I really don't think this is a bottom 5 team in the league.
They're going to creep their way up the standings if they don't find a dance partner and unload Ras and others soon. Too early in the season though, probably won't happen for a while.
I really hope you're wrong. Although I don't think they trade anyone except Rasmus this year.
If they trade Kadri and Coleman it would help the tank, I just really don't see them being proactive and doing it unless they ask for a trade.
I know, I was tempted to make a joke about it when they had only allowed 6 shots...another steal by Wolf!
Every game is close in the third except a couple each way this season
We just don't have a ton of players who can score. Our best finisher outside Coronato might be Coleman. I wonder if they give him a shot on the top pp if that helps improve it.
That was a weird outing by SJS. So many giveways by both teams. At one point we almost tripled them in shot differential, but dangers seemed even on each side.
Wolf stood on his head in the last half of the third. Looked dangerously close to going to OT a couple times.
That was a weird outing by SJS. So many giveways by both teams. At one point we almost tripled them in shot differential, but dangers seemed even on each side.
Wolf stood on his head in the last half of the third. Looked dangerously close to going to OT a couple times.
You can't actually be serious! lol
HD chances were 17-5
15-3 at 5 on 5
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Surreal for us to be entering a trap game where we are not the bait.
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Trap game I'm afraid
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I get why people think this is a trap game, and I might agree if they played well against Minny, but they did not play well on Tuesday (except for Asky), so I'd like to think they are going to bounce back with a solid effort tonight.
I think the real trap game (even though it's against a good team), is next Tues hosting Utah. That's the first home game after a road trip of at least 3 or more games. Luckily there's two days rest before that day, which might mitigate that.
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was thinking „This has trap written all over it“ this morning as well.
But sometimes traps don’t work
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I'm worried this will be a trap game. I wonder what the reaction is if the Sharks lose. On one hand, the Sharks are on a 4 game winning streak and have beaten some of the best teams in the league. On the other hand, they should beat Calgary but on the basis of they won't win every game I can see somewhat of a let down. Maybe this is one of those "Don't play down to your competition" type games, but if they lose, it was a good run.
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I think the only way this becomes a trap game is if it becomes a no defence run and gun kinda game and even then it seems Calgary lost their ability to score. feels like a 5-2 sharks win sort of game.
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All streaks must end, Sharks are going to get killed
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RAHHHH DON'T FALL FOR THE TRAP GAME
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This DJ is killing it. Why does our DJ suck? I just heard some Metallica song I can’t even name then the hip.
Turn Left, Ankle Turn Right
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Achilles for Skinner?? Yeesh that looked rough.
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That ankle has to be torn something, at minimum... he may be done for awhile
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Yeah that's very much not good. Foot straight on into the boards. Damn.
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Skinner was off to a solid start as a middle six winger. It's disappointing to see him get injured.
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Ya that doesn't look great. Possible ligament tear on the medial side
Shot Clock Woes
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A shot on goal would be nice
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No SOG against the worst team in the NHL through half a period is not a good look to say the least
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Guys is 0 shots through 14 minutes against the Calgary Flames good?
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Just tuned in, what’s going on 0 SOG
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How long before a first SOG for the Sharks tonight?
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I just want 1 shot this period
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Right this team looks like cheeks. Best opportunity is with Mack, Goody and Reavo
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How is this team making the FLAMES look like a competent team
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We've had too much fun lately. The Hockey Gods are back in force to remind us of our place in the universe: experiencing all the flavors and shades of suffering.
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This looks like last years sharks showed up here. We are in no way good enough to sleepwalk our way to win any game.
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WAKE THE #### UP. WHAT THE #### IS THIS PERFORMANCE SO FAR? IT WAS THE SAME #### LAST ####ING GAME.
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They can't complete more than 1 pass to save their lives right now. Terrible performance so far
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Calgary looks like they’ve been on a power play for this whole game
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Zero offense for two straight games in the first period… what is happening?
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Not 1 shot lol
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They’re overconfident and thought they would skate circles around the Flames.
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This was kind of predictable, right? Not panicking yet but man this is an ugly first period
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Flames too tough. I wish we were playing the Devils, Avs, Jets and Panthers again. Wait what..
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Of course our first SOG is while shorthanded
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WE'RE NOT GOING SHOTLESS!!
