GDT: Game 36. Sharks @ McJesus' Drops 1pm

[TheBeard]

I honestly have really missed Kostin. He’s, at least, not Goodrow and has some real nice flashes. We’re very obviously missing a middle 6 forward…

…and good defensemen.

I don’t even think it’s that hard to find one either. We’ll just end up taking someone from a contender making more than they’re worth but they probably won’t cost much in terms of trade chips.

 

[karltonian]

I don’t even think it’s that hard to find one either. We’ll just end up taking someone from a contender making more than they’re worth but they probably won’t cost much in terms of trade chips.

Evander Kane

 

[TheBeard]

Evander Kane

If he was healthy I would.

 

[karltonian]

If he was healthy I would.

Yeah tbh non headcase Kane fits our need to a T

 

[Juxtaposer]

That’s probably the stupidest thing I’ve seen posted here

Use your ignore list, it makes this forum far more tolerable. I can see 13 posts on the previous page and I'm thankful for it.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I honestly have really missed Kostin. He’s, at least, not Goodrow and has some real nice flashes. We’re very obviously missing a middle 6 forward…

…and good defensemen.

If Kostin is engaged, sure. He can’t be trusted to play that way enough. Dellandrea would’ve been a better option than Goodrow but not changing the whole team getting boatraced thing in the last two periods.

If we want to be playoff competitive, we need a second elite player off Celebrini’s line to help drive offense. Eklund might be that guy but he’s not consistent playing at that sort of level.

Walman and Liljegren against tough teams give the puck away too much. These guys might be strong transition sort of defensemen to hold them over until Muk and Dickinson are ready to be prime time players but not actual guys you can lean on as puck movers.

 

[TheBeard]

Yeah tbh non headcase Kane fits our need to a T

Usually you get like 1-2 years before vintage head case Kane makes his first appearance. He’s a free agent after next.

 

[Cas]

Cardwell is not going to do any better than Goodrow. I love the kid but he isn't anything better than a 4th liner and will never be.

Goodrow isn't a 4th liner either anymore.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Goodrow isn't a 4th liner either anymore.

No arguments from me, I'm Goodrow-hater #1 and I would much rather see Cardwell than Goodrow. But what I'm saying is that Cardwell isn't the answer to the problems in the top-9, which is where Goodrow has consistently been deployed.

 

[Barrie22]

Time to bring up graf, he would bring more offense to the 3rd line and probably be better at defense then goodrow also.

 

[Lebanezer]

I think both things are true. I think Celebrini was frustrated at his teammates doing jack shit for two periods and figured I better do something while not stopping to think that the situation is different now and if I just maintain possession for a bit, my teammates will be along to help me.

Turned into an immediate turnover and rush down the ice and that's your game.

True, but he got back and they did get settled in the D zone. Mcdavid and Draisaitl just made a really good play.

 

[Alaskanice]

True, but he got back and they did get settled in the D zone. Mcdavid and Draisaitl just made a really good play.

Mcdavid is literally the best player in the world. Our boys did a good job on him today. That and Drai missing the net over and over.

 

[JoeThorntonsRooster]

If Kostin is engaged, sure. He can’t be trusted to play that way enough. Dellandrea would’ve been a better option than Goodrow but not changing the whole team getting boatraced thing in the last two periods.

If we want to be playoff competitive, we need a second elite player off Celebrini’s line to help drive offense. Eklund might be that guy but he’s not consistent playing at that sort of level.

Walman and Liljegren against tough teams give the puck away too much. These guys might be strong transition sort of defensemen to hold them over until Muk and Dickinson are ready to be prime time players but not actual guys you can lean on as puck movers.

Muk has an extremely low chance of ever becoming a prime time player that you can lean on against elite team. I agree with the sentiment of your post but I have to nitpick here because I really don’t think his name should even come up in discussions like these. He’s a long shot to ever become even a respectable 2nd pair guy. Walman, for all his warts, is that.

 

[weastern bias]

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Muk has an extremely low chance of ever becoming a prime time player that you can lean on against elite team. I agree with the sentiment of your post but I have to nitpick here because I really don’t think his name should even come up in discussions like these. He’s a long shot to ever become even a respectable 2nd pair guy. Walman, for all his warts, is that.

Probably but at this stage, I don’t believe anyone we have is that or looks like they will. Until we do, I don’t see us making much headway as a competitive team in the Celebrini era. If nothing we have looks like they can be that, I’d probably look to rent Walman come next season’s trade deadline.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Muk has an extremely low chance of ever becoming a prime time player that you can lean on against elite team. I agree with the sentiment of your post but I have to nitpick here because I really don’t think his name should even come up in discussions like these. He’s a long shot to ever become even a respectable 2nd pair guy. Walman, for all his warts, is that.

Hes a 3 best case scenario and even that’s looking pretty lofty right now

 

[Lebanezer]

 

[drunksage]

SNOG announcement​

The SNOG streak continues!

One goalscorer separated the winner from the also-prognosticated.

SNOG
Sharks -2 (Eklund, Celebrini)
Oilers - 3 (Draisaitl, McDavid x2)

Congrats @PattyLafontaine on your 3rd SNOG of the season, putting you into a tie for the season lead!

