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EP Rinkside giving us a B+ so between them and scotching, I'm happy with those evaluations.
EP Rinkside giving us a B+ so between them and scotching, I'm happy with those evaluations.
If the Sharks drafted Clarke, and the Kings drafted Eklund next, they still would have given the Kings an A, and Sharks a B+.
Ranking by the media is all BS.
I mean, the other Kings picks look a lot better than the other Sharks picks. Pinelli, Kirsanov and Helenius all look like better prospects right now than anyone the Sharks drafted rounds 3-7.
The really hype projection is Zetterberg.I've seen a lot of comparables to Ehlers and Aho. He's a hard guy to compare to though because of his playing style. Great with the puck, but he's under 6' but finishes his checks and competes defensively. Pretty much everything you want out of a forward. If you pair this guy with someone who is just a pure sniper that only cares about goals...good things could happen.
I've seen a lot of comparables to Ehlers and Aho. He's a hard guy to compare to though because of his playing style. Great with the puck, but he's under 6' but finishes his checks and competes defensively. Pretty much everything you want out of a forward. If you pair this guy with someone who is just a pure sniper that only cares about goals...good things could happen.
If Meier can get his act together, hes a better shooter than passerWhere’s Cheechoo when you need him?
Ironically, a lot of our up and coming guys are playmakers — Wiesblatt, Bordeleau are supposed to be playmakers too. I guess Gushchin isn’t but we’re going to need some snipers in a couple years.
f*** it let's just trade Labanc for Tarasenko.Where’s Cheechoo when you need him?
Ironically, a lot of our up and coming guys are playmakers — Wiesblatt, Bordeleau are supposed to be playmakers too. I guess Gushchin isn’t but we’re going to need some snipers in a couple years.
f*** it let's just trade Labanc for Tarasenko.
Where’s Cheechoo when you need him?
Ironically, a lot of our up and coming guys are playmakers — Wiesblatt, Bordeleau are supposed to be playmakers too. I guess Gushchin isn’t but we’re going to need some snipers in a couple years.
I'm a bit more concerned on what the zone entry scheme will look like. Edges, puck handling, and passing seem quite the opposite from dump, chase, rear end, dig. I suppose with players like Balcers, Barabanov, Dahlen, next season might shine some light on how the Sharks will diversify (or not).
With having Balcers, Barabanov, and Dahlen as the young roster players, and drafting Wiesblatt, Bordeleau, and Eklund, Wilson definitely seems to be building a roster with a clear vision of game style in mind. Whether Boughner is the coach to implement that style, I don't know, but I highly doubt it. These are all the kinds of players that Karlsson and Burns need to pass the puck to, though - guys that can take a good entry pass and bring success out of it.
Eh, even if he isn’t the right coach, he can be replaced if required. These players are barely going to be entering the league, so we will have plenty of time to figure out if Bob is the right coach.The Boughner of it all is my concern. I mean, you have to imagine Doug and Boughner talked about their vision of the team together and obviously this is the direction they're moving, but I am worried that they're building a fast-flying, high-skilled team and Bob is going to make them cycle in the corners all day.
Eh, even if he isn’t the right coach, he can be replaced if required. These players are barely going to be entering the league, so we will have plenty of time to figure out if Bob is the right coach.
Sharks were a rush team under Boughner last year not sure what people were watching.
Sharks were a rush team under Boughner last year not sure what people were watching.
There were stretches of games where things were clicking and the forwards could actually catch passes and the transition attack actually did look pretty good. The problem that would pop up after a while seemed to be the actual in-zone play on both ends. Either they would get the puck into the offensive zone and then immediately turn the puck over or they couldn't recover the puck in the defensive zone. I suspect it's more related to the lack of execution from the forwards than from the defense personally.I guess that’s a fair point, they wanted to be a fast transition team. I was mostly blinded by how bad they were at everything.