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Their best shot tonight is on the PK?
What the hell?
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I’m not even sure that went on net lol but I’ll take the SOG
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I know we’ve had a terrible period, but that might be one of the worst powerplays I’ve ever seen
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Warso is probably going to lay into them in the intermission because guys literally can’t even on their feet or make a pass.
Worst period of the season
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Easily the worst period of the season. Just completely dominated. 35 to 5 in all strengths Corsi in the 1st period.
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So hype for our one shot this period!!! Wooo
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That period is an example that we are nowhere near as good as this win streak would indicate. We’ve just gotten lucky and terrific goaltending.
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That may have been one of the worst periods of Sharks hockey I've ever watched. And there's been a lot of em'.
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By underlying numbers, the Flames are actually one of the better teams in the league while the Sharks are one of the worst and it's looked like that tonight.
I said it and I repeat it again … the Sharks are too soft and they will struggle against physical team like Calgary.
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Dickinson my god...
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jeez we are just dickstepping every play
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What the hell did I just watch?
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He’s been awful tonight
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Dickinsuck is back
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That's on Dickinson. wtf are you doing there man
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what kind of brainless #### was that
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Dickinson what are you doing. That's a trip to the press box.
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I know he's only been in the league for a short time, but I think the sample size is good to say that Dickinson knows better and that was a dumb dumb mistake.
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What a horrible turnover... you can't ask any goalie to face that kind of shot and come up with a save. 9/10 times thats gonna go in.
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Dickinson REALLY needs to sit tonight holy #### dude
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What the #### is that turnover
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Dickinson bro. He's always on when a turnover is happening.
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Surprised it took this long to go down 1 goal
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JUST ####ING PATHETIC WHAT THE ####
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Holy crap that was bad
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Unassisted is a bit generous, at least give a shark a point there /s
Slip n’ Slide
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Why is everyone falling down?
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Just fall again wtf
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Klingberg has fallen for no reason like three times already
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Is it me or does the ice seem off tonight? People be slipping, there looks to be a weird mist over the ice. Like did something happen to their compressors or what?
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haunted. gotta be haunted
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just f***ing put graf up there already toffoli can't even stop tripping over his own dick
Resident Whipping Boy
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What in God's holy name is John Klingberg doing? After the offensive faceoff loss to begin the power play, he literally got OUT OF THE WAY of the flame player so that the Flame could take a better angle to the Sharks goal for a scoring chance. Staple his ass to the bench this is ridiculous.
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klingberg you idiot
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Klingberg: hold my beer
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Klingberg trying to stickhandle around players like it's 2018. He needs to remember he's washed and keep it simple
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we're also seeing what happens when you have a pathetic D corps. Kling almost gifted one there. The D is just horrific.
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Klingberg with another penalty because he's reaching and not moving his feet.
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Please send Klingberg into outer space
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####ing Klingberg. Dude makes me wish we had Rutta back
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HOW MANY MORE TURNOVERS FOR KLINGBERG WARSO????????????
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I’ll take Lomberg for Kilngberg
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He's lucky that his other 5 turnovers haven't resulted in goals as well. He needs to start thinking.
Shot Clock Woes, Again!
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I've seen better hockey in a bowling alley
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Back to back terrible games. Yikes.
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I don't know - but struggling more than a shot on goal per period against the League's worst team isn't a good thing....
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Man, I just tuned in. What is going on?!
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So I'm new to watching hockey but 2 shots on goal in 24 minutes is bad right?
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There is ass. There is mega ass. Then there is whatever the f*** the Sharks are doing tonight
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WHAT THE f*** AM I WATCHING
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The sharks literally cannot catch a single pass, cant communicate, cant do anything. They look like my son's old mite team.
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Seems like it's a pretty growing trend that the teams the Sharks struggle most against are the bigger, heavier forechecking teams. They just can't move the puck against these teams and get hemmed into the d-zone for minutes on end.
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BREAKING: Sharks actually have more than one shot in a period. PLAN THE PARADE!
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It says here Wolf has 3 saves..?
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Half the game has nearly been played and the Sharks still only have 3 shots. This might be worse than last year.
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Half way through the game with 3 shots? How does this keep happening?
