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Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 27 at 1:54 p.m.
Thread: Retire under the sun
I really don't think this is good for San Jose. The Anderson and Gallagher contracts are significantly bigger headaches than the Vlasic contract because of the extra years. A 2nd and (2) 3rds isn't enough to take on either one of them with how many years they have remaining.

As for the other players coming from Montreal, I don't think SJ wants them. Harris is completely redundant, Primeau is ok but doesn't add a ton of value and Tuch is a 22 year old who probably won't play significant games in the NHL. I don't have anything against Primeau and maybe SJ would want him in a different trade but I wouldn't take on a bad contract to acquire him.

Overall its a lot of small pieces for taking on two big cap headaches, and not a great use of the cap space we gained in the Karlsson trade.
Forum: Armchair-GMFeb. 13 at 11:49 p.m.
Thread: Reclamation Projects
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>JeffW</b></div><div>Can't afford him.

Also he just had a similar surgery to landeskog</div></div>

I won't pretend I know what I'm talking about, but Hertl's situation does seem different than Landeskog at least on the surface. Landeskog had knee surgery that was supposed to put him out for 12 weeks and it was a result of cut damage. It ended up being all season after set backs and then he had another cartilage transplant surgery that sidelined him for a second season.

Hertl in contrast was described as having loose cartilage in his knee that was causing him pain, but that playing on it would not cause additional damage (he's been playing on it all season). If the Sharks were gunning for the playoffs my guess is he would have kept playing through the pain and waited for the offseason. As it is they said he could be back after "several weeks", but I wouldn't be shocked if he took his time.

Not saying this should change your opinion on potential trades, just pointing out that I think Hertl's situation seems less dire than Landy's was.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 25 at 1:31 p.m.
Thread: Sharks sell tiers
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>ItsBreach</b></div><div>i think labanc and hoffman have more value than you think. sj won't be blown away by an offer, but hoffman at 50% (2250000) might fetch a 3rd/4th. he's been ok this year and could provide some offense to a struggling bottom 6 on a playoff team. labanc might be a bit harder, but since he's on an expiring deal, you take what you can get. he's another case of 50% (2362500) might get sj a 5th or 6th rounder, which would only be beneficial to the sharks</div></div>

San Jose only has one retention slot available, so using it on a deal that brings back a 5th or 6th would be a waste. Contenders with tight cap situations will pay a premium to fit a player in before playoffs, and it doesn't even have to be one of the Sharks trade candidates, we could be the third team on other trades too. A player like Hoffman might only be tradeable with retention, but I'm betting that isn't going to be the best return for using that last slot.
Forum: Armchair-GMJan. 12 at 12:36 p.m.
Thread: If Pyotr is out until after the allstar game
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>gaz</b></div><div>You get a prospect putting up respectable KHL numbers as well as the 4th. Goalie returns usually aren't super high in trades so anything more than a 3rd straight up or a 4th+ for a 1B goalie on an expiring contract is likely what you can expect a return to be.</div></div>

I respectfully disagree about a C-tier (maybe) prospect and a 4th being enough for the Sharks to want to move on from Kahkonnen. I just don't think 15 pts in 42 games is really all that exciting for a small 24 year old winger in the KHL.

The real stickler here is the retention slot. Its the Sharks only one and they are going to want to use it in a deal that creates more value for them than this, or on a player who's untradeable without it (Lebanc/Hoffman).