#	Date / Opponent​	SNOG Winner(s)​	Result​
1	Oct. 10 vs Blues	none	Blues 5-4 OT
2	Oct. 12 vs Ducks	none	Ducks 2-0
3	Oct. 15 at Stars	weastern bias	Stars 3-2 SO
4	Oct. 17 at Blackhawks	weastern bias	Blackhawks 4-2
5	Oct. 18 at Jets	none	Jets 8-3
6	Oct. 20 vs Avalanche	none	Avalanche 4-1
7	Oct. 22 at Ducks	Timo Time	Ducks 3-1
8	Oct. 24 at Kings	Friday	Kings 3-2
9	Oct. 26 at VGK	none	VGK 7-3
10	Oct. 28 at Utah	none	Sharks 5-4 OT
11	Oct. 29 vs Kings	MackAttack71, bluefunnel, sharks_dynasty	Sharks 4-2
12	Oct. 31 vs Blackhawks	none	Sharks 3-2
13	Nov. 2 vs Canucks	none	Canucks 3-2
14	Nov. 5 vs Blue Jackets	none	Sharks 2-1 OT
15	Nov. 7 vs Wild	timorous me	Wild 5-2
16	Nov. 10 at Devils	none	Sharks 1-0
17	Nov. 11 at Flyers	TheBigDrunkPanda	Flyers 4-3 SO
18	Nov. 14 at Rangers	none	Rangers 3-2
19	Nov. 16 at Penguins	PattyLafontaine	Penguins 4-3 SO
20	Nov. 18 vs Red Wings	none	Sharks 5-4 OT
21	Nov. 20 at Stars	weastern bias	Stars 5-2
22	Nov. 21 at Blues	bullslugg, coooldude	Blues 3-2 SO
23	Nov. 23 vs Sabres	none	Sabres 4-2
24	Nov. 25 vs Kings	none	Sharks 7-2
25	Nov. 27 vs Senators	coooldude, PattyLafontaine	Senators 4-3
26	Nov. 29 vs Kraken	none	Sharks 8-5
27	Nov. 30 at Kraken	bluefunnel	Sharks 4-2
28	Dec. 3 at Capitals	none	Sharks 2-1 OT
29	Dec. 5 at Lightning	none	Lightning 8-1
30	Dec. 7 at Panthers	none	Panthers 3-1
31	Dec. 10 at Hurricanes	Timo Time	Hurricanes 3-2
32	Dec. 12 at Blues	MackAttack71	Sharks 4-3
33	Dec. 14 vs Utah	bullslugg	Hockey Club 4-3
34	Dec. 17 vs Jets	SJSharksfan39	Jets 4-3
35	Dec. 19 vs Avalanche	anthonyyy	Avalanche 4-2
36	Dec. 21 at Edmonton	PattyLafontaine	Oilers 3-2 OT

Rank	2024-25 SNOG standings​	# of SNOGs
T-1.	PattyLafontaine, weastern bias	3
T-3.	bluefunnel, bullslugg, coooldude, MackAttack71, Timo Time	2
T-8.	anthonyyy, Friday, sharks_dynasty, SJSharksfan39, TheBigDrunkPanda, timorous me	1

 

[JTB1974]

Smith really leaning into the Labanc trajectory

He's a 19 year old rookie who has played about 25 NHL games. If he is doing this in year 3 and 4, then we can talk. Also he is way more physically gifted than Labanc who honestly was overachieving early in his Sharks career. Also do people not remember how much Eklund struggled in year 1? So much so that he wasn't playable. Let him develop, There is no rush.

 

[Alaskanice]

He's a 19 year old rookie who has played about 25 NHL games. If he is doing this in year 3 and 4, then we can talk. Also he is way more physically gifted than Labanc who honestly was overachieving early in his Sharks career. Also do people not remember how much Eklund struggled in year 1? So much so that he wasn't playable. Let him develop, There is no rush.

Reasonable. Rare.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

He's a 19 year old rookie who has played about 25 NHL games. If he is doing this in year 3 and 4, then we can talk. Also he is way more physically gifted than Labanc who honestly was overachieving early in his Sharks career. Also do people not remember how much Eklund struggled in year 1? So much so that he wasn't playable. Let him develop, There is no rush.

Playing with plugs is stalling/damaging but maybe he can pull an Eklund and had a monster second half. There was a time when he was on a huge tear for about 15 games before he got injured. We should go back to doing that instead of what is going on now

 

[dmcccdmn]

Sharks need to send Askarov down. If they keep playing him, good luck getting Schaefer in teal because they're not going to catch Chicago, Buffalo and Nashville in the standings.

Being outshot 42-22, they had no business earning a point. Against a lesser team, they would have even won. That's not something you would want if you want to compliment Celebrini with another super star talent.

 

[Chinaski89]

We need another top 9 forward in addition to Granlund and Kunin. Smith will grow into one soon enough. Should we trade those two (and Wennberg next year) however, we're going to need more to replace. Graf and Bystedt probably aren't far off, but I'd say we definitely need to find a Wennberg type acquisition or two this summer.

The defense cannot be fixed this offseason, but hopefully we can add some marginal upgrades in Rutta's spot, as well as Dickinson, Muk taking Thrun and Vlasic's spots.

Should have been kappo.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Should have been kappo.

I would’ve called the Goodrow claim even if we got Kakko for Ceci or Rutta, a 3rd, and a 4th or whatever. Even if Kakko is just a 3rd liner, he’d have value we could definitely use.

 

[Cas]

Sharks need to send Askarov down. If they keep playing him, good luck getting Schaefer in teal because they're not going to catch Chicago, Buffalo and Nashville in the standings.

Being outshot 42-22, they had no business earning a point. Against a lesser team, they would have even won. That's not something you would want if you want to compliment Celebrini with another super star talent.

It's one game, and with the season almost half over, we are on the bottom three in points percentage, essentially tied with the other two.

I do not understand why people keep overreacting over individual games when we have consistently been in the absolute bottom group by points percentage all year.