Speculation: 2023-24-25 Sharks Roster Discussion

Hodge

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I still remember how hard the online prospect experts ripped Ottawa for picking Shane Pinto over Kaliyev. It's almost like those people have no idea what they're talking about.
 

hohosaregood

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And lots of Russians on the team to help him.

I will say one factor every guy Grier brings in has is that high end motor/compete. I don’t know much about Kaliyev other than he has a lot of skill/good shot and speed, but I don’t think he has the compete thing going for him.
Isn't he an American? I'm kind of interested in him but he's basically in the mold of a Labanc or Hoffman and he hasn't come close to their kind of production.
 
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The Nemesis

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Fair, yeah, I doubt Grier is interested.

Kaliyev grew up in New York. Grier would never betray his Boston roots* associating with those types.


*yes, I am aware that Grier is actually from Detroit. But he seems to have a stronger affinity for Massachusetts. He's probably got a childhood friend named Sully and everything.
 

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The Nemesis

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That movie was filmed here. And I don't mean Vancouver, I mean this town that I'm in now, Langley, and the next town over (Cloverdale).

I hadn't actually seen the movie when I found that out, it was because someone posted this gif (or a bigger version of this):

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or in video format:


(from 0:44 onward since there doesn't seem to be a large gif anymore)

I used to pass the grocery store with those big price ads (those were real, not just done for the movie) on the wall and the deli with the yellow awning on my way to college every day.

Sadly the grocer is long torn down. The deli is still there though. They make the best kielbasa.
 

weastern bias

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That show was everywhere on TV here when it was new because it counted as a Canadian production for content laws (to prevent Canadian TV channels from just buying American-made content on the cheap and killing Canadian productions, it's government mandated that a certain percentage of shows on a Canadian channel has to be made in Canada by Canadian staff and stars.) and one of the band members (the young one) was from Vancouver. Then it became a big deal because he got cancer and became a big voice in advocacy and fundraising and I think died in the middle of production of the series or whatever.

Also if I'm not mistaken the random older guy is Chris Farley's brother.
I didn't know the Canadian connection, but I did know he sadly passed away very young

Yeah, that's Kevin Farley, who unfortunately never got the career he deserved, he was always really funny, instead Hollywood decided we REALLY needed more Jim Belushi in our lives, f*** Jim Belushi
 

Zarzh

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THE HARDEST PART OF TANKING IS

Hitting your, draft piiiiii-i-i-i-icks
Well hitting on defensive defensemen and elite role players is hard. Beyond trading back in 2022, one thing I'm disappointed in is not taking swings on guys who played pro and have some size, or many who have the potential to be role players+ but instead picking overagers.
 

vortexy

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"Tank Talk" look at that title! See even the Sharks know the gameplan is to tank for Schaefer as we talk to Warso about how we are tanking the season! I kid, the video is a good chat Brodie had with Warso talking about the Sharks at the halfway mark of the season for those interested.

 

The Nemesis

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"Tank Talk" look at that title! See even the Sharks know the gameplan is to tank for Schaefer as we talk to Warso about how we are tanking the season! I kid, the video is a good chat Brodie had with Warso talking about the Sharks at the halfway mark of the season for those interested.


Maybe Brodie just really likes the M1 Abrams?
 
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Star Platinum

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"Tank Talk" look at that title! See even the Sharks know the gameplan is to tank for Schaefer as we talk to Warso about how we are tanking the season! I kid, the video is a good chat Brodie had with Warso talking about the Sharks at the halfway mark of the season for those interested.

Who will be Warsofsky's Diamond Dogs?
 

ChompChomp

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I’ve always found it funny how I’ve always heard no one wants to play here but the moment they play here they love it and want to stay. The only guy off the top of my head that I can remember that was hell bent on leaving was Brian Campbell and that was mainly because he wanted to be closer to family.

It's honestly because of geography. If you are from the East Coast/Europe, SJ seems just so far away. So it's not even on your list. But you get traded there and find out it's great.

It's just like when I was growing up, I was ok with the idea of an East Coast university, but living there? Raising a family there? Just seemed so foreign to me. But I bet if my life took me to NYC/DC/Boston, I'd probably really like it, weather aside.

But that's a trend that is/will slowly changing as more and more NHL players come from the west.
 

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