Speculation: 2022 Summer/off season Sharks Roster Discussion

[Mattb124]

You are obviously entitled to your feelings but I am going to wait for some evidence before determining whether the organization has given up on their top two prospects before either of them has played a full season in the NHL.

Your feelings....

As a buddy (jokingly) reminds his wife, "feelings aren't facts."

 

[Shark Finn]

We're gonna be tough to play against.

We aren't going to be tough to score against, or tough to keep from scoring, but we're going to be tough to play against!

Only thing tough about this team is watching them

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

I'll take the big and fast team over the small team basically any day in a contact sport like hockey. You can be as skilled as can be, but if you don't have guys that can win along the boards and in the corners and separate guys from pucks in their own end when needed, you're just not going to win.

He also quite literally said that size is not the end all be all today when talking about Dahlen. Being competitive and doing the "Aggressive in your face style" stuff doesn't mean you have to be big and bruising. It's great to have some of those guys, but it's also good to have guys in the Eklund mold that are hard to play against because they have skill and can make plays. Part of what made him so appealing as a draftee was that there was none of the questions about his compete level or any of that (if anything it was talked about as a big positive). So this thought process by some here that the best prospect in the system in years is going to get shipped out because he is 5'10 instead of 6'2 is just sort of silly.

By big I don’t necessarily mean physical size, but playing big, which for the most part is physically bigger players. There are exceptions, like Ferraro,Marchand, etc, who are actually physically small.

But for instance, I see Grier being more interested in the Timos of the world rather than the Patty Kanes. I could see him trading Eklund for another young player who plays a more physical, but less skill game. Not saying a grinder, but someone like Sillinger.

 

[Icedog22]

As extreme as I think they will go, I don’t see Will being okay with that.

I think Eklund just gets sat or scrached until his development takes a big hit and he gets dealt as a reclaimation project in 3 years.

My opinion is that Eklund is not ready. I am following SHL and he wasn't good enough. There were better kids at the team.

 

[themelkman]

My opinion is that Eklund is not ready. I am following SHL and he wasn't good enough. There were better kids at the team.

Well that’s fine, let him develop in the AHL. But if the sharks bring him in to sit or play fourth line it will ruin his development

 

[Cas]

If anyone is being bought out, we'll know tomorrow, won't we?

 

[Stewie Griffin]

If anyone is being bought out, we'll know tomorrow, won't we?

Yeah but unless they plan on buying out Karlsson or Couture, which is highly highly unlikely, I doubt anyone is. Vlasic should but after bringing him to the draft, it would be a real shitty thing to do.

Oh wait, this is the same organization that fired our head coach after the other spots filled up, and recently fired our director of scouting a couple days after he leads our draft.

 

[STL Shark]

Yeah but unless they plan on buying out Karlsson or Couture, which is highly highly unlikely, I doubt anyone is. Vlasic should but after bringing him to the draft, it would be a real shitty thing to do.

Oh wait, this is the same organization that fired our head coach after the other spots filled up, and recently fired our director of scouting a couple days after he leads our draft.

Labanc seems like a potential buyout candidate if they can't find a team like Buffalo for him. The buyout is pretty cheap, but I would imagine with a little retention that he could find a landing spot for positive value.

Also, save us the woe is me for Boughner and Co. Boughner wound up in the exact situation that he would have wound up in regardless of when he got fired (an assistant coach). Maybe feel bad for an assistant not having a job this year, but they're still getting paid to not work so I'll save my tears and outrage for a real travesty.

 

[LadyStanley]

Circa 9am PT for waivers, 2pm for buyout.

 

[KirbyDots]

Labanc seems like a potential buyout candidate if they can't find a team like Buffalo for him. The buyout is pretty cheap, but I would imagine with a little retention that he could find a landing spot for positive value.

Also, save us the woe is me for Boughner and Co. Boughner wound up in the exact situation that he would have wound up in regardless of when he got fired (an assistant coach). Maybe feel bad for an assistant not having a job this year, but they're still getting paid to not work so I'll save my tears and outrage for a real travesty.

Banker and a protected 1st for P. Kane.

 

[themelkman]

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t.co

Sounds like burns likes Dallas or Nashville but Nashville is done with D.

 

[Le Rosbeef]

Sam Steel would be a savvy add at 3C, imo.

 

[Sharksrule04]

Canes interested in Burns?

 

[STL Shark]

Canes interested in Burns?

They were the other team that I had pegged as a Burns fit that I think he'd waive for potentially. That said, they've got a lot of players to re-sign and already have an expensive D-Group.

 

[themelkman]

Trading Burns has to happen no matter what direction you take the team in. It’s unfortunate but I hope he goes to Carolina and has a real chance to win because I still love the guy.

Also just hoping we don’t waste the money he opens up on something like a long term Ferraro extension or a big deal for an old forward

 

[LadyStanley]

Check out this Podcast: Grier Speaks After Changes To Team Hockey Operations Staff Grier Speaks After Changes To Team Hockey Operations Staff

Monday presser

 

[Gecklund]

Sam Steel would be a savvy add at 3C, imo.

He’s bad. Like Gadjovich bad.

 

[LadyStanley]

Paywall?

 

[Munnyro]

He’s bad. Like Gadjovich bad.

Such a thing is possible?

 

[themelkman]

Check out this Podcast: Grier Speaks After Changes To Team Hockey Operations Staff Grier Speaks After Changes To Team Hockey Operations Staff

Monday presser

So that’s his hockey ops change. Shengs question is worded kind of weirdly but he’s pretty blunt with “no” if he’s looking to add anyone else

 

[KirbyDots]

Balcers waved? Somebody check on Nem!

 

[Pinkfloyd]

So we're buying out Balcers now?

 

[STL Shark]

Sad to see Rudy go. Thought he was a good complimentary player for this team and played hard and all of that. For a cap strapped team though I get it. $8,334 buyout penalty this year and $308k next year for a guy that will be replaced for cheaper by Gregor makes sense.

 

[themelkman]

****ing hell are you serious. Balcers is a good depth guy, he was useful and cheap.

There is no good reason for this, other than you want more grinders.

 

[STL Shark]

****ing hell are you serious. Balcers is a good depth guy, he was useful and cheap.

There is no good reason for this, other than you want more grinders.

Or because his buyout costs next to nothing and we have way too many guys in that role (Gregor for example) that are cheaper.

Will never get how people complain about the team being bad and not doing anything and then expect changes to happen without opening positions (front office, roster, etc.) for changes to happen.