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Despite the thinking that he isn't a Grier choice therefore he is lost in the shuffle, Bords has be given his opportunity and I think Gush will be given his too next year. He has more than earned it.
F Daniil Gushchin (2020, 76th, SJS)
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Still waiver-exempt for 2024/25 but he's played well when called upon. Hopefully he has a strong camp and stays with the Sharks next season
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themelkman
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He hasn’t got a lot of respect from the org so far, hoping that changes next year
GordieHowYaDoin
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I feel like he's been completely overlooled when discussing Sharks prospects or even prospects in general who could boom.
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Scott Wheeler also wrote about him back in 2021, saying he's very hard working and driven by the details.
In his last two seasons in Muskegon, he scored more goals (four) while shorthanded than on the power play (three).
I've been saying he's a bit like Cole Caufield for a while now and I still see it; a poor-man one but still.
On his draft year, there was some talks he could be a late 1st / early 2nd if only he was a little bit taller. The issue with him always was, can he keep doing what he do in the offensive zone against men and bigger opponents? And ever since, he did exactly that every time.
Scott Wheeler also wrote about him back in 2021, saying he's very hard working and driven by the details.
In his last two seasons in Muskegon, he scored more goals (four) while shorthanded than on the power play (three).
I've been saying he's a bit like Cole Caufield for a while now and I still see it; a poor-man one but still.
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The NHL is a different beast, though.
A very small percentage of small high-skill players make the league, but those who do are generally game-breaking talents. I don't think that is Gushchin.
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Stewie Griffin
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It's going to be a tough year for Guschin and Bordeleau. I think @coooldude mentioned it in another thread that they're both small wingers that need to be in a scoring role to succeed. With Toffoli, Zetterlund, and Eklund being locks in the top-6 wings, and a guy like Smith could start as a winger (not even mentioning any other rookie/depth guy fighting for a spot) Guschin/Bords will really have to earn it. Otherwise it'll be another year with the Cuda, and then probably time to be moved.
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I did say it but I'm far from the only one who sees it. I think with injuries he'll get more time with the big club but I suspect they'll be trying to move him and Bords all year. We have room for maybe one of Eklund, Bords, and Gush, and Grier hasn't really been too kind to prospects drafted by the previous regime.
Stewie Griffin
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He definitely has the skill/shot for the NHL, but how many teams can offer him that top-9 scoring role that he needs to be in?
It feels like there is still a top 9 role in Edmonton (Kane LTIR) that needs to be a scoring winger; Janmark-Perry are good come playoff time but for more than half the regular season I just don't see that being ideal; not to mention injury risks with Arvidsson.
Perhaps the Sharks could package something to get a guy like Beau Akey from the Oilers; he's a prospect that would fit better into their future.
