*** San Jose Sharks Off-Season Thread ***

Originally posted by ninerfan4life:
This series is far from over!!

i wish i could say that

I know this series is a very long way from being over, and the Finals are even further off. I was thinking that if the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup, they will be invited to the White House, to meet their No. 1 fan. The person most of you left wing leaning types probably voted for, Prez Obummer. I guess that would be a double bummer for you.
Don't give up on the Giants though. They can't hit worth a lick, but their pitching will keep them close. Also the 49ers are very close to being a contender again. I am a fan of the Giants and 49ers, always have been and always will.

That Obama thing reminded me of a Will & Grace episode I saw recently on Lifetime, television for women. Will wanted Grace to support the gay candidate for city council. She was going to until she found out about a Jewish woman who was also running. They have both of them come over to talk. After that they find out both of them are prejudiced. The gay candidate wants to get rid of the homeless, and the woman only likes white people. Will & Grace are disgusted and aren't going to vote. Then Jack comes in later and says he pulled the lever for democracy and he also voted. They ask him who he voted for and he says the black guy. They both exclaim, "there was a black guy?" and go racing out of the apartment to vote for him. That show was hilarious. I had a crush on the woman who played Karen.

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by 49erfoeva:

Originally posted by Hopper:
Dump heatley and keep Marleau.

Dump both

and that momentum killer nabokov. im tired of his bs weak ass goals

But who are we going to replace him with? I hate to say it, but he's saved our butts with some amazing saves so many times. Half of the goals allowed today were the result of HORRIBLE defensive giveaways that weren't his fault. So I just.. look at both sides of it.

Stalock was very good in the AHL, but he has zero NHL experience. He's clearly not ready to come in, and I would never want to see Greiss at the helm for us, we just won't be very good.

I just don't know.. I can't see us getting a championship with anyone else. Who else is better, really?

but then again we havent won a champion ship with nabokov and hes 35. let his ass go spend money on solidfying our d and sign or trade for someone like dan ellis, carey price or halak whoever they decide to let go and let him compete with greiss or maybe even stalock if he has a great tc and preseason. those weak goals he gives up lets all the air out of the tank as well as the players.

I don't know. I don't want Ellis or Price.

ill take my chances with price as long as the canadiens dont want a kings ransom. get him out of all that pressure in montreal into a more calming city surrounding him with better talent and we may have something

I just feel you may get the same thing with Price - a lot of goals that just shouldn't happen on an NHL goaltender. Easy goals.

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
I still got faith in the Sharks. Someone just needs to kick your coach in the balls and tell him to man up. Only way the Sharks win is if they get extremely physical and bloody the Blackhawk's face.

Chicago IMO clearly has more skill which means you need to go with grit. And I'm tired of seeing liberties taken on Pavelski, someone needs to step up and let people know you can't just give him a face wash without consequences.

I'm just not sure it'll work, I don't know if the Sharks can do it properly. Especially without getting tons of penalties and giving Chicago the game. It's too late now. They're letting Chicago play their game, "board-to-board and let you make a mistake." We're playing right into it every time.

Yes, we have to slow them down, but how can we grind them down? I'm not sure we're good enough in that realm. I think a team like Philadelphia might pound on Chicago because they are built more to play that game.

Chicago gets San Jose thinking that the Sharks are play "The Sharks game" when.. in actuality.. the Sharks have wound up falling into the trap and are going full go, overskating pucks, not focusing on handling it right, passing when they should shoot, and shooting when they should pass. Just doing everything wrong.

We're folding under pressure, and we have to win Friday or it's over.

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
I still got faith in the Sharks. Someone just needs to kick your coach in the balls and tell him to man up. Only way the Sharks win is if they get extremely physical and bloody the Blackhawk's face.

Chicago IMO clearly has more skill which means you need to go with grit. And I'm tired of seeing liberties taken on Pavelski, someone needs to step up and let people know you can't just give him a face wash without consequences.

