SalarySwishSalarySwish
Avatar

AStovetop

Stovetop
Member Since
Jul. 4, 2017
Favourite Team
San Jose Sharks
2nd Favourite Team
Columbus Blue Jackets
Forum Posts
2087
Posts per Day
0.8
Forum: Armchair-GM22 minutes ago
Thread: How Much For Necas
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Lime</b></div><div>Fully agree with this, I have no idea what the Vegas pick is gonna be. I don't know about Ferraro, I really liked him at first but it feels like ever since Burns left he just hasn't found a partner here and he gets violently overplayed with top pairing minutes. I just don't think we have anything else that Carolina would be interested in.</div></div>

It's hard to put it on him. You look FrozenPool and see his linemate share % and he is literally with a new d-partner every other game for the past 2 years. it's going to be hard to find consistency like that, and the quality of those d-partners are bottom pairing guys in most competitive teams.

Certainly not being set up for success but he had some really fantastic stretches this season, and he's a leader in that room. With Hertl gone I just feel they've lost too many guys that keep that culture alive in that room
Forum: Mock-Draft1 hour ago
Thread: Two rounds with trades
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Future top-pair dman available in this draft: Levshunov, Buium, Dickinson and Silayev.
I think all four gone by 7 or 8 pick.

Yakemchuk is offense only...and completed about one-third of his passes in juniors.
I think 15-20 is about right and I could see him slip further.
I could also see Emery, Elick and Jiricek all go ahead of him.

I don't pay attention to Dolans....for one, I am Devils fan; and two, its the Dolans.</div></div>

I haven't seen a single scout describe Yakemchuk as pure offense. The most consistent comparison I see for him is Petro, physical and punishing (sneaky dirty) with great offensive upside.

What sharks need more than anything on the Blueline is someone who is, maybe not PURE offense, but on another level offensively. Cagnoni is the only true puckmoving d-man in their system. they have a lot of fantastic shutdown/2-way d-men that probably cap at 35 points. I don't think Saliyev or Dickenson are those guys. Buium, I'd absolutely go after, but Parekh is the best pure offensive d-man (and a righty) so I'd 100% trade up to the 10ish range to get him (not 2 early 2nds though)
Forum: Armchair-GM3 hours ago
Thread: Next year
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Canuck4life</b></div><div>I'm sorry to say, but you're a long ways from competing. Yes, Celebrini and Smith help, but your D Core is horrendous, don't have much on the wing. Have 2 anchor contracts in Couture and Vlasic.

Marchessault is going to want in the 7 million range over multiple years. Amadio is not better than Mikheyev and Sprong is a better offensive player, but Mikheyev is definitely the stronger 2 way winger.

Duchene is on his way to a cup final, only to go to the worst team in the league after? Domi is staying with the Leafs. I think the only player you could argue is Stephenson just from the sheer overpay they would have to do.

Or 2 years of Mikheyev at manageable cap hit.</div></div>

I gave you examples of Free Agents going to bad teams. I don't think you understand what I'm saying so there's no point in continuing here. And no Amadio and Sprong are both so much better it's not close
Forum: Armchair-GM5 hours ago
Thread: Nikishin is coming over
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>TrippTracy</b></div><div>Burns can only be traded to 3 teams, one of those is Dallas. They wouldn't want to take on his cap hit. I think Florida was maybe another team he didn't have on his No trade list and they definitely won't take on his cap hit. So you're stuck with him or you buy him out.</div></div>

Sharks would 100% take him back for future considerations if he's willing to go back (with the guarantee to get dealt to a contender at the deadline). Especially if it prevents a buyout. If he gets bought out then that adds an extra year of no retention slots for the Sharks.

Would also be beneficial to have a true puck-moving RHD on the Sharks blue line for a year to give Thrun or Shakir a half decent d-partner
Forum: Armchair-GM6 hours ago
Thread: Early Look at Next Season
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>villenash</b></div><div>What I’d look into:
- trade market for a Karlsson trade
- trade market for Hill
- trade one of Hague/McNabb/Whitecloud
- if Theodore won’t re-sign this summer, do you consider a trade?
- re-sign Marchessault
- let Carrier walk
- re-sign Amadio if possible</div></div>

Seems very risky to trade a top 6 forward like Karlsson considering Stone, Hertl, and Eichel are all perpetually injured. I think Theodore trade would make the most sense and try and pick up a solid middle six forward on a decent contract and then re-sign Marchy.

