Stuart

[Cbrower91]

Haha, me too! what a dumb dumb contract after a guy who relies 100% on speed just broke his leg. Thankfully, it's over in a month and that will be that.

As for salaries, the sharks have a problem if they want to have any respectable 3rd line. They currently have 8.7M in space, but without a 4th line or reserves.

1. Assume they keep 4 guys like ferriero or desjardins at 600-700k each, that's roughly 2.5M-3M. Call it 2.7M to keep it even and then they have a 4th line and reserves and 6M left.

2. they resign braun at 2 years 1.25M, the same as demers. I'm not sure htey can get much cheaper, or will go much longer. Now they have 4.75M left. If they buyout zues, they will then need a full third line, and a #7 dman with roughly 6.5M in cap space. That doesnt buy you areal good line, nor depth on D.

the only way I can see the sharks getting stuey and a solid 3rd line is through trading both murray and nemo. Murray for Stuey is pretty much a wash, though perhaps a slight upgrade. Similar salary number. But nemo for stalock saves 3M, and with 9.5M, dougie can go out and land some respectable UFA's to make up a threatening third line.

I just dont want them to add stuey and spend 3M on a 4/5/6 dman who plays 16-18 mins. they just dont need to throw valuable cap space there without moving some salary out (i.e. murray).

You crack me up sometimes with your complete lack of understanding of NHL 3rd lines, there are atleast 22 teams in the league that would kill to have the sharks "Current" 3rd line. They've only been together for a short while and are dominant on the forecheck and backcheck and make teams earn every inch of ice they gain.

Give this line time you will be singing its praises, the 4th line once all personal is healthy is no joke either, this is the most complete line up the sharks have ever had through 12 forwards when healthy.

 

[Cmon_WTF]

You crack me up sometimes with your complete lack of understanding of NHL 3rd lines, there are atleast 22 teams in the league that would kill to have the sharks "Current" 3rd line. They've only been together for a short while and are dominant on the forecheck and backcheck and make teams earn every inch of ice they gain.

Give this line time you will be singing its praises, the 4th line once all personal is healthy is no joke either, this is the most complete line up the sharks have ever had through 12 forwards when healthy.

I'm beginning to think Rules has a hatered for players who's last name starts with M. Marleau, Mitchell, Moore...it can't be just coincidence.

 

[sjrules99]

I'm beginning to think Rules has a hatered for players who's last name starts with M. Marleau, Mitchell, Moore...it can't be just coincidence.

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hahaha... yeah, maybe there is some strange subconscious bias

22 other teams? OK. I would be thrilled to eat my words, though its hard to sing the praises of the three acquisitions when they still havent scored a single goal and arent preventing goals either. When they start actually scoring and maybe actually produce a win for the team on the scoreboard, then I'll believe it. they were braught in largely to improve the stuggling PK. Once again, everyone talked about how great these guys are on the PK... Well, since the trade, the PK isnt at all better with them than it was before. Since the tampa game (not including the tampa game itself when they were 0for 1, the sharks are 34 for 44 or 77% which is pretty much as crappy as they were before the acquisitions).

 

[sjrules99]

3rd line is minus again this game... What exactly is the 3rd line adding?

 

[sjrules99]

And another killer shift from the 3rd line just after the sharks had scored... Hey kork, I think 22 teams would buy out our third line ;-)

 

[rares]

And another killer shift from the 3rd line just after the sharks had scored... Hey kork, I think 22 teams would buy out our third line ;-)

Umm, no offense and I haven't watched the first period but which line has played well tonight in your expert opinion?

 

[sjrules99]

Umm, no offense and I haven't watched the first period but which line has played well tonight in your expert opinion?

Havlat has had another great game and clowe has been effective as well. The only goal that line gave up with a fluky breakaway that vlasic flubbed (though havlat should have backchecked better). Pavs and Marleau are playing reasonably well as well. havent seen much from jumbo or cooch just yet.

however, the top lines are matched against the other top lines, so the 3rd line has given up their goals to the ducks' bottom feeders. the sharks top 6 have outscored and outplayed the ducks' top 6, but the difference in the game is the play of the ducks' bottom 6 vs. the sharks bottom 6.