I'm just not sure it'll work, I don't know if the Sharks can do it properly. Especially without getting tons of penalties and giving Chicago the game. It's too late now. They're letting Chicago play their game, "board-to-board and let you make a mistake." We're playing right into it every time.

Yes, we have to slow them down, but how can we grind them down? I'm not sure we're good enough in that realm. I think a team like Philadelphia might pound on Chicago because they are built more to play that game.

Chicago gets San Jose thinking that the Sharks are play "The Sharks game" when.. in actuality.. the Sharks have wound up falling into the trap and are going full go, overskating pucks, not focusing on handling it right, passing when they should shoot, and shooting when they should pass. Just doing everything wrong.

We're folding under pressure, and we have to win Friday or it's over.

If we don't win Friday, we gotta change s**t up. Not sure what or who, but the only players I'd definitely want back are Thornton, Boyle, Pavelski, Clowe, and setogutchi...

Setogutchi is a reach though.

For Friday I want him to move Thornton onto pavelski's line, and move setogutchi with Marleau. I wanna see pavelski, clowe, and Thornton against Kane, byvelguni (whatever the f**k his name is) and towes. Those three have been killing us.


Come on coach, f**king do something, please... Also get rid of our 7th defender FFS

Originally posted by Method:

Originally posted by OnTheClock:

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
I still got faith in the Sharks. Someone just needs to kick your coach in the balls and tell him to man up. Only way the Sharks win is if they get extremely physical and bloody the Blackhawk's face.

Chicago IMO clearly has more skill which means you need to go with grit. And I'm tired of seeing liberties taken on Pavelski, someone needs to step up and let people know you can't just give him a face wash without consequences.

I'm just not sure it'll work, I don't know if the Sharks can do it properly. Especially without getting tons of penalties and giving Chicago the game. It's too late now. They're letting Chicago play their game, "board-to-board and let you make a mistake." We're playing right into it every time.

Yes, we have to slow them down, but how can we grind them down? I'm not sure we're good enough in that realm. I think a team like Philadelphia might pound on Chicago because they are built more to play that game.

Chicago gets San Jose thinking that the Sharks are play "The Sharks game" when.. in actuality.. the Sharks have wound up falling into the trap and are going full go, overskating pucks, not focusing on handling it right, passing when they should shoot, and shooting when they should pass. Just doing everything wrong.

We're folding under pressure, and we have to win Friday or it's over.

If we don't win Friday, we gotta change s**t up. Not sure what or who, but the only players I'd definitely want back are Thornton, Boyle, Pavelski, Clowe, and setogutchi...

Setogutchi is a reach though.

For Friday I want him to move Thornton onto pavelski's line, and move setogutchi with Marleau. I wanna see pavelski, clowe, and Thornton against Kane, byvelguni (whatever the f**k his name is) and towes. Those three have been killing us.


Come on coach, f**king do something, please... Also get rid of our 7th defender FFS

This would be the biggest thing I think we must do. I want to see Ortmeyer over Wallin. Heck, even Helminen.

Thornton with Pavs could work. I'm willing to say even Malhotra.

Manny is giving his all out there, and it shows.

Sharks New Theme Song

Turn out the lights the party's over they say that all good things must end
Let's call it a night the party's over and tomorrow starts the same old thing again

What a crazy crazy party never seen so many people
Laughin' dancin' look at you you're havin' fun
But look at me I'm almost cryin' but that don't keep your love from dyin'
Misery cause for me the party's over

Turn out the lights...

Once I had a love undyin' I didn't keep it, wasn't tryin'
Life for me was just one party and then another
Broke her heart so many times had to have my party wine
But one night she said sweetheart the party's over

Turn out the lights...

[ guitar ]

Originally posted by Negrodamus:

middle finger to all 5 of them

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by Negrodamus:

middle finger to all 5 of them

im confident the sharks will win tomorrow

Originally posted by Negrodamus:

Originally posted by FredFlintstone:

Originally posted by Negrodamus:

middle finger to all 5 of them

GTFO

Thats one cruel negro

Originally posted by SunDevilNiner79:
Thats one cruel negro