Claimed off Waivers: [SJS] Rudolfs Balcers claimed off waivers by the Sharks

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Good prospect. Over a PPG in the AHL this past season, albeit playing with Brown and Batherson a lot of the time.

Could be a decent middle 6 winger. Free asset for the Sharks who's probably better than a number of their wingers already.
 
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Lol no they wouldn't. Knowing they gave up Stuetzle any sane Sharks fans would not do that trade.
Getting the best offensive D in the league is worth it. Knowing the pick is 3rd overall, yes there’s more of a hesitation but the trade originally was so lopsided for the Sharks.
 
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Lol no they wouldn't. Knowing they gave up Stuetzle any sane Sharks fans would not do that trade.

Not to mention Norris who looks extremely promising.

I’ve liked Balcers ever since we traded for him and saw that his first name is Rudolfs... Gonna miss him. Wish him all the best and hope he cracks the Sharks roster. He’s really talented.
 

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Karlsson hasn't been the best offensive D in the league in years, and this is a roster with Burns.
What does Burns have to do with EK? Without EK behind Burns the best offensive D the Sharks have/had in the past few years is Tim freaking Heed. There’s a world where trades don’t have to have a winner or a loser. Norris is great now but I don’t think he would have been given the same chance in SJ. Tierney would never have been more than a 3C (and a 4C up until this season). Demelo was a bottom pairing D that was scratched and flawed with us and again wouldn’t have gotten the same chance in SJ. Stuetzle is fantastic and is a great get for OTT but he’s still a mystery box while the Sharks were all in and they couldn’t wait for him to be better. EK also allows us to insulate our top prospect (Merkley) and allowed us to take a chance on a guy (Merkley) that talent wise was top 5 in the draft. This trade now looks much more even.
 

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