shawn antoski Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Needless to say, there are still several areas that the Sharks need to improve in before they can be considered Cup contenders again. Most notably, the team severely lacks speed. Outside of Patrick Marleau, T.J. Galiardi and Martin Havlat, San Jose has no above-average skaters in their forward ranks. They dealt one of their quickest wingers, Jamie McGinn, to the Colorado Avalanche last season, and lost speedster Torrey Mitchell to free agency on July 1st. Speed is becoming increasingly important in today's NHL, and San Jose's deficiency in that category was heavily exploited by St. Louis in last season's playoffs. Doug Wilson would be wise to acquire a quick-footed forward or two by the end of the offseason. The Sharks also need improved secondary scoring. Their top six is one of the best in the league, headlined by Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Logan Couture. However, the team has very little in the way of offensive production beyond the top two lines. http://bleacherrepor...-of-improvement San Jose -RW-Mason Raymond-Has exceptional skating ability, speed and offensive instincts. Has a better shot than he is given credit for. Is equally adept at scoring goals and setting up linemates from either wing position -LW-Bill Sweatt-Skates very well and boasts two-way capability. Is extremely industrious and has scoring upside. -3RD ROUND PICK- Vancouver -C-Michal Handzus- Can be an effective shutdown center. Is a load to line up against at 6-5, 215 pounds. Plays solid defense and is also a capable playmaker. Excellent on face-offs, he can score timely goals -D-Konrad Abeltshauser-Abeltshauser can really skate for his size, has solid offensive skills, will jump up into the rush and has a hard, accurate shot from the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Subban Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoolander Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Schnieds Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 LOL CDC just loves to hate, wont give a reason why just NO hahahah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanucksFanMike Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 Not bad i might do it.... Handzus could be a good fit at 3rd line center. Then again, I think that Arnott could fit just as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sestito Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 One of the better proposals, that's a bit practical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timberz21 Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn antoski Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 Not bad i might do it.... Handzus could be a good fit at 3rd line center. Then again, I think that Arnott could fit just as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smashian Kassian Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 I would do it, isn't that Konrad A. (can't spell it) guy one of there better prospects? Seems good to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palindrom Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 There is no way Vancouver trade Sweatt, he skates very well and boasts two-way capability. Is extremely industrious and has scoring upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn antoski Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 There is no way Vancouver trade Sweatt, he skates very well and boasts two-way capability. Is extremely industrious and has scoring upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 Great proposal, but it depends if we sign Arnott or not. I would rather have Arnott over Handzus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawn antoski Posted August 27, 2012 Author Share Posted August 27, 2012 Great proposal, but it depends if we sign Arnott or not. I would rather have Arnott over Handzus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted August 27, 2012 Share Posted August 27, 2012 i havent watched alot of handzus, but isnt he really slow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Canuck Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I'd love to get Ryane Clowe from them. Raymond and Ballard for Clowe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pears Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I'd love to get Ryane Clowe from them. Raymond and Ballard for Clowe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ossi Vaananen Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Handzus is too handsy, and we have a lot of female fans... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Cmon guys, we need our team German! I'll proudly rock a shoulder to shoulder Abeltshauser jersey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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