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Jul 15, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Joe Thornton as a player development coach is good. A hall of famer who can still skate can talk to the kids in a way they will hear.

And Skinner seems really interested in taking a coaching role on this team too.

I think Grier is doing a good job of balancing development and psychology.
[ Edited by Scoots on Jul 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM ]
Jul 20, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Originally posted by Scoots:
Joe Thornton as a player development coach is good. A hall of famer who can still skate can talk to the kids in a way they will hear.

And Skinner seems really interested in taking a coaching role on this team too.

I think Grier is doing a good job of balancing development and psychology.

Where did you see that?
Jul 20, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Originally posted by TheXFactor:
Originally posted by Scoots:
Joe Thornton as a player development coach is good. A hall of famer who can still skate can talk to the kids in a way they will hear.

And Skinner seems really interested in taking a coaching role on this team too.

I think Grier is doing a good job of balancing development and psychology.

Where did you see that?

In an interview with him ... it was audio only ... don't know where. He was talking about all the young talent on the Sharks and the ex players around the team. I was glad to hear him positive about being on the team, I was a little concerned he just joined the team to get numbers and another contract elsewhere.

That said, he may get traded when that time of the season comes.
[ Edited by Scoots on Jul 20, 2025 at 7:38 AM ]
Jul 23, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Originally posted by Scoots:
It's why I said "Maybe" ... Granlund was on a line with Will Smith, they moved Smith up to the Celebrini line. If Skinner meshes with Smith they might keep him around. They want Smith to be on his own line but found that he was better next to Celebrini than Granlund. That's one of the things I'm looking forward to ... how are the lines going to work out with Celebrini, Eklund, Smith, Musty, Chernyshov, Graf, Halttunen, Dickenson, Mukhamadullin, Cagnoni, and more all under 23 years old ... but dumping Skinner at the deadline along with potentially Orlov, Toffoli, Klingberg etc. will mean things are going well enough with the kids they don't need the adults anymore, or it will mean that the kids are struggling to deal with the vets and they are shopping for new vets :)

Orlov has a NTC in year 1 of his deal and Toffoli has a NTC for the first 3 years of his deal so doubtful either gets moved this season unless they decide to waive their clauses. I would say almost for sure Toffoli won't wave his. He mentioned when he signed he was tired of being traded and moving around so much the previous years so it was important for him to have that clause in his deal to guarantee his family and him could settle into one place for at least a few years.
Jul 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Originally posted by diehardniners408:
Originally posted by Scoots:
It's why I said "Maybe" ... Granlund was on a line with Will Smith, they moved Smith up to the Celebrini line. If Skinner meshes with Smith they might keep him around. They want Smith to be on his own line but found that he was better next to Celebrini than Granlund. That's one of the things I'm looking forward to ... how are the lines going to work out with Celebrini, Eklund, Smith, Musty, Chernyshov, Graf, Halttunen, Dickenson, Mukhamadullin, Cagnoni, and more all under 23 years old ... but dumping Skinner at the deadline along with potentially Orlov, Toffoli, Klingberg etc. will mean things are going well enough with the kids they don't need the adults anymore, or it will mean that the kids are struggling to deal with the vets and they are shopping for new vets :)

Orlov has a NTC in year 1 of his deal and Toffoli has a NTC for the first 3 years of his deal so doubtful either gets moved this season unless they decide to waive their clauses. I would say almost for sure Toffoli won't wave his. He mentioned when he signed he was tired of being traded and moving around so much the previous years so it was important for him to have that clause in his deal to guarantee his family and him could settle into one place for at least a few years.

Good to know. Didn't know they had those. I really think they can really make the Sharks better both on the ice and in the locker room.
Jul 27, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Danil Gushchin traded for Oskar Olausson ... okay former 3rd round pick traded for okay former 1st round pick.
Sep 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-acquire-2026-5th-round-pick-carey-price-for-gannon-larocque?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadgbUvCXfaHr4t1TxwZnjmoOEJ1y4J2KpZGpZCtyM0ANgh4GCe1YQJk8K3T-g_aem_thrVDvK-DWyRm6pG052cqQ

picked up prices contract and a 5th rounder.

Can move the vets around trade deadline and stay above the floor
Sep 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Originally posted by ads_2006:
https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-acquire-2026-5th-round-pick-carey-price-for-gannon-larocque?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadgbUvCXfaHr4t1TxwZnjmoOEJ1y4J2KpZGpZCtyM0ANgh4GCe1YQJk8K3T-g_aem_thrVDvK-DWyRm6pG052cqQ

picked up prices contract and a 5th rounder.

Can move the vets around trade deadline and stay above the floor

Larocque was never going to make the NHL with the Sharks. The team doesn't have that many players they can say that about which is nice.
Sep 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Originally posted by ads_2006:
https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-acquire-2026-5th-round-pick-carey-price-for-gannon-larocque?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadgbUvCXfaHr4t1TxwZnjmoOEJ1y4J2KpZGpZCtyM0ANgh4GCe1YQJk8K3T-g_aem_thrVDvK-DWyRm6pG052cqQ

picked up prices contract and a 5th rounder.

Can move the vets around trade deadline and stay above the floor

Odd trade, wished we could have gotten back a better asset.
Sep 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Originally posted by TheXFactor:
Originally posted by ads_2006:
https://www.nhl.com/sharks/news/sharks-acquire-2026-5th-round-pick-carey-price-for-gannon-larocque?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadgbUvCXfaHr4t1TxwZnjmoOEJ1y4J2KpZGpZCtyM0ANgh4GCe1YQJk8K3T-g_aem_thrVDvK-DWyRm6pG052cqQ

picked up prices contract and a 5th rounder.

Can move the vets around trade deadline and stay above the floor

Odd trade, wished we could have gotten back a better asset.

A pick and staying above the salary floor ... the more kids make the NHL roster to tighter it gets if they move vets. Sportrac has their active cap at just $58M, the floor is around $70M, so Price's $10.5M gets them over the floor with a little wiggle room.
Sep 11, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Misa signed his ELC.
Oct 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Doesn't feel like a last place team anymore, but still a lot of work to be done...
Oct 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Originally posted by pillageDatazz:
Doesn't feel like a last place team anymore, but still a lot of work to be done...

3rd or 4th to last place lol
Oct 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Originally posted by ads_2006:
3rd or 4th to last place lol



You never know tho, maybe 5th or 6th if they win more of those close games
Oct 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Originally posted by pillageDatazz:
Originally posted by ads_2006:
3rd or 4th to last place lol



You never know tho, maybe 5th or 6th if they win more of those close games

I do expect Askarov to keep us in more games and steal a few, but still think we aren't there defensively.
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