The San Jose Sharks are horror-bad

[SenzZen]

 

[Divine]

This is why the lotteries should just be a cycle.

You'll never have teams tank this bad if they couldn't promise hope to their fanbase.

 

[Bixby Snyder]

He is doing something, it's called tanking.

 

[Poppy Whoa Sonnet]

Pretty much the only thing he can do is replace David Quinn, who he hired, which puts the target on his back.

 

[Garbageyuk]

There’s no way to make the team better this year that wouldn’t be a colossally stupid, shortsighted mistake. The only moves available are ones that would make the team worse this year. The team is already the worst in the league by far. Standing by and doing nothing is literally the smartest, most measured thing he could do at this point in time. They are just going to have to weather the storm.

 

[Hooz]

Should be taking on a Garland type for free. Can’t keep throwing young players like Eklund to the wolves every night.

 

[Bounces R Way]

It's embarrassing for the players first and foremost. Go out there and earn your 6 figure paycheque like a professional.

 

[BrendanGaunce4Selke]

first time GM doing a rebuild what could go wrong

 

[Strangle]

I mean his team is historically bad thus fas, and I get that he wants to tank, but at what point is it so bad that he’s better off making some improvements so that his club can at least be competitive on a nightly basis.

There are still young pieces on the team that they are projecting to be part of the solution (at least I think). You don’t want to run those kids out of town either…

The worse they are, the better.

As long as they aren’t bringing prospects in to ruin them with a loser culture, and plan on shipping out a lot of the players they’re ruining right now, you stay the course.

2-3 years of this, draft well, keep the kids in junior or the AHL, replace most of the players you’re using to tank in free agency and with trades, and the sharks shouldn’t worry about it.

Change the coach and bring the kids up when you’re ready to start trying to make the playoffs

You could also just start teaching the system you want the team to play in the future, get good habits, the little stuff, and cement a style of play.

And just keep losing. That’s the way to do it.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

I say bring in Dallas Eakins and let him work his magic.

 

[Mirka the Turka]

This just shows me Erik Karlsson is the goat for even getting this same Sharks team last year so many wins.

 

[PainForShane]

SJ is tanking / rebuilding. You shouldn't be allowing 10 goals every game but getting high draft picks is part of the long term plan, unfortunately in the current NHL draft system being the worst team in the league will help get you there. Also SJ only has about 3m in cap space so not really sure what else Grier can honestly do at this point.

Either way in 5-7 years no one's going to care about a few blowouts in early 2023. It'd be better if for the team / player morale if they were losing every game by a goal or two but in the grand scheme of things who cares

 

[Ezekial]

What should he do?

Go out and make a splash for a big name like Erik Karlsson.

 

[Tob]

Firing Quinn is probably the first and only thing he can do. Teams don't get spanked 10 goals back to back without completely mailing it in. If you played hard enough, blocked some shots, whatever, even had a decent coaching plan, you don't get embarrassed. I watched both of those games. The goaltending was subpar but not 10 goals bad. The performances by the Canucks and Penguins weren't cup contender juggernaut performances either. Even when the score was out of control and the Canucks and Penguins let up, the Sharks players never took what was given to them. They couldn't be bothered to match the opposition's 50% effort. Lanes were still wide open, time and space was aplenty. On so many of those plays, I don't blame the Canucks or Penguins players for trying to score up 8 goals, there was just no pressure. The Sharks weren't mad they were being embarrassed. It wouldn't be an reflex reaction. It can be for the long term culture of the team to boot Quinn.

 

[SomeDude]

Yes, he should just trade all his bad players for other teams good players.

I don’t know why other GMs don’t try this method.

 

[Statto]

He should trade for Gretzky!

He’d improve them…

 

[TheDawnOfANewTage]

About the only move I could see right now is firing Quinn to bring in someone who has more of a motivational, team-first, circle the wagons mentality. This need not be a long-term hire, more of an interim thing to at least keep some level of pride in the room and among the die-hard fans while trying to build through the draft and prospect development.

So.. they need Don Granato?

 

[ijuka]

Yes.

SJS should be in AHL. The league should demote them. There should be some limit to how blatantly you tank.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Team wants to suck in order to get good again, so why do anything?

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Quinn should be on thin ice. You can tank but not be THIS bad. I don’t see how the team on paper is any worse than a dozen other tanking teams over the last few years.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

He should try to make them worse, just to see what happens.

I mean, they *do* have a point this season. So clearly there's room for (dis)improvement.

 

[ItWasJustified]

This is why the lotteries should just be a cycle.

You'll never have teams tank this bad if they couldn't promise hope to their fanbase.

No, this is why there should be promotion/relegation and the draft be abolished.

 

[Look Up]

Some think he is doing a masterful job.

 

[MabusIncarnate]

Phil Kessel is eager for a spot to play, if he'd be willing to play in SJ, I don't see why it wouldn't be an improvement.

 

[Kent Nilsson]

I agree with OP. Grier should trade his 1st to my team to get some help.