Sharks do this all day.

I mean I guess, if they let Addison walk. Lundkvist has been far and away the worst Star in these playoffs.

But then again Grier is cornering the market on player with "Lund" in their name, so I'm all for the memes

I think the acquisition cost is low enough for this to be a no brainer for Grier. The Sharks don’t have much in the org at RD, and honestly that 5th can be recouped pretty easily elsewhere.

I thought Pavs signed an extension?

Remember when the stars paid a 1st for him…

No he’s UFA. Wouldn’t be surprised if he retires. He's looked absolutely gassed the last 3 months. Hoping for a Cup run so he can ride off in the sunset as he deserves

Doubt they give up on him this quickly. Dumping a guy you gave a first for like this looks pretty bad. I think they give him one more year to see if he can figure out where to be defensively on a consistent basis. If he can’t, I could see him going on waivers. Salvaging a fifth just seems like a walk of shame. Maybe he can go to Pitt for a few seasons and come back a better player like Oleksiak did lmao

I’m pretty sure I read recently that he said he’s done after this year

Part of this too is making room for Bichsel. Bichsel hated playing in the AHL and went to Europe for the season as was his option. I think Dallas will feel some pressure to keep him happy and wouldn't be surprised if he is on the NHL roster next year. He has the body for it, and playing with a vet like Suter for a season would be incredibly beneficial for his game. I think they're done with Lundqvist. So many mental mistakes. They've been waiting for him to breakout for 3 years now. Going to a place where he can afford to make mistakes like SJ would be a good change of scenery for him.

Yeah, the couple Stars games I've seen, esp. game 7 vs Vegas, he looks like he can't even keep up. I kept saying to myself, where's Pavs, bcuz they bumped him down to the 3rd Line. I'm rooting for Burns or Pavs to win the cup. Good Luck.

Bichsel should be in the NHL whenever Nill and DeBoer decide he’s ready for it. The AHL is an important step in the development process. Just ask Harley. If Bichsel thinks he’s too good for the AHL, then I hope Nill sends him back to Europe and sits on his rights for as long as possible. I wish Nils could have been sent down to the AHL for a year. He makes all the same mistakes Harley made the first time they called him up and he wasn’t ready