Now that we know that Frankenstein and Rizz Part II (Plihal) are both in camp, we are further left to speculate on what the final roster will look like for our San Jose Sharks. It is curious that neither Semenov or Plihal’s contract has been made “official” by the NHLPA, most likely the contracts are both sitting on Doug Wilson’s desk. Semenov has scribbled the words “ME LIKE BRAINS” next to his name and Plihal wrote “I Love Healthy Scratch” and they are ready to fax….after Doug Wilson has figured out how the hell to get back under the NHL salary cap.

McLellan and Wilson have said that these moves would be made based on who earns a roster spot in camp, which is the right answer – so it is extremely possible that both The Monster and Plihal could get outplayed by a pair of rookies….say rookie camp standouts Steven Zalewksi or Mike Morris or perhaps Doug Joslin will step up finally and earn a spot……and then Puttin’ on the Ritz and Thomas P. end up in Worcester. I have to assume that their contacts are two-way deals.

There are several questions going into camp. We will address those in more depth in the coming days on the podcast and here. Doug Wilson is going to have at least one more move up his sleeve in the coming weeks to get under the cap….and it’s anyone’s guess what it will be. Will it be the obvious casualty, Kyle McLaren and his 2.5M? If Couture, Zalewski and Morris shine in camp, could Michalek be the Shark shown the door to get back coveted prospects/1st round pick? Will a training camp injury make the decision that much easier….I think we’ve learned that sometimes with DW, the obvious move isn’t always the move he’s got plotted out. It’s anyone’s guess at this point.