Another note is that the Sharks overbalance in picking more dmen and goalies, like Nashville. They don't have the success rate of Nashville in that regard converting those picks. Philly and Buffalo overbalance to forwards and they do have success in that area. It's OK to overbalance if you are hitting with your picks and development. Not so good if you are treading water. Nashville is a good case in point as they have not translated their dman success into exchanging converts for forwards. It looks like they recently shifted their percentages on picks and may be reaping the rewards. It appalled me when Burke was quoted as saying that if there was no particular standout for a pick that the Sharks might as well go with a dman. There were multiple things wrong with that quote and the underlying thinking.
When it comes to Ceci, I'm just saying that it wouldn't surprise me at all if this front office group took a run at him. It's the most obvious thing for them to do. It's not necessarily a bad route for them to go but I don't think it's the best route for them.
Considering the organization's state beyond the San Jose Sharks, they can use a significant amount of picks and prospects. They've started to some degree with the undrafted signings that they had with Tennyson, Stalberg, and Oleksuk.
But this draft is when they need to start loading up on picks and prospects to the best of their ability without sacrificing too much of the team in San Jose. The guys they get this year are the guys that should be on track to take over spots when the big guns are up for a new contract in 2014.
I agree that they have certain issues with their drafting. It's tough to really gauge it and what the solutions are because while they do have a red flag past the top ten in the first round, they have a decent figure beyond the first round. Sometimes, you have to take the good with the bad because the reality is that if we clean house, which I have sometimes advocated, it can get worse with who you replace them with. And the reality is that this particular organization does not go outside of itself too often and likely wouldn't even if they cleaned house with the scouting because the replacements would be within DW's circle or his replacement's (likely Joe Will) circle.
In my messed up head, I've advocated trading three guys for second round picks and trading out of the first round to get three more. So obviously, I'm not being realistic myself with certain things. To me, there is just a lot of things wrong, which is no one individual's fault, but the chances are that they won't do much and hope that it was a fluke to a large degree.
I agree that they have certain issues with their drafting. It's tough to really gauge it and what the solutions are because while they do have a red flag past the top ten in the first round, they have a decent figure beyond the first round. Sometimes, you have to take the good with the bad because the reality is that if we clean house, which I have sometimes advocated, it can get worse with who you replace them with. And the reality is that this particular organization does not go outside of itself too often and likely wouldn't even if they cleaned house with the scouting because the replacements would be within DW's circle or his replacement's (likely Joe Will) circle.
I don't have problems with your trade for quantity strategy particularly with their lack of success in the area of the draft where their first pick is. Too much cost to trade up high enough.
They need a change in criteria and a retrospective assessment with a potential pink slip or two involved. Calling the draft a crapshoot is an automatic reason for a pinkslip, it is an excuse which should not be tolerated. They are hired to be better than a dartboard (or the CSB). They need to look at their failures like calling Kopitar that @#$%@ Slovenian kid when they expended significant assets to get Seto. That assessment was clearly off. The failure of Bernier as well. Both were huge misses. Why so? How do they prevent that type of miss from happening in the future? What was wrong with their criteria? If they can't admit misses and the reasons for them, that is pinkslip time.
It is hard to form a scouting group. Each guy, especially long-term guys, represents a network of connections. Lose the guy, lose the connections. IMO, they need an overhaul and they should be looking for guys with connections in the hotbeds where they are sorely lacking. Where have the connections failed in identifcation? They probably need to lose one or two guys and add one or two as well as overhaul the criteria and possibly reorganize the hierarchy.
Lets be real, the Sharks problem with drafting is they choose too many "Sharks type" players. We never take risks and choose the guy who is all flash, or the guy who seems to have it all there but has an attitude problem. We always choose guys who are typical good 2-way players and don't have any glaring weaknesses. This is why the only success we have in the draft seems to come from the later rounds. I am satisfied if a guy drafted after the 2nd round even makes it to the NHL. A player in the first round needs to be a top 6 forward or a top 3 d-man. None of this safety pick BS in the first round.
The Sharks need to take risks in the first round and try to get that next superstar. Stop draft Goc's, Kaspars, Wisharts, etc...
Lets be real, the Sharks problem with drafting is they choose too many "Sharks type" players. We never take risks and choose the guy who is all flash, or the guy who seems to have it all there but has an attitude problem. We always choose guys who are typical good 2-way players and don't have any glaring weaknesses. This is why the only success we have in the draft seems to come from the later rounds. I am satisfied if a guy drafted after the 2nd round even makes it to the NHL. A player in the first round needs to be a top 6 forward or a top 3 d-man. None of this safety pick BS in the first round.
The Sharks need to take risks in the first round and try to get that next superstar. Stop draft Goc's, Kaspars, Wisharts, etc...
It's funny because Kaspar's problem was he was lazy and unmotivated. He had physical skills just not the mental make up.
It's funny because Kaspar's problem was he was lazy and unmotivated. He had physical skills just not the mental make up.
Thanks. Case in point, Bernier. They aren't playing safe, they are taking risks and the risks are failing. Red flag on motivation for Wishart as well although he had the "tools". Sry10 has clearly made the point that they are taking risks.
Thanks. Case in point, Bernier. They aren't playing safe, they are taking risks and the risks are failing. Red flag on motivation for Wishart as well although he had the "tools". Sry10 has clearly made the point that they are taking risks.
I see a Lukas Kaspar mention...I've not read this thread in a couple days so forgive me if this has already been said.
Kaspar was one of the most talented players to ever play for the #WorSharks, and he was absolutely the laziest. We nicknamed him "butterfly" because he floated so much. If you put his talent in Andrew Desjardins' body you'd have a perennial all star on your hands...
The Sharks need to become the Oakland Raiders for a few drafts and just draft the fastest skaters. Man were they ever slow this year. Speed was clearly the reason they lost to the Blues.
Too safe as in big. Risker as in a smaller, skilled guy. Not attitude problems.
They've drafted smaller, skill players before ... from Massachusetts high schools
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Originally Posted by drumzan
The Sharks need to become the Oakland Raiders for a few drafts and just draft the fastest skaters. Man were they ever slow this year. Speed was clearly the reason they lost to the Blues.
I don't think the Raiders have won a playoff game since this strategy was employed...
The Sharks need to become the Oakland Raiders for a few drafts and just draft the fastest skaters. Man were they ever slow this year. Speed was clearly the reason they lost to the Blues.
Yeah. No.
The Sharks need to draft better skaters, not faster ones.
The Sharks need to draft better skaters, not faster ones.
Thats where people tend to get confused. They assume anyone who skates fast is a good skater. Torrey Mitchell skates fast yet blows tires and falls and is easily bumped off stride yet there are other players his size that don't have that issue since they are strong skaters aside from being fast.
He had physical skills just not the mental make up.
Thanks for reminding me.
