Doug Wilson on KNBR

I think the Shark's GM has his first offseason interview on a tape recorder, and he just holds it against the phone any time he does another one.

In all seriousness though, not a terrible interview.

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The bit on Nabokov was interesting. I’ve been guilty of throwing out the fact that, “Player A has a Cup ring so he brings some intangibles to the team,” but was a little surprised to hear DW float that out in regards to Huskins- seems like old hat to me.

Solid piece.

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by Mr. Plank on Jul 14, 2009 1:41 PM PDT reply actions

Liked the comparison to Scuderi, though.

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by Matthew_Taylor on Jul 14, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions

I caught that, too

Do you think there’s something to his mention? Maybe he went after Scuderi?

I like him mentioning Boyle, Mitchell, and Pavelski in the same breath. That makes me feel like they’re all safe and given more responsibility next season.

Will you guys link to the next interview, if there is one tomorrow as intimated?

Jon Casey fan since '84

by stufflife on Jul 14, 2009 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions

I will link it if there is… but I doubt there will be another interview tomorrow.

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by Matthew_Taylor on Jul 14, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Same here

Scuderi was a beast in the playoffs (particularly when he played goal, lol), and a guy that I’d want on the Sharks. But, since he went for his payday with the Kings ($3.4M per year for 4 years), he was out of reach for the Sharks. Re-signing a comparable player in Huskins for exactly half of that contract makes sense.

Oh, and the fact that he described Huskins as a player that would lay everything out on the ice – and saying that Pavelski, Mitchell, and Boyle are guys that do that as well – helps his image tremendously in my eyes. I mean, DW just named three of my favorite players, and included Huskins in that group. I like him and his contract a lot more than before.

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by mymclife on Jul 14, 2009 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, but Huskins is no where near the dynamo Scuderi is on the PK. I think it was more of a comparison to his hockey career path than playing style.

I think Huskins is going to be fine for San Jose on a bottom pairing, but I’m not expecting him to be a shutdown defenseman.

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by Mr. Plank on Jul 14, 2009 2:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Agreed, I just like Scuderi alot and was glad Huskins was likened to him. Not expecting Rob Scuderi 2 by any means.

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by Matthew_Taylor on Jul 14, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I’ll be happy as long as he isn’t a complete bust.

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by stufflife on Jul 14, 2009 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions

OH

so now Huskins new nickname is “Husky”

-The dude responsible for this mess

by idunno723 on Jul 14, 2009 2:30 PM PDT reply actions

Commit to Morti!!!

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by Mr. Plank on Jul 14, 2009 2:31 PM PDT up reply actions

poop.

-The dude responsible for this mess

by idunno723 on Jul 14, 2009 2:34 PM PDT up reply actions

I prefer the Huskinator!

Making copies!

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by Morti on Jul 14, 2009 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions

Damnit TCY

Every time I see your pic, my eyes start to water. I could not care less about michael jackson. MJ touched boys, Billy Mays touched hearts and pocketbooks. An unsung hero he is, who died in the shadow of a monster. cue amazing grace bagpipes

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by joe579 on Jul 14, 2009 3:32 PM PDT reply actions

“You’ve seen the rest, now try the best” – RIP Billy Mays, one of my top ten favorite people I’ve never met.

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by Matthew_Taylor on Jul 14, 2009 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

who died in the shadow of a monster

uh hello, more like Farrah Fawcett’s death was stolen from her by Michael Jackson. Which actually might not be so bad … she was classy and this way it did remain, like her, classy.

Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?

by ang6666 on Jul 14, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions

DW

is basically saying “everybody shut the fuck up and let me do my god damned job”… anybody else hear it in his voice? lol

"..." - unknown

by SetoThorMarChooSki on Jul 14, 2009 5:08 PM PDT reply actions

Does anyone know what time the schedule comes out tomorrow?

by suitup17 on Jul 14, 2009 5:24 PM PDT reply actions

Noon pacific time.

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by mymclife on Jul 14, 2009 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay so that’d be 2 for me. Thanks. I’m excited to see what the schedule will look like.

by suitup17 on Jul 14, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions

It will be interesting to see which Eastern Conference teams San Jose plays twice this season. Kind of bummed Philly doubled up last year without Pronger…

Anyways, since there’s nothing going on, what’s the one team you hope the Sharks have a home & home with? I’m going with the Rags. Montreal would be fun just to see Murray destroy that first line, but New York has Lundqvist. I love that guy.

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by Mr. Plank on Jul 14, 2009 5:46 PM PDT up reply actions

Hm… I’m tempted to say either the Thrashers or Islanders because it’ll be a nice 4 points (plus seeing John Tavares in action would be pretty cool), but I think I have to either go with the Caps or the Bruins. Caps because not only are they good and exciting to watch, but the Sharks have owned them for the past 13 years or so. Bruins because those games are all but assured of being on Versus or NBC (DIDJA KNOW JOE THORNTON USED TO PLAY ON THE BRUINS????), and I like the Sharks getting nationally televised.

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by mymclife on Jul 14, 2009 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions

worcester sharks

by a10dency2ask on Jul 14, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions

Capitals.

They are my second favorite team because Ovechkin is my favorite NHL player because of the way he plays the game. Them, or JT’s old team, the Bawstan Bruins (my attempt at a Boston accent through text)

by SharksFanEst.1994 on Jul 14, 2009 8:44 PM PDT up reply actions