GDT: Game 7: Sharks @ Ducks 7:15 NBCSCA

[Used As A Shield]

thought smith would have had that one

 

[rideaucrusher21]

goose and Smith around the net tonight. They’ve got to get one soon

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

That was a wow

 

[SJSharksfan39]

Barclay had a NMC and wasn't going to waive for SJ. So Rangers just put him n waivers knowing Sharks had first claim.

So it started as a trade attempt then? Who were the Sharks going to give up for him because going through waivers ended up being cheaper.

 

[The Nemesis]

I Still don't understand what happened there. Sharks picked him up, Goodrow said no, but still came anyway? It was like a Ryan Leaf situation unti it wasn't.

He wasn't angry with the Sharks or anything. he was mad at the Rangers for circumventing his NTC using waivers. I imagine that it just took one call from Sharks management to tell him to come to San Jose, play well, and build his value and then they could find him a new home that he's amenable to if someone's willing to take him on with his salary.

 

[Erep]

Barclay had a NMC and wasn't going to waive for SJ. So Rangers just put him n waivers knowing Sharks had first claim.

Just a slight correction. He had a NTC not a NMC. If he had a NMC, he could have rejected going on waivers, but he did not, which is why that was able to happen.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Givani Smith would have buried that Will Smith shot

 

[hohosaregood]

Eklund's acceleration is looking good. He was up to pace with a few quick strides on that last breakout.

 

[Alaskanice]

Givani Smith would have buried that Will Smith shot

C’mon, the Beard is enough.

 

[TheBeard]

Eklund is playing like Barkov supreme tonight

So it started as a trade attempt then? Who were the Sharks going to give up for him because going through waivers ended up being cheaper.

No one. Just a cap dump.

 

[Alaskanice]

We could use Kunin standing in Dodtals eyes.

 

[The Nemesis]

So it started as a trade attempt then? Who were the Sharks going to give up for him because going through waivers ended up being cheaper.

Nobody. It wasn't an attempted trade. It was the Rangers realizing that they wouldn't get anything of value for him if they could trade him at all because his NTC and his contract made him an unattractive acquisition, particularly for more cap-strapped contender teams. So their solution to get rid of his money was to dump him on waivers and let the Sharks or whoever pick him up, which while technically allowable is considered kind of a dick move to to to a veteran with an NTC who isn't unplayably awful and on their way out of the league.

 

[OrrNumber4]

How much offense is dried up because the defensemen can only make the simplest plays?

Just in that shift, Eklund makes some great plays. Granlund helps him as the cycle. But Thompson kills one cycle with a bad point shot, and then Ferraro kills the second with an even worse one.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

He wasn't angry with the Sharks or anything. he was mad at the Rangers for circumventing his NTC using waivers. I imagine that it just took one call from Sharks management to tell him to come to San Jose, play well, and build his value and then they could find him a new home that he's amenable to if someone's willing to take him on with his salary.

So Goodrow if he plays well will be a trade deadline piece to a team? I can't imagine the Sharks getting a lot for him, maybe a 3rd or 4th round pick? (Probably still too high).

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

I'd honestly much rather him on PP2 than Kunin

If you wanted to score a goal that would be a good idea

 

[Juxtaposer]

That was a surprisingly skilled pass from Goodrow.

 

[The Nemesis]

does the first one even count as a shot? went off the post.

No. Posts don't count as official shots on goal. SOG = goals scored + saves by the goaltender.

 

[wickedwitch]

How much offense is dried up because the defensemen can only make the simplest plays?

Just in that shift, Eklund makes some great plays. Granlund helps him as the cycle. But Thompson kills one cycle with a bad point shot, and then Ferraro kills the second with an even worse one.

This is a huge issue, IMO.

 

[TheBeard]

So Goodrow if he plays well will be a trade deadline piece to a team? I can't imagine the Sharks giving up a lot for him, maybe a 3rd or 4th round pick? (Probably still too high).

I doubt it, honestly. He's got too many years left on his contract and we have no retention spots. We'd get nothing back which seems pointless.

 

[OrrNumber4]

Again, forwards do great work recovering the puck, and then Rutta fires the puck wide...

 

[TheBeard]

Smooth pass by Smith.

 

[hohosaregood]

yea keep smith and goodrow together.

 

[TheBeard]

Ugly turnover Smith. It's been the best and worst for him this period.

 

[The Nemesis]

So Goodrow if he plays well will be a trade deadline piece to a team? I can't imagine the Sharks giving up a lot for him, maybe a 3rd or 4th round pick? (Probably still too high).

I don't know. Probably not this year. He's got 2 more seasons after this one at $3.6m per cap hit. And the sharks don't have any cap retention slots until the off-season when Burns' current deal expires. It's more likely that he becomes attractive next year when the team can eat a good chunk of his salary for the remaining year and a bit and probably get something somewhat attractive back for it.

But there's always the random chance that some dumb, panicky GM does something dumb and panicky and wants Goody at full price for a decent return.

 

[SJSharksfan39]

This period has been so frustrating. This is as quick as I've seen the Sharks look all season (except the first game) and they are getting quality chances. Nothing is going in though.