DOH 154 – Forwards and Blather
June 8th, 2011, 7:44 am
In the start of an offseason series, Mike and Doug break down the status of all the Sharks’ forwards, and identify which are the keepers, which ones may be brought back, and which ones may be let go.
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Dudes,
I wanted to chime in on some of the topics on this week’s podcast…
I agree with Mike about Heatley – I think overall he’ll be fine and not a major concern.
And I think Seto should and will get a similar one, or possibly two, year deal… But, I could see him getting a deal like Burrows has in Vancouver though also. Those two players are somewhat similar in my mind and I could see DW trying to give Seto a bit longer deal for slightly more money. Because Seto is only 24 a longer term deal might make sense… But one year is probably wiser… There will be a major drop off however, of contracts after this next season and I wonder if DW is looking to lock up some of the younger talent now to lessen that effect when Marleau, Thornton, and Dan Boyle all come calling.
On Eager… I actually believe that DW is really hot on this guy. He praised him a lot in the media when they aquired him and I think he’s back for AT LEAST one year at around 1.0 – 1.2M. Also, becuase I think Scott Nichol’s days were numbered the day Ben Eager made the lineup. DW compared him directly to Scott Nichol in those same comments. The only way I see Nichol back is in a very very limited role as Doug said but maybe only for league minimum.
There is type of player I think we could really use in the bottom six, which is a younger talented player that will put pressure on the top six for playing time. A player that might force some competition with under performing forwards who get a little too comfortable in their roles. When I look at the roster as of now – I dont really see a player that could threaten Pavelski, Seto, or even Heatley, if they suddenly stopped competing and performing. I’d like think Mitchell or McGinn could do that, but I just dont see it. I’m not sure if there is even a guy in the system that can do that – but I thought that competition was a little lacking this year.
I wonder if DW has a joker up his sleeve this year and wants to bring another guy in the bottom six that is off everybody’s radar again – like a Claude Lemiux or a JR?