As a Sharks fan, Stephenson, Marchessault, and Amadio are all guys I think the Sharks should target in Free Agency, but for Vegas I think they need to keep that top 6 as intact as possible. No matter what they're losing a lot of depth and don't have many assets to spend anymore to get a good replacement guy if someone does in fact go onto LTIR
Forum: Armchair-GM7 hours ago
Thread: Offseason
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Roperttos</b></div><div>It also makes absolutely no sense from the Flyers perspective either.

They have no reason to trade York or clear cap with dumping Atkinson.

I'm gonna have to disagree on the Shakir has higher ceiling than York part because York's ceiling is a 1st pair D. Shakir hasn't even made the Sharks roster and is only a year younger.</div></div>

I agree it doesn't make sense from the flyers perspective.

they absolutely should dump Atkinson. They are literally at the cap for next year (with about 6 mil to play with if Ellis is done for sure). With Michkov coming over and only 5 legit NHL d-men signed, they'll need to make some moves. I'm guessing they're going to be a bit more competitive with Michkov in the lineup

And typically projected ceiling is based on their playstyle and past production at lower levels when they're this young. Just because someone enters the league sooner than another player it doesn't mean they have a higher ceiling. Shakir may very well not adjust to the NHL level (although his handful of games he looked great), but he also may very well be a first pairing guy.
Forum: Armchair-GM8 hours ago
Forum: Mock-Draft8 hours ago
Thread: 1rst round with team needs
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>OfficialGuy</b></div><div>Well I dont see them being strong in prospect at any positions and they would take the best talent available no mather the position they are still in the early rebuilds but dont have much yet. So they would go for talent over what they need in the exact moments. Trevor Connelly would be the perfect fit there and If it wasnt for the off ice bull**** Connelly would be higher. And early second round they rarely make impact players in the league more 3rd to 4th line and Stiga is a spirited player that could bring something good there. SJS love the american development program and they seing their future in it I believe they would have no hesitation taking these guys.</div></div>

I mean that's not true at all. They're widely regarded as one of, if not the best prospect pool in the league. Only to be stronger adding Celebrini.

U23 LWs with Top 6 to Elite level projections are Eklund, Musty, Gushchin, and Bordeleau. U23 LDs in the system with Top Pairing potential include Mukhamadullin and Cagnoni. Middle pairing projected LDs include Thrun, Furlong, possibly Pulli. Centers with Elite to top 6 projections would be Smith and Soon to be Celebrini. Middle Six to 2nd line projected Centers include Bystedt, Lund, and Edstrom.

The Right side of the ice has some exciting guys but no real projected top line/top pairing guys. Halttunen is looking maybe to be a really solid 2nd line RW sniper and Rimashevsky is kind of a wild card prospect who could surprise some people. but other than that there's not much there, whereas, as I said, the left side is VERY deep
Forum: Armchair-GMFri. at 12:37 p.m.
Thread: Who deserves to be back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Caniac555</b></div><div>Respectfully - this was not the total point of the post but appreciate your comment (except for the condescending’lol’).

If MG or MF were worth a 1st, they should have been traded. Ok take Sasha out and get nothing for him. Or the Canes can just move Necas elsewhere. Seems like a top 6 RFA who wouldn’t be someone the Sharks could get on the market.</div></div>

Because they don't want to trade them? That's why they weren't dealt.

Granlund had 60 points in 69 games on the worst offensive team in like 20 years. He'd easily get a first at this years deadline if they don't look to extend him.

Ferraro is literally the heartbeat of this team and as I said, his high price is due mostly to his leadership and what he means to the team. Objectively he's MAYBE be worth a 1st, but they avsolutely don't want to move him, therefore he costs a lot more.

Again, this isn't some late 1st rounder, this is 14th overall.