we really shouldn't be moving our best prospect

If were trying to win now then we gotta focus on the present more than the future. He’s our only asset a team like the Habs would really want, so if that’s what it takes to get a young guy to fill out our top 6 like Domi then I’m okay with moving Merkley

Just awful for the Sharks. C isn't even a need of ours but with this trade not only do you not fill our hole on RW but you create a new hole with RHD and make the prospect outlook worse.

we already have one of the weakest prospect pools in the league. Yes we want to win now but we can't sacrifice the future.

Domi has tons of experience playing LW where I have him slotted, and we definitely will need a C once Jumbo retires. This doesn’t create any more of a hole on D considering Merkley still barely has AHL experience, and definitely no NHL experience yet. But I’m not as concerned with the prospect outlook, I’m focusing on what it takes to win the cup now and filling out the Top 6 needs to be more of a priority

I did not realize how bad it looks for San Jose till recently. In two years Karsson will be 32 (with an injury history), Vlasic 35 and Burns 37 making a combined salary of 26.5 million for another 3 years after that. They need to have really good players on ELC deals to be competitive like that. I think already now, you'd have a hard time finding a taker for one of those players

I'm sorry, I cannot agree with this direction. It's just simply not smart.

Gonna have to disagree there, I’m very much okay with sacrificing some of the future if it means winning a cup now. Gotta go all in while we still can, and if it doesn’t work then we will have a solid core to flip for picks and prospects when (if) we rebuild.

I agree if going all in which is very risky this is the way to do it. Still have picks to try and replenish prospect pool.

Exactly what I was thinking. Theres still no guarantee that Merkley plays out well in the NHL, plus our 2nd rounder this year is basically a late 1st anyways. Gotta go all in before the window closes

I agree. They are committed heavily into that blueline need to do everything to get the most of it now before it takes a drop that could get ugly for a few years that’s likely to force a rebuild anyway. I get what your up to

Personally Im not worried about Burns being effective at 37, he's as healthy as anyone in the league and will play till he's over 40. Karlsson could bounce back better than ever next year after finally having 10 months to recover from his injuries, but I do see your point on Vlasic. But either way, that would mean our window is open for just the next few years. That being said, our forward core is still pretty young with Couture, Kane, Hertl, and Meier all being in their prime so I don't believe its quite as bad as you're making it out to be, but thats just even more reason to go all in and try to win now while we can.

Ya exactly, I think its somewhat inevitable that a rebuild is coming down the line but were not there yet. I see no reason not to do everything we can to try to win a cup before that happens. Glad you see what Im saying!

Habs pass , Those prospects are Marginal

sharks are in such a weird position because they have some win now players, but also just had one of the worst seasons in the league, are missing their first round pick, and have one of the worst prospect pools in the league. it will be very interesting to see what Wilson does.

A lot of this site doesn’t tend to recognize what it is trying to accomplish just look at trades as values less about direction. Taking all things into account now is the time for SAN Jose to do it.

Out of curiosity, what kind of return would you expect to get for Domi if he's moved then? A 1st round pick and the top scoring Defenseman in the OHL might be as good of an offer as any on the table with the market as rough as it will be this offseason

Keep in mind we finished the season with Couture, Hertl, and Erik Karlsson all not playing due to injuries. Thats a massive part of our core gone, I think with a healthy 10 month rested lineup next year and a couple key moves we can be back to a contender

This is great for the Sharks, you add a top 6 forward which you need and if one of Hertl or Couture get injured you have Domi who can capably fill in, tasking 41 year old Thorton to be a 2C shouldn't be your only option if you want to compete.

Considering the Sharks have $19.5M tied up in Karlsson and Burns trading Merkley hardly creates a hole at RHD.

With the Sharks having so much $$$/term invested in guys in their primes they need not worry about the prospect outlook, they need to worry about winning a cup before this core gets too old.

Can't believe any Sharks fans dislike this.

Should be Vlasic headed to the Habs, he'd be perfect to pair with Weber - they probably went to school together, thier kids are starting college, and they're signed till their grandkids go to college.

Literally could not have said it any better myself, thank you! Glad to see some people are getting it, we straight up don't have the time to focus on the future right now if were gonna win a cup before the window closes. Domi is the best guy on the market this year to fill our Top 6 hole being he can play wing or center, is only 25, can put up 50 points a year, and adds some physicality as well. He's well worth the trade

Wayyy to much. The first is all id pay for Domi

Habs fan here. The offer you made is really good because Weber Petry are getting old, they still have 3-4 good years but after that Merkley is a good project. Juulsen Fleury are good RHD, but they are stay at home dman. Merkley is an offensive RHD which is good. With Tampa 1st rd pick makes it perfect. Sending Sorensens to balance the cap, I get it. The only problem, if Domi was welling to play LW, we weren’t talking about trading him, he wants to play Center ( yes he is better at C then winger ). We have Danault Suzuki Kotkaniemi, no room for Domi at Center, but he doesn’t want to go back to the wing. That’s the problem we have. Good trade tho, if we can’t come to an agreement with him, I’ll take the deal if I’m Marc Bergevin

Barclay Goodrow was all it took to get that 1st and Domi is worth a whole lot more than just that. If they shop him the Habs are gonna get much better offers for him than just a late 1st

Doug Wilson will have to win a few trades and dump a few bad contracts. Its possible but its going to take a really good offseason. Vlasic and Jones contract are really stinging atm