And I’m not being a yes-man. I hope the fact that you left off Nabby from your “untouchables” list was just an editorial oversight, and not what I think it is…

I have to run out tonight, so we can talk about this manana.

although, I’m not so sure about Nabby….contingent on what we could get for him….I don’t think we have a goalie in the system to take his place right now.

The one thing that sticks out to me is that DW is brutally honest. How can you not respect that guy?

Marleau should not be traded. Period. The guy works his ass off for the team. There were a few games this year where he literally willed the team to win – like the 5-4 win against St. Louis, the 2-1 win over Dallas (well, Turco also played a part in that), the 2-1 OT win over the Canucks, and so on and so forth. Remember when his son was born the day the Sharks were in Chicago, so he stayed in San Jose for that day, then flew out that night to be there for the Nashville game the next day? The guy played in the post-season with a sprained MCL, and still managed to get both GWG for the Sharks. He had a career year in pretty much every aspect of the game. He stays.

And there is no way in hell that Boyle will be traded. Period. Even now, I laugh whenever I see old forum posts reacting to the trade – “OMG Boyle is horrible defensively and Carle is so much better and has a much better upside! This is a horrible trade by DW!” The guy proved that he is a threat both offensively (strong arm goal) and defensively (remember that one play where he slid into the net to block a puck because Nabby was out of position?). His need to win is greater than any other player’s, probably in the entire league.

Thornton… While his inconsistent playoff play is maddening (dominant one night, crisp passes to the other team the next), he is a superstar in the league, and instantly makes whatever team he is on better. After all, as soon as he was put on a line with Cheechoo and Grier in one game, Grier promptly scored two goals (which is a feat that was thought to be impossible). If this early exit causes him to find the fire to become Angry Joe every game, we could see him shed that “playoff choker” label (although, 35 points in 41 playoff games with the Sharks isn’t something to sneeze at).

Oh, and more people that I think are untouchable? Mitchell (my love for him knows no bounds), Pavelski, Vlasic, and Murray (he really stepped it up in the playoffs). I mean, I love this roster and pretty much every guy on the team, but these are the only guys that, if DW trades them, would make me start wondering if Wilson was insane.

when did his name drop into the it’s all their fault basket?

Holy Balls? From Gray?

Yeah, it was…but like I said, The man is brutally honest

The people who need to read that, the one who don’t believe the Sharks are upset, won’t.

I mean, Luongo is amazing, and if we could get him, we definately should…but Vancouver isn’t going to trade him. No chance you let a goaltender like that get away from you!

Greiss, Sexsmith, Stalock, Dakers, and Sateri. All drafted after 2004. Greiss is the starter in Worcester, Sexsmith is still in the WHL but does really well, Stalock just finished his stint in juniors and is now backing up Greiss, Dakers was the backup for Greiss but is recovering from hip surgery, and Sateri is playing professionally in Europe. All are still several years away from starting in the NHL.

and he was not at all ready last year. Neither was Patzold, who has since departed.

gotta feel bad for florida, they won;t get anything for him

But it’s gonna take alot of moves (bye bye Ehrhoff, Nabby, Cheechoo) to even get close to have the available space to sign JB.

Think in the 6.5-7.0 MM per year range.

One of four ligaments vital to knee stabilization.

who wrote that fanpost you did a while back?

Haha, that deal would be insane. I’m pretty sure the NHL would explode.

Hossa’s a free agent this season anyways. You need some new friends man.

My "shark fan" friend suggested that we sign "zedenberg and hosea"

Hosea may have won Top Chef, but I can’t see him being clutch on the ice.

I forgot you’re on the East Coast.

You sir are one dedicated Sharks fan.

There goes my heroooooo

pretty well too… and no, not on “rock band”

I THOUGHT WE TOLD YOU NEVER TO COME BACK HERE ;)

In all seriousness though, blowing this team’s core up (Marleau, Thornton etc) is not a move I would make.

the core of players

is what needs to be broken up.
Something’s fishy in there. Without these guys, the team can’t perform to it’s fullest and it showed.

I dont think what you wrote is going to happen, but I can see how something like a trade of a couple of guys would be considered a major change, rather than a tweak.

Gionta really doesn’t seem like a good fit. He aint getting any younger and he’s a munchkin.

I like Gionta, but he’s making something around the high upper 3’s per this season. Doubtful it fits into our cap space ya know?