was anyone else rooting super hard for a no?

I can’t help but shake the feeling I’ve seen this somewhere before…

When I saw ‘Rats’ I immediately thought Cats, as in Florida Panthers

But I can’t think of a good, clever alternative…um, how ’bout
Pulp Fishin’
?

(oh, and yes, by the end I was hoping she’d take the megaphone and sing “NOOO!”)

Wilson doesn’t care, why should we..

So, remember Mr. Whinyfloatsalot, aka Lukas Kaspar? So he originally planned to go to Dinamo Riga, a Latvian hockey club in the KHL, and had a verbal agreement to do so (Sanis Ozolinsh reportedly has joined the club as well). Apparently, the Flyers offered him a one-way contract to play in the NHL (which was all he wanted), and so it looks like he’s going to be joining Boucher, Carle, and Pronger. Nothing official yet, but still. I don’t think Philly knows his whiny, floating tendencies.

Link (in Latvian).

Its on Twitter, both @mirtle and @FriedmanHNIC posted it, so it must be true.

The Blake and Huskins deals were finally announced by the Sharks. Of course, since its the Sharks, they didn’t disclose the financial terms, but we’ve known them for a while.

If I had been proposed to like that I think I may have been inclined to say no…I mean, it’s a hell of a set up, (and yes staged, but that’s part of the deal), but…yeah, not my style.

Alright all you haters- time to put the ol’ thinking cap on. Throw down some ideas for what to call this and we’ll have a poll on it this weekend. Here’s what we have thus far:

- Pulp Fishin’
- Link Rats

I’d trade a testicle for a trade right now.

A testicle.

For all of you Xbox/Ps3 NHL fans, here’s some gameplay video for NHL 2010.

Part 2 has the Sharks versus the Sabres. Retro jerseys ftw.

I think DW is stuck with players that other teams don’t want..I know DW well enough to know that he wouldn’t make these statements about a long and difficult summer and that there would be major changes, if he didn’t believe that himself..

I just think he didn’t take into account that other teams really don’t want his players for market value..I think other teams saw his desperation to make changes and are offering him peanuts for his players..

I also think other teams would like to Sharks to stay the way they are..They have been exposed as no real threat to be an upper echelon team(I haven’t forgotten the Presidents trophy based on 47 near all time record games, then .500 and a typical first round exit)..

We stay the same while others get better..it looks like Chicago, Detroit, Calgary(they made some excellent moves), are all better than the Sharks, so its fighting for the middle of the pack for the Sharks now..

We are stuck until the contracts of Marleau and Thornton
expire..These two nices guys are the very worst leaders you could ever imagine..Boyle is the only guy on the team with any gonads, along with Murray..

If this was figure skating we would be right there..

I love the testicle comment..Its to bad that neither Marleau or Thornton have any..The only two guys with any testicles on this team are Boyle and Murray..My mother could spend minutes in front of the Sharks net before anyone would move her out..

I think these guys should go out for figure skating..Thornton would be a great figure skater..He missed his calling..

Signing these complacent playoff chokers to long term deals with no trade clauses, I guess will get him a ten year extension..

I am deliberately not replying to anyone of the above three posts, but my comment would be (If I were directly replying to any of the three random posts):

‘Awesome!’

I guess your a very happy Sharks fan..Congrats..

Since we are talking dribble..Lets hear your state of the Sharks..Your great pearls of wisdom..We dribblers are waiting..

I never knew all the care bears names, thanks a lot..You can really learn things here…LOL

Remember how 7 hours ago, the Sharks finally officially announced that they re-signed both Rob Blake and Kent Huskins? And how we thought we were finally going to find out whether it was $1.7M total or per year?

Yeah, NHLPA still says he’s unsigned. Joy.

over at WTC.

reported today they once again enter a 1yr affiliation agreement with the Edmonton Oilers., for the 2009-10 campaign.

I was hoping the Sharks might look to spoil the Oil’s attempt to renew by stepping in and purchasing the team from Michael Reinsdorf that would allow them to have an affiliate only an hour+ drive away – which would also complete the Sharks trifecta (renaming the team the Stockton Sharks and changing their colors to teal/silver). Aw bugger all.

I’ve grown to love and hate the Edmonton affiliation. I’m sure most ‘AA’ fans across the League would say the same about the parent club, which so often giveth and then taketh away (since the perception is individual prospects > team success). Time to check the Oil prospect pool and training camp news to speculate about who may soon don the Stockton sweater

I applaud your blind loyalty..If they were a great team, they would have success in the playoffs..I guess your idea of what great is, is vastly different than mine..

I will definitely agree with you they played great for 47 games and then mediocre for the last 35, then the playoff exit..

Yes, the Ducks are a very good team, but if the Sharks were great, they would have beaten the Ducks..

Actually I said that Thornton and Marleau are not good leaders..They are very good players, but I don’t think they
have the natural fire or strong personalities to be leaders..
I think they are both too soft spoken and reserved to be
the leaders of this team..I do think along with Boyle, they
are the best players, no doubt about that, but that doesn’t
make them good leaders..

I am also a Sharks fan and want them desperately to get
better and maybe one day contend for a championship..I
just show my passion in a different way..

I do respect how you feel about the team..Fans that support the team no matter what, are awesome fans..