The San Jose Sharks are horror-bad
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GoldenSeal
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D Wakaluk
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You have to appreciate them going full retro this season.
There's still work to be done though. Can they "top" their worst season of 24 pts? Seems like a mirage with today's loser points. We'll see!
San Jose Shark seasons (wikipedia)
There's still work to be done though. Can they "top" their worst season of 24 pts? Seems like a mirage with today's loser points. We'll see!
San Jose Shark seasons (wikipedia)
MessierII
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Could easily be the worst team in recent history.
Tob
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Tanking is harder to do than most assume. Players and coaches have pride and teams play down to their opponents. David Quinn continues to be a sum of the parts is less than the whole coach. Some coaches squeeze an extra 10 points out of a team, Quinn squeezes -20 out of his.
Nooo not the reverse jinx! Now we're gonna go on a ten game heater and finish 16th OA. Thanks OP...
Chinaski89
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Sharks will be picking third and all us Sharks fans know it
GoldenSeal
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Well then I’ll hope y’all get 1OA for ya.
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Blackhawks are still winning the lottery it doesn’t matter
Bouboumaster
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Not trolling - I thought it was clear they are fully rebuilding
biturbo19
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I mean, they don't have any good players. They don't seem very well coached. They also don't really seem to give much of a crap. So i'm not sure this should be surprising.
In the long haul, they'll win some games eventually and cobble together a handful of points. Even a terrible team in today's parity league can win when circumstances and bounces go just right every now and then. The schedule is long and other teams will have plenty of games where they look past the Sharks and mail in a terrible effort of their own.
But they're clearly in a full on tank mode. The bigger question is...how many years will it take for them to wash away and shake off that awful stench of tanking? 5? 10? Somewhere in between? Longer even?
In the long haul, they'll win some games eventually and cobble together a handful of points. Even a terrible team in today's parity league can win when circumstances and bounces go just right every now and then. The schedule is long and other teams will have plenty of games where they look past the Sharks and mail in a terrible effort of their own.
But they're clearly in a full on tank mode. The bigger question is...how many years will it take for them to wash away and shake off that awful stench of tanking? 5? 10? Somewhere in between? Longer even?
CaptainShark
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They are and everybody expected them to be bad… despite all of that and despite the fact that they have been without Couture and have been missing Granlund most games, I could not have imagined a start as poor as we have seen.
I mean, it took the Canucks one game to put up 8 goals, it has taken us 9 games to outscore them.
Ya but they’re like no light at the end of the tunnel bad, no flashes, no signs of life bad.
Oh yeah? We'll see who is the worst by seasons end. XD
Buck Naked
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Maybe that EK dude actually had a positive impact last season. Huh, wouldn't you know..
serp
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Worst forward core in the league not even close especially with the Couture , Barabanov and Grandland injuries .
biturbo19
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It is going to be interesting to me, to see if San Jose end up being one of those deeper, more prolonged tank job "rebuilds" where they even deliberately keep their top young guys away from the dumpster fire NHL club for as long as they realistically can. Whether guys like Will Smith might be encouraged to spend a little bit of extra time in College (along with say, Celebrini if they end up winning the lottery).
CanadienShark
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CanadienShark
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Vegas is going to acquire a 1st round pick from a team that misses the playoffs by 1 point. Then they win the draft lottery, leaping the winless Sharks.
Pavels Dog
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Even the league realized how dumb that was and changed the rules. Worst they can drop is 2 spots to 3rd.
serp
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Well when the Avs dropped from #1 to #4 they still got the best player in the 2017 draft.
WhataKnight
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Don’t worry - Vegas doesn’t like picks.
If Grier were to run to a dispensary for some decent edibles and maybe a cornershop to grab some Necco wafers and a few beers on the way back, I’m pretty sure McCrimmon would be buttered up enough to trade down.
(That said, I’m looking forward to Eklund & Smith turning it around. We’ve got more “wife’s name” memes to enjoy.)
