Tim Chiasson: Joel Ward Is A Good Depth Signing, But He's No Savior Thoughts on Joel Ward, a few days late.

Tim Chiasson: Joel Ward Is A Good Depth Signing, But He's No Savior
Thoughts on Joel Ward, a few days late.
- Tim Chiasson

Uno! Suck it Tommy!!!

Phaneuf

Uno! Suck it Tommy!!!
- lumlums

Is that 39's real name?

Same old Sharks yawn

Uno! Suck it Tommy!!!
- lumlums

Is that 39's real name?
- Tim Chiasson

Yep.

Tim Chiasson: Joel Ward Is A Good Depth Signing, But He's No Savior
Thoughts on Joel Ward, a few days late.
- Tim Chiasson

Good blog Tim........you're pretty much spot on with Ward.

Yep.
- SJSharks39

Thomas it is.

Good blog Tim........you're pretty much spot on with Ward.
- SJSharks39

Thank you, Thomas.

Phaneuf
- cdjaakkola

You post this everywhere.....it means nothing to me. You've made Phaneuf unspecial.

Thank you, Thomas.
- Tim Chiasson

Not Thomas.....

Same old Sharks yawn
- Just5

Uno! Suck it Tommy!!!
- lumlums

You enjoying Davis bro?

Thank you, Thomas.
- Tim Chiasson

Thomas isn't my name, i'm not a Thomas.

Whats up with the late blog? You've done this a few times dropping evening blogs. I'd imagine just a busy schedule huh?

Not Thomas.....
- SJSharks39

Sure thing Thomas.

And yes, Davis was great. Back in Edmonton until the end of the month though...

Tim, you agree that we are probably done with outside moves. Also let's assume that Pavelski stays as Thornton's RW and that DeBoer will prefer to play wingers based on their handedness. That would leave Wingels, Ward and Karlsson as our RW options. If those are your only options, who is the best fit on the 2nd (Couture), 3rd (Tierney) and 4th (Smith) lines?

Sure thing Thomas.

And yes, Davis was great. Back in Edmonton until the end of the month though...
- lumlums

You son of a _____ !!!!!!

You still going to the Manchester U vs Barcelona game?

You son of a _____ !!!!!!

You still going to the Manchester U vs Barcelona game?
- SJSharks39

Sadly no, I don't come down until the 29th.

Sadly no, I don't come down until the 29th.
- lumlums

Well always got the earthquakes games. The Cali Clasico is Aug.28th

Well always got the earthquakes games. The Cali Clasico is Aug.28th
- SJSharks39

Nice! It sounds like folks in my new lab go to games, so I'll hop on board

Tim, you agree that we are probably done with outside moves. Also let's assume that Pavelski stays as Thornton's RW and that DeBoer will prefer to play wingers based on their handedness. That would leave Wingels, Ward and Karlsson as our RW options. If those are your only options, who is the best fit on the 2nd (Couture), 3rd (Tierney) and 4th (Smith) lines?
- Sharks_12

My honest opinion is that I think that Wingels needs to be traded and a flier taken on Alex Semin for a few million this year.

Outside of Thornton, Pavelski and Couture, the Sharks have no legitimate top six players. They have fill ins. Karlsson was a fill in with the Joe's and Marleau needs to be sheltered at this point - which, playing with the Joe's, would more than do the trick for max production from him.

Hertl is right there, he's an exceptional third line player and a marginal second statistically, but I think if he was given the chance this year he'd prove valuable as a top six player. He is very good with possession and that's going to help Couture. I think a combination of Marleau-Thornton-Pavelski and Hertl-Couture-X is how DeBoer has to go. The X, unfortunately, has to be Melker Karlsson. He's not fit for the top six, but I think Hertl has the swagger to help keep Karlsson afloat, and I have the hope that Couture will stop underperforming in every facet other than points.

It's not ideal, but the Sharks really have no other option. Overcasting a 34 year old Joel Ward, or Tommy Wingels, is an even worse idea. At least everyone knows Karlsson can function, and he doesn't have a large enough sample size to completely shoot him down.

Fehr for Torres' salary and Zidlicky in a 1 year rest of the available cap space contract???

Ok, enough dreaming.

Fehr for Torres' salary and Zidlicky in a 1 year rest of the available cap space contract???

Ok, enough dreaming.


- filosofy71

Torres can't be placed on LTIR for any value until the season starts. That's why Savard and Pronger were traded.

Outside of Thornton, Pavelski and Couture, the Sharks have no legitimate top six players. They have fill ins.
- Tim Chiasson

Marleau played terrible last season, especially defensively (where his linemates struggled as much as he did). But offensively he was still in top 60 in the league. Let's not be ridiculous here. Unless he regresses next season as much as he did last season, he is still at worst an average albeit overpaid 2nd line forward.