Hawkaholic
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The only thing holding San Jose back, back in the day, was goaltending. Nabokov was brutal, and then they got Niemi, who was good, but not great.
The only thing holding San Jose back, back in the day, was goaltending. Nabokov was brutal, and then they got Niemi, who was good, but not great.
I was more talking about 2007-2010 Sharks with Nabokov. He was a good regular season goalie, and then shit the bed in the playoffs.Back when Nabokov was young he was actually carrying team in playoff run but had no offensive support
They lost in WCF mainly because the Sharks offense had guys like Alexander Korolyuk , Nico Dimitrakos , Alyn McCauley and Nils Ekman in top 6
The 2003-04 Sharks had no business being in WCF with that lineup but Nabokov carried them
Ironically they lost to Kipper who was traded by Wilson to Sharks that year as he decided to stick with Nabokov as his guy in net and they thought Toskala was going to turn out to be stud in future
Great motivation during contract negotiations for sureHe’ll probably wear his Wings jersey to work
Good point. He had some of the best teams in the league year after year. Only thing they were missing was a first overall pick like toews or Kane.people overvalue the unknown constantly...Wilson, Poile, Bob Murray etc have decade plus track records of building above average teams in the NHL...sports are cyclical, the same people saying we should give Bowman a pass and let him rebuild are the same ones that think SJ, NSH and Anaheim should've been contenders for ever...and don't kid yourselves, they were contenders to win a cup for multiple years
Toews was #3 behind Erik Johnson and Jordan StaalGood point. He had some of the best teams in the league year after year. Only thing they were missing was a first overall pick like toews or Kane.
Be prepared, it's coming. I'm actually not sure why it hasn't been done already.I think the Hawks will be in rough shape if Stan has to be replaced.
I think the Hawks will be in rough shape if Stan has to be replaced.
they've missed the playoffs for like 5 years now...how much worse can it really get, worst thing that can happen is Stan is given the green light to make significant moves and they turn around and fire him in the next months and some new execs have to deal with the aftermath
Lol f***ing Stan jrA new GM means you're starting over and likely blowing it up completely... Be careful what you wish for is always the prudent response when fans want a GM fired.
Yes one aspect overlooked is new GM inherits former GM guys and may ultimately not be fond of them and thus guys who fans view as "Future" quickly turn into trade chips and sometimes it works out and sometimes it sets franchise back
Right. I'm not against moving on from Bowman, but you have to be careful choosing his replacement.
And Doug Wilson is certainly not someone any fan should desire as a GM
Look at the mess he has put Sharks in
Yes one aspect overlooked is new GM inherits former GM guys and may ultimately not be fond of them and thus guys who fans view as "Future" quickly turn into trade chips and sometimes it works out and sometimes it sets franchise back
A new GM means you're starting over and likely blowing it up completely... Be careful what you wish for is always the prudent response when fans want a GM fired.
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