slocal
Dude...what?
To be fair, the agent will almost always side with the player and/or what makes them more money.
Prospect Info: Sharks Select William Eklund at 7th Overall *Update* returned to Djurgarden
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To be fair, the agent will almost always side with the player and/or what makes them more money.
slocal
Dude...what?
The post was edited 5 seconds after it went live. I don't think clarification is needed at this point.
I did at the time. No big deal. I didn’t see the edit
Agents for the most part stay quiet in these situations unless the player is clearly that upset about not playing in the nhl.
slocal
Dude...what?
No, they will share an opinion. They don't go into Ian Walsh territory, but I've rarely heard of an agent keeping mum when asked for an opinion on their player in regards to their play.
That's just f***ing weird and creepy.
Well, this is the organization that starts their player evaluation with "How can someone be good at tipping pucks if they haven't lost teeth?" and "A goalie can save 100% of shots he can see coming"
slocal
Dude...what?
Well, this is the organization that starts their player evaluation with "How can someone be good at tipping pucks if they haven't lost teeth?" and "A goalie can save 100% of shots he can see coming"
And now bricks need to hit the body to build...the brain?
God this site is god damn annoying with its refreshing of the pages while you are typing.
With eklunds statement yesterday about not knowing if he will even go to sweden and his agents statement about not agreeing with the move back to sweden. I wonder if this being upset is more about sweden then it is about the demotion. With sweden he absolutely knows the nhl season is done for him. With a ahl demotion he could play himself back onto the team if the team continues to play good and he dominates the ahl level.
With eklunds statement yesterday about not knowing if he will even go to sweden and his agents statement about not agreeing with the move back to sweden. I wonder if this being upset is more about sweden then it is about the demotion. With sweden he absolutely knows the nhl season is done for him. With a ahl demotion he could play himself back onto the team if the team continues to play good and he dominates the ahl level.
slocal
Dude...what?
From Sheng's article:
Diamond also indicated that Eklund was willing to go to the Barracuda, if necessary, to gain more seasoning — the AHL, after all, is a lot closer to the NHL than Djurgårdens. But that conversation never happened between the San Jose Sharks and Eklund.
“There are rules in the IIHF Transfer Agreement and the NHL CBA that govern these situations,” Diamond noted. “The Sharks made their choice and are within their rights and all William can do is to continue to improve everyday.”
So with that then wilson and the sharks messed up even worse then originally thought. Picked the worst league for the development, and then never even gave it thought to ask the player which way he wanted to go with a demotion.
Levie
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Eklund doesn't know Sommer, DW does. He made the choice for him because Eklund couldn't have made a reasonable decision.
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this was potentially greed related but maybe DW is working on a salary retained trade for kane so salary comes off the books when ELC ends to afford to pay up. in the meantime pay him a million to practice.
Tkachuk4MVP
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I’m fine with Eklund going back to Sweden, but the org could’ve at least sat down with him and explained its reasoning for sending him back.
Djurgården have serious issues this season. This one of the more classical teams in Sweden (from Stockholm). If Djurgården gets relegated after the season it's big shocking news in Sweden. We will see what happens. If William somehow helps Djurgården and turning this around he will become a god among the fans, that's for sure, it would be huge. This is a lot to ask for a young guy like William though, he would have to be on fire. Djurgården have wild fans *LoL*
Edit: For William, worst case scenario: First getting sent to Sweden to a Djurgården (the team looking awful) and then following through an extremely humiliating relegation phase with tons of preassure from the press and crazy upset fans, perhaps not optimal................. ?
AHL would have been much better for William.
San Jose Sharks have more connections to Djurgården. Douglas Murray played for them but Murray's Swedish mother is a daughter of Lars Björn. Lars Björn is a legend in Djurgården, huge (and he was tough just like Douglas).
The fans (Djurgården):
Edit: For William, worst case scenario: First getting sent to Sweden to a Djurgården (the team looking awful) and then following through an extremely humiliating relegation phase with tons of preassure from the press and crazy upset fans, perhaps not optimal................. ?
AHL would have been much better for William.
San Jose Sharks have more connections to Djurgården. Douglas Murray played for them but Murray's Swedish mother is a daughter of Lars Björn. Lars Björn is a legend in Djurgården, huge (and he was tough just like Douglas).
The fans (Djurgården):
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timorous me
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Dahlen sounding like a good veteran mentor here. I like it:
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I love Dahlen. Excellent perspective and he'd know what he's talking about from experience. He did exactly what he's talking about Eklund doing. Go help dig a team out and grow your body strength. Dahlen stayed in the 2nd tier league, we were all freaking out and now he doesn't look out of place whatsoever as an NHLer.
If DW has that little faith in Sommer then why is he coaching our prospects?
one2gamble
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People have been asking this for at least 15 years
My point being Sommer isn’t the reason he wasn’t sent to the AHL
Jargon
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Is it possible… that the professionals who scouted him, met with him and watched him play for a long time and who were so excited to draft him they were practically jumping up and down when he fell to them… is it possible that they know more than a 19 year old about what’s best for his development?
I didn’t want him sent down but holy overreaction by everyone — like Eklund is going to demand a trade? It’s wildly unusual that he got to play and it should be obvious to him AND his agent that the Sharks are trying to do what they think is best to get him to reach his potential. All experiences are invaluable — he’s going to be just fine, they didn’t send McDavid to the minors, let’s relax here.
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This is probably the best explanation for sending him back right now. You can see the mental game but he's physically not there yet. Without it, you're looking at more of a 30 point season than a 60 point season.
slocal
Dude...what?
I'm not sure why this keeps being brought up. I can only remember one post taking that stance.
Djurgården have serious issues this season. This one of the more classical teams in Sweden (from Stockholm). If Djurgården gets relegated after the season it's big shocking news in Sweden. We will see what happens. If William somehow helps Djurgården and turning this around he will become a god among the fans, that's for sure, it would be huge. This is a lot to ask for a young guy like William though, he would have to be on fire. Djurgården have wild fans *LoL*
Edit: For William, worst case scenario: First getting sent to Sweden to a Djurgården (the team looking awful) and then following through an extremely humiliating relegation phase with tons of preassure from the press and crazy upset fans, perhaps not optimal................. ?
AHL would have been much better for William.
San Jose Sharks have more connections to Djurgården. Douglas Murray played for them but Murray's Swedish mother is a daughter of Lars Björn. Lars Björn is a legend in Djurgården, huge (and he was tough just like Douglas).
The fans (Djurgården):
Also, Sharks legend Marcus Sorensen.
"Fighting SHL relegation" is the new "team leader, NCAA/CHL winner, 2-way responsibility"
Dahlen, Eklund, Jacobsson's next
