Purdy Rosterbates!

Why did I click on that?

“It’s probably just as well that our beloved Los Tiburones lost in the first round against Anaheim. With the guts and skill the Red Wings have demonstrated the last few weeks, there’s no way the Sharks were going to beat Detroit in a seven-game series, anyway.”

 
Seriously?
Stand by your guys.

Now I need to try to finish reading the rest of it.

I really dislike it when people say it’s a good thing I/we failed because I/we couldn’t have succeeded anyway.

UGH! Way to lose before you get a chance to win, dude.

So he says that DW let slip – but that’s not exactly earth-shattering considering they were both at the State of the Sharks, along with Boyle and (after a last-minute change) Marleau. Cheechoo was there last year – it’s not surprising that he was left off the podium this time around (see ya, Jonathan).

The possibility of a first round pick is intriguing, though – Purdy has actually reported something that is noteworthy! Shall I frontpage this, Morti? I don’t want to steal thunder from Dave, or you, though.

Gotta say that I like the Sharks getting some offseason media love. Even though I don’t like Purdy, at least he gives them some time.

As far as the moves are concerned, I’m not thinking that Cheechoo will bring a 1st rounder, so that leaves either Nabokov or Marleau.

Another thing that’s interesting to me: Doug’s request for accountability. If Nabokov’s past rants are any indication, he’s not one to own up to something he could have done better. That attitude might come back to hurt him.

I don’t expect any major moves, because to me, only a move of Marleau or Nabokov would be major at this point. Although I would love to see Marleau stay, I’m wary of hanging onto Nabby.

But now I’m just rosterbating.

But while Nabokov admittedly did not have a terrific series against Anaheim, he wasn’t the primary reason that the Sharks lost.

Plus, have you checked the two goalies in the finals? Detroit’s Chris Osgood and Pittsburgh’s Marc-Andre Fluery are okay. But before the playoffs, neither was considered among the league’s best. The players in front of them have made them look great.

Finally somebody that gets it, you can’t just blame losses on your goalie thats not how hockey works. Great goaltenders look terrible on bad teams and bad goalies look good on great teams. I mean it’s pretty obvious if you’ve payed any attention to this years playoffs. Luongo and Osgood are two obvious examples of this very situation. Stop blaming our shortcomings on Nabby he is a great goaltender that didn’t play great, but he is not the reason we lost the series. How do you expect to win a playoff series when you can’t even execute a breakout properly?

That’s what the Sharks need: Players who will collectively make each other look great — and who don’t seem to grow smaller in the postseason. The hunch here is that of the team’s stars, Marleau is still the most likely to be moved. And what about Milan Michalek, who made $3 million last season and has been a consistent playoff disappointment? (By comparison, Pavelski made $1.55 million).

That is soooo wrong… soooooo wrong.

“…this caused Mark Purdy broke out in even more pimples, because of one word that Doug Wilson said.”

Ew, Purdy is on Puck Daddy

Thanks for the warning. I won’t be reading that.

For example, Joe Pavelski . . . he says, ’I’m a second line guy, I could have brought this, I could have helped this team win. That, in essence . . .you know this kid is going to bring it, that he’s a winner

players with high salaries and low numbers leaving? bye bye cheechoo.

Was not to bag on Purdy (Although that is a nice side effect)

It wasn’t to belittle his article (Although it did deserve it to a degree)

I brought it up because he is Rosterbating! He has no dice! He was on a TV show with Dougy, and then drew a bunch of conclusions regarding the roster situation!

We all know solid, done deal trades fall through all the time (See: NIEDKLERYARYER
oer sometoethin lie kthat!!!!)

Yeah, Dougy wants a first round pick! Who wouldn’t? Is this ground breaking news? Did anyone here believe that as long as we were dumping cap space/Getting rid of players with no heart, Etc that we weren’t interested in killing two birds with one stone?
No, this has been brought up a number of times! Our problem is to get a legit first round pick, the stakes are high! (Marleau, Nabby or Cheech and some guys from the minors. See! There I go Rosterbating again!)

My point is, Purdy at this point knows as much as we do! He is as pimple faced as us with his guess work and straw grabbing. He has no more to go on than we do.