Edited Sep. 22, 2020 at 10:31 p.m.
Quoting: gegemoroo
I think you overvalued Galchenyuk a lot, since most of scouts have him at ''don't even think about him'' category. I think Galch would be great to have as a tryout but in like 2,3mil max.
Erik Brännström trade was random in my opinion, since I don't think Ottawa will do that.
Even though great potential, we have a future top 2-4 RD already cooking.
I would keep Labanc. Young, potential and wants to play here in any situation (based on last year paycheck) He has his flaws, but so did the Sharks last year.
I've always rooted for the guys that give that extra little interest in playing in a certain team, even if it means getting payed **** money.
Also guy who can rack up 4 points (1g 3a) in a game 7 against VGK in third period is not a guy you want to give up on yet. (oh the memories)
Anderson is great addition. I believe that he can give that extra punch to this team for the future.
Argh, why do my phone and capfriendly occasionally conspire to delete what I'm typing??? Ugh. ANYWAY.
I'm not nearly as sold on Merkley as everyone else seems to be - as I said, I've seen him play in person and watched a **** ton of footage of him and while his offensive upside could be massive, his defense is severely lacking and that's a problem for me when it comes to, you know, defensemen. He's also got a tendency to make a pass and then just, like, stop skating, which he obviously will need to stop doing, and he's small and easy to push off the puck. I think he's going to need at least a season in the AHL to develop and address those issues, and frankly I'd like options. We don't have much besides him in the pipeline for RD - almost all our defense prospects are LD, including Pasichnuk - and that worries me as a fan of both the Sharks and Barracuda.
I love Labanc. I gave a LOT of consideration to buying his jersey after game 7 (ultimately I spent that money - and a lot more - on a tattoo and have no regrets) and I appreciate his commitment to the Sharks organization. I also appreciate his potential. That said, at this point in time he hasn't proved that he can effectively play above the 3rd line and we desperately need to fill in our top 6. I think Anderson is a better risk, all things considered. I'm betting that someone would be willing to give us a solid prospect and a high second for Bancer, even if it's not Ottawa.
I will conceed that I should reconsider the Gally deal as everyone thinks that's a massive overpay (in my defense, I was
very high when I pulled this together and I'm actually impressed it makes any sense at all!) but even if I cut that salary down to, like, $2.5 - $3 million for 2 years that doesn't give me enough to keep Labanc, since I think he's gonna get $3.5 to $4.5 million.
P.S. I love your pfp! I'm not quite ready to stop wearing my Pavs jersey, but I suspect that by the time I feel safe going to live games again I'll be ready to get a Ferraro one.