Pavelski2112
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Not gonna happen but Merkley playing with McDavid would sure as hell make him look a lot better
Speculation: 2022-23 Sharks Roster Discussion Part II
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one2gamble
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I doubt Edmonton would do it. With his underlying defensive stats, I’ve been told jesse’s worth 4 firsts and a top prospect.
Makoshark
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Merkley might have negative trade value at this point... I guess we could look to trade him for another reclamation project? If so who?
hohosaregood
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Puljujarvi for Merkley+4th? Or Ty Smith? I'm sure there's plenty from the 2018-2020 drafts we could look at
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LadyStanley
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Sometimes the brightest stars burn the fastest. Goodnight sweet prince. I'd be happy with a 5th, and do hope he pulls it together somewhere.
A lot of the time defensemen are projects that take time to develop. I just don't have confidence in the organization to identify talent and develop it effectively. A lot of it beyond depth level for us is whatever the kid is when they get here is predominantly what they'll contribute to the club with some exceptions. It's a difficult part of what is done but I don't think they're all that good at it compared to some other teams that lap them especially on the blue line like Nashville.
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Someone on the main boards suggested Zadina. I’d take that or like a Meloche, Carrick type D (good AHL D but old with little to no NHL potential)
Hodge
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Zadina is f***ing worthless and signed for 2.5 more years at a $1.8M cap hit. Sharks would literally be better off just keeping Merkley then letting him walk after the season.
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Hell, I’d take a good AHL player that could help to stabilize the Barracuda in exchange for Merkley.
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one2gamble
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OrrNumber4
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To be fair, this has rarely happened to the Sharks. Most of the prospects they trade away stagnate or never amount to much.
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I would see this point made when Sabean was the Giants GM and my issue was always, then why were they drafted? If a GM can trade away so many prospects that do not pan out, they are bad at drafting.
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Coming into the trade deadline the Sharks are 4th worst in Points %, and Mike Grier will be facing his first trade deadline/full offseason.
It's looking like the Sharks are entrenched in the bottom 4 teams of the league with Chicago, Columbus, and Anaheim. In terms of strength of schedule, the Sharks have had the 4th easiest schedule so far and have the 5th hardest schedule remaining. In the same list for strength of schedule remaining Columbus ranks 3rd, Anaheim ranks 17th, and Chicago ranks 18th.
Chicago is looking too bad to catch at this point, and honestly both Anaheim and Columbus look pretty hard to catch as well. At this point I feel like the best the Sharks could do for tanking is ending up in the #3 spot, but most likely will end up in #4.
According to lottery odds for this year's draft, #4 has a 9.5% chance of the #1 pick, 9.8% chance of #2 pick, 15.4% chance of the #4 pick, 44.9% chance of the #5 pick, and a 20.5% chance of the #6 pick.
So if you're Grier, what do you do with Meier? Do you try to maximize Meier's value at the trade deadline, do you try to sign him long term, or do you wait and see what happens with the draft lottery and potentially trade him at the draft if you don't end up with #1?
Personally I go with the wait and see option, because even if it's a 9.5% chance, pairing Bedard up with Meier immediately gives you a legit 1st line and would drastically speed up the rebuild. If the Sharks don't end up with the #1 pick, you try to maximize Meier's value as an RFA knowing where teams ended up in draft rank.
It's looking like the Sharks are entrenched in the bottom 4 teams of the league with Chicago, Columbus, and Anaheim. In terms of strength of schedule, the Sharks have had the 4th easiest schedule so far and have the 5th hardest schedule remaining. In the same list for strength of schedule remaining Columbus ranks 3rd, Anaheim ranks 17th, and Chicago ranks 18th.
Chicago is looking too bad to catch at this point, and honestly both Anaheim and Columbus look pretty hard to catch as well. At this point I feel like the best the Sharks could do for tanking is ending up in the #3 spot, but most likely will end up in #4.
According to lottery odds for this year's draft, #4 has a 9.5% chance of the #1 pick, 9.8% chance of #2 pick, 15.4% chance of the #4 pick, 44.9% chance of the #5 pick, and a 20.5% chance of the #6 pick.
So if you're Grier, what do you do with Meier? Do you try to maximize Meier's value at the trade deadline, do you try to sign him long term, or do you wait and see what happens with the draft lottery and potentially trade him at the draft if you don't end up with #1?
Personally I go with the wait and see option, because even if it's a 9.5% chance, pairing Bedard up with Meier immediately gives you a legit 1st line and would drastically speed up the rebuild. If the Sharks don't end up with the #1 pick, you try to maximize Meier's value as an RFA knowing where teams ended up in draft rank.
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It depends on what Meier wants to extend. I'd sign on $9 and pass on $10.
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IMO I don't think it makes sense to extend Meier unless the rebuild is close to being over, which would only happen if the Sharks lucked into the #1 pick.
Maybe he should have worked on his shot in the last 5 years if he wanted a better opportunity. At this point Merkley's potential seems to be Tim Heed lite, but hopefully he can still get a decent pick in return.
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sharski
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That quote triggers me
Are they saying 5 years after Merkley joins a new team, he will be better off at that point?
hohosaregood
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No, he's saying that after 5 years with SJ, a change of location would be better than staying. People don't usually speak with good written grammar.
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