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Confirmed with Link: Sharks acquire Vincent Desharnais for 2028 5th

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Jargon said:
Well, that’s nice I guess. I do think that they want someone giant to help clear creases, etc. and obviously a replacement for someone we’re shortly going to trade.

I like a Cagnoni - Desharnais pairing — Desharnais can throw the puck and Cagnoni out of the zone at the same time.
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Juxtaposer said:
To that, I say, then why do teams keep getting rid of him as soon as they can? A huge defensive RHD should be a valuable commodity, but he's been passed around for nothing multiples times in the last 8 months.
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He's a bit overpaid for a guy who's not exactly an established NHLer. I'm sure the Oilers would have kept him if he was willing to sign for something like the contract they gave Josh Brown. Wasn't living up to the contract in Vancouver who needed to clear his cap for next year before extending Marcus Pettersson. Looks like Pittsburgh was opening up a spot for Luke Schenn.
 
Juxtaposer said:
To that, I say, then why do teams keep getting rid of him as soon as they can? A huge defensive RHD should be a valuable commodity, but he's been passed around for nothing multiples times in the last 8 months.
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Because he sucks but if he's terrible but 3rd pairing caliber-ish enough to help a kid develop, we can make it work and maybe get that 5th back if we rent him out.
 
Juxtaposer said:
To that, I say, then why do teams keep getting rid of him as soon as they can? A huge defensive RHD should be a valuable commodity, but he's been passed around for nothing multiples times in the last 8 months.
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It seems like Edmonton liked him well enough, even playing him 16 times in the playoffs last season, but they were pinching pennies everywhere they could, so I get why they looked for cheaper options; he's always going to be someone easily replaceable on the surface.

It is disconcerting that he did poorly enough in Vancouver that they were over him after 2+ months, but Pittsburgh dealing him means nothing to me since they're just doing whatever these days.

I'd say my main concern is simply the space he'll occupy on the roster. I just want us to do better, though I acknowledge how that could be challenging on the right side heading into next season. I suppose the fact that the base salary is low and he could be waived to the Barracuda easily to start next season (after giving him a shot in the NHL this season) to give them depth helps.

I feel a little bad for Jack Thompson in all of this. Is he really worse than Desharnais? I guess the objective of bolstering the PK is important enough. And maybe this gets us one step closer to actually buying out Vlasic this summer. That would sort of help the overall cause (in terms of having too many bottom-pairing D heading into next season).
 
Juxtaposer said:
To that, I say, then why do teams keep getting rid of him as soon as they can? A huge defensive RHD should be a valuable commodity, but he's been passed around for nothing multiples times in the last 8 months.
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Vancouver did seek him out on July 1 this past year though as a UFA.

The other point is that I don't think anyone would confuse Dubas/Allvin as the brightest GMs in the league when it comes to asset management.

I think it's a prudent move and gives us some flexibility to acquire a variety of RHD this offseason. Without a bigger body like this, I don't think you go out and get someone that is in the Fabbro/Liljegren size range. Now, you have some options.
TheBeard said:
Why? They play different sides. My guess is Thompson goes back to A and/or Ruuta is done for the year.
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Ferraro-Muk are both lefties. Could be a deal that gets Muk back on his natural side. That said, the fact that we'd tried to acquire him with a Ceci deal says that he's just a player that Grier likes more than anything.
 
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As soon as this trade happened, I told myself to check out HF Sharks to see the bedwetting over a 5th round pick on a rebuilding team in need of bodies.

I must say, it lived up to expectations.
 
Le Rosbeef said:
As soon as this trade happened, I told myself to check out HF Sharks to see the bedwetting over a 5th round pick on a rebuilding team in need of bodies.

I must say, it lived up to expectations.
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I believe there was only 1 true bedwetter talking about the 5th round pick, in our defense.
 
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