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I'm not home yet but I just checked the boxscore. 3 shots? Did someone forget to tell them that they had a game to play today?
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Just turned the game on, saw we only have 4 shots on goal, assuming it’s been a disaster?
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Up to 5 shots now but I think the shot keeper just felt bad for us on one of them.
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Possibly the worst 40 minute stretch for any team at any point this season
And people are worried about our draft position, lol
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This is rancid hockey
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Guys, what the f*** are we doing? 6 shots over two periods is crazy and not the good kind
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I guess the Sharks needed this kick in the head for them to realize that they can't just depend on the goaltenders and Cellebrini to save them every game.
Honzek ices it into the EN
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Welp….
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And that’s the game
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Empty net
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Well. Asky was a bright spot as he only gave up a breakaway goal. We know what that game turns into when someone like Fourgiev is in goal.
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Game over
Sieve City
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I think the coach somehow convinced the players that there goalies suck cause they aren't defending well. But I'm reality they just suck
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They are the only team in the NHL that believes their starter is an actual starter and that their backup is a decent backup
They will continue to be wrong on both accounts
They also believe just paying dmen over 9 million makes them play better D lol
20 million bucks on two guys that you cannot trust to not make a goal against blunder once a game
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Eenee meeeneee minnnnny moooo
Of the two sieves in net, which will be the first to go?
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What can you say?
5 goals and 6 goal posts but at least it didn't end 11-4.
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I trust the goal post more than I trust Pickard.
Trade for a f***ing goalie already.
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He's done. Reaction time, everything. He battled gamely last season and playoffs and we needed his W record to even get in playoffs and he was solid in playoffs too but nothing much left. Imagine the team going status quo on a weak starter and an unlikely backup.
Bowman: Good enuff.
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Very winnable game in the second half of a back to back, but you know.
0.800
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Pickard above .800. You could say he's elite.
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Jokes on you we have another sub 900 sieve that has to play
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Skinner is making Pickard look bad this season. .889 versus .830 SVG% if I recall correctly.
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I mean #### - I'll settle for David Ayres.
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Coronato with a whale of a game. Great game for the Backlund line as well, and Huska showing a lot of trust in Honzek by having him out with the empty net (and Honzek keys it count).
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Weird game. Flames look like a team that has structure and no talent. Sharks look like they have youth and energy and no structure.
Bizarre.
There’s the possibility that Grier takes notice of the structure and leadership too and calls Conroy about a couple of the Flames’ veterans. San Jose would make a great trade partner.
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There’s the possibility that Grier takes notice of the structure and leadership too and calls Conroy about a couple of the Flames’ veterans. San Jose would make a great trade partner.
They brought in some veteran Dmen but maybe they weren’t the right ones.
Lomberg intercepts a puck high in the air while standing all alone 8 feet in front of the SJS net. He pulls it down, and gets a shot away, completely untouched/unchalleneged/unhurried. That's a high-danger shot and an expected goal any day of the week... which looks pretty good if all you care about are dangers and XGs... But if you care about being accurate, then you also have to take into consideration that it's Lomberg shooting, and it took him a good couple seconds to get the shot off, giving Askarov time to get set, and then he just kind of flung it right into the crest for one of the easiest saves any goalie will ever have to make.
When I talk about dangers in a game that I've watched, I'm not talking about what shows up on the statline. I'm talking about plays and shots that are actually dangerous.
Weegsy on an in-tight wraparound... another high-danger XG... except he already knew where he was going to shoot it when he started the wrap, and shot it exactly there - even though Askarov was already snug and fully covering the shortside low-mid. Result: puck swallowed with zero need for reaction from Askarov. Not even a rebound. Just a frozen puck and a faceoff, just like it was a low-danger from the point with no traffic.
I wish there was a better stat that incorportaed shooter, shot selection, timing, release, blade angle etc, because not all slot shots are equal. This is probably why there's often so much variance stat lines and eyeballs, and why so many coaches and GMs will remind people that advanced stats are only a portion of the picture. You absolutely have to have eyes-on as well.
Annnyway. It was a fun game to watch. I was really impressed with Wolf in the last half of the third. I also thought Coronato had a hell of a game. Didn't think Kerins was really used in a way that explained his callup, but I liked his game regardless.
