Speculation: 2023-24-25 Sharks Roster Discussion

[Patty Ice]

Both are trash. We should stop trawling the KHL for mid-20s "talent" period. Any Russian player worth a damn comes to North America pretty much immediately after getting drafted if they aren't already playing here.

Nikita Gusev anyone?

 

[Lebanezer]

Didn’t Grier say they really liked Kovalenko?

"We really like the Kovalenko kid. We had talks about him with Colorado last year. He's going to come in and play for us right away. Give us something a little bit different than what we have, he's a competitive, north-south player. He's someone we're hoping we can grow with.

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[Cas]

Didn’t Grier say they really liked Kovalenko?



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Grier really liked Oskar Lindblom too, when he acquired him.

 

[TheBeard]

Didn’t Grier say they really liked Kovalenko?



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I don't buy anything Grier says about players brought in with draft picks. It's just his way of saying "see? I'm trying to find immediate help". It's the same as with Ostapchuk.

 

[Jargon]

I don't buy anything Grier says about players brought in with draft picks. It's just his way of saying "see? I'm trying to find immediate help". It's the same as with Ostapchuk.

Why not? This feels like something you sorta decided based on nothing, no? I think Grier liked Kovalenko and I think Grier genuinely likes Ostapchuk. He’s very clear on why he likes those players — his comment about like, Noah Gregor, is super generic and feels like filler, his comments about Ostapchuk and Kovalenko seem genuine. I think Warsofsky does not like Kovalenko.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Which if he’s not actually playing and it’s really just moving his contract, I’d be surprised if he even cares what team it is.

It didn’t matter to players in previous instances like with Weber or Hossa so I’d be surprised if it mattered to Couture. I’m just not sure if we’ll be able to extract any value out of it at any stage.

 

[TheBeard]

Why not? This feels like something you sorta decided based on nothing, no? I think Grier liked Kovalenko and I think Grier genuinely likes Ostapchuk. He’s very clear on why he likes those players — his comment about like, Noah Gregor, is super generic and feels like filler, his comments about Ostapchuk and Kovalenko seem genuine. I think Warsofsky does not like Kovalenko.

OK, let me rephrase. I think the players he's bringing in that come with draft picks attached are secondary to the draft picks for Grier. I think he liked Ceci, but may not have taken him if there wasn't a 3rd as well. Same with Walman.

 

[Jargon]

OK, let me rephrase. I think the players he's bringing in that come with draft picks attached are secondary to the draft picks for Grier. I think he liked Ceci, but may not have taken him if there wasn't a 3rd as well. Same with Walman.

I think that’s probably true, yeah. I think he sees the draft picks as trade chips and the players are swings to see if they can be part of the future.