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likely, yes. The oilers will be tough and everyone knows it. And it's not just mcdavid, but their team D is vastly better than a few years back. Tmac is doing a solid job in that area. Hertl had a shitty game. 3 lost draws = 3 pk goals. Sharks had 35 shots but Donskoi+meier+Tierney+karlsson...

just got back: Good news: 1. Joes looked great. Jumbo looked like jumbo. 2. Bancer looked great. He obviously has to clean up the penalties and an odd bad turnover her and there, but great jump, obviously nice goals but he shoulda had an apple if demelo could finish the slick pass. 3. PP looked...

Right now, I can't see the sharks bringing in anybody. I think we will see carpenter, lebanc, and meier in the opening lineup. On the bright side, it will be nice to see what the farm really has to offer with patty gone. I mean, between those three players, as well as oregan (possibly chartier...

I expect roughly 2 yrs, 6-8M for each of them. Max. neither will get more than 2 years. You just dont give 38yo's 3 year deals. No dobut they want to stay. No doubt dougie wants em back. a fair deal will get done. production in the 40-50 pt range and the experience and sentimental value warrants...

Do you think Rob Blake as LA GM might be interesting given his good history with Dougie as Doug tried to get him a cup in SJ? With the turnover in LA, I wonder if they won't consider trading with the sharks? Kopitar would sure be intriguing...

They will go for the 7/3/1 option. Protect pavs, hertl, cooch, hansen, karlsson, Tierney and ONE of Ward/Boedker (hopefully ward). On D, they will protect pickles, braun and burns. They then resign haley for one year at league minimum and expose him. This gives the Knights the choice between...

In terms of trade possibilities, I am not sure what to expect. Are there any top line Dmen out there? any top line C's to replace jumbo/patty? Maybe shipping kopitar will be part of LA's turnover? Maybe Matt Duchesne's name gets thrown around again? Maybe tavares???? On D, maybe looking at big...

Well, the time has come for the annual offseason change discussion. What do you think will happen? what SHOULD happen? Here are my thoughts: 1. Jumbo and patty both return. Both on TWO year deals. Both in the 4M range. I cannot imagine another 3 year deal. And given that both were 50 pts or...

Also, I know mcdavid played 30 mins, but braun and vlasic played 34 minutes while schlemko and dillor played 19 each. Now granted, I dont think much of that bottom pair, but I wonder if the shutdown pair was just dog tired at the end there. Braun looked absolutely exhausted. I wonder if edmonton...

well, that game looked like the coaches switched benches. up 3-1 with under 2 minutes left in the 2nd period and the sharks just stopped playing. Outshot 35-14 in the final 2 periods and OT. Basically, they just stopped playing. Jones was amazing, and it's a shame for him, but this is one of the...

wow, terrible OT. This game shoulda ended 5 times already.

this 3rd period is TMac style prevent Defense. I get you wanna protect the lead, but you gotta keep playing. Can't do a 20 minute PK.

Yeah, the two of 'em are possession beasts. and like 3 or 4 times, I saw meier win a board battle and just watch the seas part and he waltzes to the net for a good chance. Hasnt buried any of 'em yet, but his getting there... I actually think they could use a scoring winger to complete the line...

Just got home... the big boys just got the memo that it's playoff time. Few key observations: 1. The first big move was befor ethe puck even dropped when deboer elected to start pavs-jumbo-patty with burns. He sent a message to the big vets that this is their team, that they are the leaders...

Yeah, this is the worst Ive seen pavs play in years, especially in the playoffs, when he tends to elevate his game. He is fumbling pucks, indecisive, tentative. It's the opposite of his game... And patty is null factor. Cooch looks off, and burnsie is not getting the shots through as usual...

HAHAHAHA so so true! It really did look like a solid Tmac team :-) Sharks showed a lot of character and depth last night. After the 1st, I figured it was gunna be a shit show, particularly since jonesy let in a softy to kelfbom. However, for the sharks to control the game after that showed...

Just got back from the Caps game... Hansen deserved a star of the game. He was AWESOME! Of course his forecheck work and great pass to jumbo to start the scoring was solid, but his two-way play was superb! He played almost 5 mins of PK time, and was super effective disrupting the caps break out...

I'd also mention that the market is what it is. Maybe, without that condition, Van doesnt do the deal. if they dont, then one or two injuries and the sharks will dress all of Haley, Sorenson, Lebanc, and meier in the PO's. Im not sure that's sufficient depth to compete with the best teams in the...

Wall, recognize that Hansen is not a rental. He is signed for 2.5M next year, though SJ only has to pay 2M as van retained 500k. If they win the cup, likely hansen will be a major part of that, and then they would still have him for another year at a totally reasonable cap number. 2M for a...

Also, draft picks in general are overrated. Sure, a crosby/mcdavid like guy comes along here or there and picks in the top 3 are usually big hits, but picks in general arent nearly as valuable in a world where college and euro free agents abound. Look at who dougie has signed as free agents out...

I will be vastly lamenting that 1st (31st overall) when they have the parade in San Jose :-) I am excited to see Oregan, Meier, Lebanc, and Sorensen competing in SJ for a while. Joachim Ryan and Heed look like they are knocking on the door too. Maybe they can move Mueller for value at the...

hmmm, interesting. Still ridiculous that Arizona couldnt find a suitor for their team leader in points, with a *seemingly* tiny cap hit, and clear top line or top 6 level of play. Strange too that doan didnt move too as well as a few others. I like the Hansen deal more and more as I think...

seems vrbata NOT dealt. obviously the price was too high. Stupid ARI GM. no assets for a bunch of to-be-ufas. Likely dougie kicked the tires on that one, but if NO team was willing to give up what he wanted, then obviously the price was lot higher than hansen's. In light of vrbata not being...

One other impressive thing in hansen's favor has to do with when his production comes. Combining last year and this year: he has 95 gp, 28g, 23a= 51 pts, +18. All but one of those points is at EV or SH. That's better than 1/2 pt per game without PP production. For comparison, the only players...

Its not a bad deal. Goldy ould areguably be behind meier, sorenson, o-regan, and lebanc in the depth chart. Possibly behind carpenter (if he resigns) and goodrow too. Simply put, he was middle of the pack offensive depth-wise. It is sad that he is gone, and sad that he wont be the fireball that...