Confirmed Signing with Link: [SJS] Patrick Marleau signs with the Sharks (1 year, $700K)

[Seanaconda]

Plenty of hockey players are done before they turn 30.

or 20 or 18 or whatever the guy played like two decades of his life on the sharks so good on them giving a league minimum contract after he ditched them for the leafs.

may have caved cuz of their record

 

[ottomaddox]

Well, let's see. I am already over 40. I am a man. And I don't give a **** what someone calls me, on the internet or otherwise.

Back to the matter at hand, Marleau looked like a complete passenger on the Leafs last year. I don't think he has anything left in the tank. Do you?

For the sake of Marleau being a human being I hope he helps San Jose.

If I were a fantasy hockey type I wouldn't put my money on him.

 

[Seanaconda]

For the sake of Marleau being a human being I hope he helps San Jose.

If I were a fantasy hockey type I wouldn't put my money on him.

obv not unless youre in a 31 team league with full rosters

 

[krutovsdonut]

seems like a hail mary for the sharks

 

[themelkman]

seems like a hail mary for the sharks

No its not. Its a move to get someone with experience in the bottom six.

 

[LokiDog]

seems like a hail mary for the sharks

I was thinking more of like a nice gesture and charity. This is a retire as a Shark, we forgive you for ditching us contract. I don’t think anyone expects anything from Marleau at this point.

 

[krutovsdonut]

I was thinking more of like a nice gesture and charity. This is a retire as a Shark, we forgive you for ditching us contract. I don’t think anyone expects anything from Marleau at this point.

the nice gesture would have happened in the summer. they decided they didn't need him. now they think they do.

 

[McClelland]

Good injury depht, at 700 k, going home for a retire season, seems to love the game more then money!#Leafs

 

[DANTHEMAN1967]

I can't decide if the Marleau signing is an attempt by Wilson to bring in something positive to distract from what looks like may be a long and disappointing season or is it an indictment of the talent that SJ has in their system?

 

[Kale Hulls]

Doug Wilson- "We're getting the band back together!"

 

[Dog]

Well, now he can retire a Shark where he belongs.

 

[WSS11]

No its not. Its a move to get someone with experience in the bottom six.

except Deboer has him up on the first line with Meier and Couture in his first practice. Deboer might be one of the worst, most stubborn coaches in the league.

 

[Kale Hulls]

He doesn't have much for hands anymore.. and thinks the game too slow now.. but he can certainly still skate

Pretty on point analysis. Marleau can at least be an effective checker but his head for thegame clearly isn't what it once was. Thornton can't skate and he can't think the game anymore.

 

[webdev]

So why didn't this happen earlier?

Sharks thought they had a good team, they were wrong. Panic move.

 

[leaffaninvancouver]

I'm happy for him, he deserves to retire as a Shark.

 

[kanucks25]

Doug Wilson- "We're getting the band back together!"

I hear Cheechoo is available.

 

[hockeyes]

Surprised he didn't just hang em up

 

[LemmyUlanov55]

Signing a vet to 1 year deal worth 700k, HF screaming panic move. Oh come on..

 

[Luihu]

Marleau is just 110 regular season games away from Mr. Hockey. Guess that's his goal right now?

 

[Kale Hulls]

Marleau is just 110 regular season games away from Mr. Hockey. Guess that's his goal right now?

He would have already passed him if he didn't play in a time with two lockouts.

 

[HawkeyTalkMan]

He's fine as a 4th liner, but his hands are gone.

he can still skate decently well at his age, but thats about it, he can be a warm body in the area of the play every shift, but dont expect more than that

 

[as Pure as Evil]

Good on him glad he gets to play one more year with the sharks if he struggles wonder if he just hangs them up

 

[GreatGonzo]

pretty bogus move by the sharks. Before they didn’t need him and had no interest in him, now they do? It’s Wilsons infamous charity cases. He has a lot of them: Gomez, Lemieux, Roenick, Nichol, Wallin, Scott. The differences are obvious with Marleau, but I don’t see how signing him now will do any good other than giving him a nice exit from the sport with his home team and city.

He isn’t a very effective player at this point offensively and defensively. Maybe he can contribute, but I highly doubt it. Just seems like something for fans to get behind to boost moral rather than focus on how crappy the sharks have been and ways to fix it. This just doesn’t appear to be one of them.

 

[Eisen]

Very nice. That's how it's supposed to be.

 

[Ciao]

Happy ending for Patty.

He did the Leafs a solid by waiving his NMC when the time came.

I'm glad it's all turned out well for him and his family.