He was allowed to make the decision. I'm not even a Sharks fan, i'm just saying i don't like the idea of leaving to play somewhere else as a captain. Doesn't the player have to agree to become the captain?
Yeah. So once you're captain the team is allowed to take advantage of you?
As I said in my other post, he's a great player, great leader and I'm going to miss him in teal, but don't anticipate anywhere close to 38 goals again. Unsustainable shooting percentage + not having the same system designed around shots from the point aiming for tips/deflections, which is where 11 of his goals came from.
I'm not starting with negatives here. I'm considering him as a great TOP6 forward asset for us with the potential to reach 35+ goals since he's done it recently. If he can live up even close to these expectations, I'm exhilarated to have him in Dallas.
I'm not starting with negatives here. I'm considering him as a great TOP6 forward asset for us with the potential to reach 35+ goals since he's done it recently. If he can live up even close to these expectations, I'm exhilarated to have him in Dallas.
Much more realistically he's a 20-25 goal guy. That's nothing to scoff at, especially with his great leadership, but don't set your expectations too high.
1 or 2 years would've been better but the AAV is pretty low for a 35+ goal guy
Pavelski has been great for a number of years, but he will be 35 in a few days and shot over 20% last season. I doubt he breaks 30 goals this year. I hope that I am wrong, but this deal could look Spezza-light by year 3.
I'm not really upset about Joe leaving Sharks since he was always hurt or not producing when they needed him most... Too small to play in the west where the big boys play ... Stars are smart to give him a shot at a decent cap hit... They were often weak since they lacked a decent defense, they had - ratings that looked like something would find from an expansion team... They improved the defense/got Vezina level goalie in Bishop building from net/blue line out... Though would always have that 1 line label of Benn/Seguin, Radalov w/ a few not chipping in quite enough... Joe can be a background player like Logan Couture who would often be guy that carried Sharks now... I forget who broke there hand in the fight w/ Richards if it was Pavelski or Logan... Either way he was one of my favorite Sharks players all time w/ Burns, Logan Couture, probably Jeff Friesen among others in that mix .
Good luck to Stars, I liked them from Minnesota North Stars w/ Carey or Casey whatever that gambling goalie's name was... He would do some aggressive stuff coming out of net, diving at people heh. Then they like split into Stars/Sharks, Belfour won Cup beating his backup goalie in Haskey so hopefully Bishop will get his Cup w/ Stars that eluded him on Tampa... He would always get hurt it seemed in the playoffs on some fluke freaking play saving a shot or somebody colliding with him...