Confirmed with Link: Zetterlund, Robins, 4th to Ottawa for 2025 2nd, Zack Ostapchuk, Noah Gregor

[Lebanezer]

 

[ChompChomp]

That explains it, Griersie panicked with his itchy trigger finger.

 

[OrrNumber4]

Feels like Grier got rushed...

 

[Sharkz4Fun]

Even the worst GMs know they can essentially pants Grier and offer him the biggest guys in their org.

 

[Hodge]

There's about 50 wingers on pace for 45 points this season. How many do you think are going to be available for free?

At least 15 in unrestricted free agency, probably quite a few more via trade for a lot less than a 1st+3rd, not to mention all the guys who are on pace for less than that this season but have produced at that level in the past and all the guys who could put up similar numbers if they were used in the same way Zetterlund has been by the Sharks.

 

[Juxtaposer]

There goes my last hope that the deal didn't get done in time and would be canceled.

 

[timorous me]

Which makes trading down for Bystedt and co horrible in hindsight

I can't hold that against Grier. Even if he was the one who made the call for the trade, it was still DW Jr.'s draft, his scouting, and Grier didn't have any of his people in place since he'd just been hired himself. Blame that on the organization for not getting their shit together sooner in hiring Grier.

 

[Jargon]

…still hate it.

Curious what Grier says but… hate it.

 

[TheBeard]

"Just give me something. ANYTHING. Please, I can't stop trading!!!"

 

[fasterthanlight]

zetterlund definitely counter-offered 8 years, $80 million

fz: "you know how crosby asked for his jersey number?"
mg: "we could do 2.0M! sounds great"
fz: "... that's not what I meant "

 

[gaucholoco3]

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Noah Gregor is the reason we have Will Smith instead of Bedard/Fantilli/Carlsson.

Will Smith might be the best of those 4.

 

[karltonian]

Why is no one talking about Sharks legend Noah Gregor?

 

[Juxtaposer]

Will Smith might be the best of those 4.

I would put a large sum of money on that not being the case.

 

[weastern bias]

Is the board really crashing out because we didn't get great value for Fabian Zetterlund?

This was objectively a very fruitful and successful trade deadline season for the Sharks, Zetterlund is a fine 3rd liner and a great culture guy but he's functionally just the player some people thought Luke Kunin is, he's fungible, his presence or lack thereof will not make or break this rebuild

We got awesome value out of Walman, Granlund, Ceci, Kunin and Sturm and even going back to Blackwood, Mike Grier has capitalized on his assets in a very impressive manner, I don't like this trade either but it doesn't mean this deadline is suddenly a bust, I think this being the sneaky last-second deal is coloring a lot of perceptions in an overly negative light, we had an awesome trade deadline even if this trade was kind of stupid

 

[Sharkz4Fun]

Why is no one talking about Sharks legend Noah Gregor?

Really sucks they couldn't get Labanc back instead of that 4th for Kunin.

 

[Chinaski89]

Why? This is stupid. Zetts should have been here until he turned 30 at least. I’m pissed.

 

[Lebanezer]

 

[Chinaski89]

Why is no one talking about Sharks legend Noah Gregor?

Someone made a joke in a recent game thread I think (might have been roster discussion) about Grier getting Gregor at the deadline and ruining our chance of finishing last… I blame whoever that was.

 

[hockeyball]

"I didn't come into this deadline thinking about trading [Zetterlund] or [Walman]."... "But then I did, mostly just to piss off HFBoards"

 

[Juxtaposer]

So he was just wiiiildly blown away by the thrilling offer of future 4th liner and late 2nd round pick in a weak draft. Great.

 

[Lebanezer]

 

[TimAllen]

Really don't like this trade. It felt like the time to start adding to the team and trusting the young guys and the number 1 prospect pool. This feels like a legit step into Buffalo Sabres/ pre-McDavid Oilers hell.

 

[Sharkz4Fun]

So Grier drooled over a topped out AHL big guy and traded a legitimate middle six long-term PWF.

Celebrini might be gone before Smith lol

 

[Cas]

Someone made a joke in a recent game thread I think (might have been roster discussion) about Grier getting Gregor at the deadline and ruining our chance of finishing last… I blame whoever that was.

I literally said "welcome home, Noah Gregor" as a joke when I heard Zetterlund was going to Ottawa, went to lunch, and then came back to see Gregor's name when I refreshed the page.

I need to stop joking, or make the correct jokes. Welcome to San Jose, Cale Makar!

 

[Juxtaposer]

There goes everyone's theory that Grier traded Zetterlund because of contract demands!

It sounds like he really thinks Zach Ostapchuk is a great player. Lol, lmfao even.