Two That Got Away

by Diecast Dude on Jul 7, 2008 1:36 PM PDT in Sharks News

Owen Nolan has signed a two year deal with the Wild. In a way I'm surprised he signed with anyone; the way he was trying to keep his emotions in check at the end of the Sharks-Flames series this past season led me to believe he had just played his final game. Obviously I was wrong. Nothing new there.

The advantage of being a fan is having the luxury of going with your heart when it comes time to contemplate who you'd like to see on your team. Nolan was and is my favorite player who currently dons or has ever donned a teal sweater. Whether he would have fit in with Los Tiburones circa 2008 I don't know. There's also the salary cap, RFAs that need to be signed, and all those other things I'm more than willing to let Doug Wilson worry about. That all duly noted, I would have been one happy boy to have him back in San Jose. Like I said, don't know about the reality side of things. But I wish he would have signed here.

Meanwhile, on the other end of the affection equation Todd Bertuzzi has signed a one year deal with Calgary. If he continues to play like he's afraid of himself no big, but should this coming season see him regain his edge he would have been a valuable addition up front. Ah well. Back to wondering what's next personnel-wise.

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Those two wouldn't have fit anyway

With the amount of aging veterens that Sharks are adding, there really wasn’t any room for more. Bertuzzi was so bad for the Ducks they bought out his contract, and despite massive love for Nolan in SJ (Thank God Calgary didn’t pull of the upset or that might have changed real fast) the guy is nearly 40. The Sharks already have JR and now Blake.

Another forward would be great to add, but maybe the new coaching staff will be able to get more out of the lines…

"I was right and you were wrong." - Ray Fosse

by kbtoyz on Jul 7, 2008 5:10 PM PDT reply actions

:x

I’m not gonna lie to you… Bertuzzy to the Flames scares the holy hell out of me.

by xcoma on Jul 7, 2008 5:12 PM PDT reply actions

Also...

There’s a possibility McLaren will be traded to the Senators, which would clear up another $2.5M next year. However, there clearly isn’t much left in the market to fill in some spots up front. Sundin(won’t give him the money nor do we have it), Fedorov(want no part of him), Jason Smith(would be nice, but apparently Buffalo is frontrunner), Shanahan(Devils or Rangers more likely), Demitra(too much of an injury risk), and Selanne(HATE him) are the main guys that come to mind.

by calhockey2 on Jul 7, 2008 8:21 PM PDT reply actions