machinations WRT NHL roster about "non-roster" players that sometimes get used at the start of the season for injury, visa or other issues.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Kotkov has probably been hanging with Merkley and they've both bounced ideas off each other about sacrificing children and making graffiti on national monuments.

 

[Lebanezer]

Chicoutimi announced their final roster and Kotkov is not listed. Doesn’t appear to have been traded so curious if they plan on keeping him in the AHL this season. I assumed he’d go back to junior as he is one of the few players eligible to do so.

Can you link where you saw the roster?

 

[Harbessix]

Can you link where you saw the roster?

Formation officielle des Saguenéens 2019-20 – Chicoutimi, Sagueneens

 

[Maverick41]

Not entirely sure if this is the right place to put this, but Sharks Free Agent signing Lean Bergmann played in the Champions Hockey League here in Europe today and scored 2 goals and had an assist in a 6-1 victory for his Mannheim team against Vienna.
Not the strongest competition but he seems to be picking up where he had left off last season. He will play one more game with Mannheim on Sunday before he leaves for the Sharks' rookie camp. I am really curious where his path will take him this season.

 

[themelkman]

Not entirely sure if this is the right place to put this, but Sharks Free Agent signing Lean Bergmann played in the Champions Hockey League here in Europe today and scored 2 goals and had an assist in a 6-1 victory for his Mannheim team against Vienna.
Not the strongest competition but he seems to be picking up where he had left off last season. He will play one more game with Mannheim on Sunday before he leaves for the Sharks' rookie camp. I am really curious where his path will take him this season.

I honestly didn’t think he could play for his German league team or I woulda watched the game dammit.

 

[Jargon]

Not entirely sure if this is the right place to put this, but Sharks Free Agent signing Lean Bergmann played in the Champions Hockey League here in Europe today and scored 2 goals and had an assist in a 6-1 victory for his Mannheim team against Vienna.
Not the strongest competition but he seems to be picking up where he had left off last season. He will play one more game with Mannheim on Sunday before he leaves for the Sharks' rookie camp. I am really curious where his path will take him this season.

Really interested in him. Big guy, plays with an edge, and apparently is quick and has really good hands. We haven't talked too much about him here (as most of us don't know anything about him) but really curious how he does at camp. I can see why the Sharks might be more willing to see how their rookies do this year, they have a really interesting crop -- probably one of the best I've seen in years.