ilduce39 Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 “Utica is a mess” comments hopefully put to bed this year with a few of these signings. At the very least we’re looking a lot deeper on the farm. Incoming “Cull won’t play the prospects” though, I guess. Can’t win em all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM_ Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 I think we'll need a couple more of these signings before its all said and done, I can imagine Reid Boucher might get picked off waivers this year by someone like Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 6 hours ago, ilduce39 said: “Utica is a mess” comments hopefully put to bed this year with a few of these signings. At the very least we’re looking a lot deeper on the farm. Incoming “Cull won’t play the prospects” though, I guess. Can’t win em all. Just wait until before the season when we shouldn't waive any of our players in fear they will all get claimed so we should trade them all for picks. These guys who no one really knows will suddenly have so much value at that point especially if they do get claimed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzle Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Further to my post earlier, I don’t want to give the impression that we should expect much from Perron. We shouldn’t. He’s a long shot. Most likely he’ll just be a good AHL player and not much more. But he is still a “prospect” in my mind and a guy with a chance to become a quality player. He wasn’t just a throw-in in the Karlsson trade, but a guy San Jose targeted. Their scouts saw real potential in this player. And I expect our scouts feel the same. Remains to be determined if he’ll reach that potential, but this year in Utica should give us a good idea (assuming he’s not lost to waivers). The fact that San Jose traded him for a low round pick makes me feel like he was a throw-in before. He doesn't have space in the AHL despite those numbers? Edited July 9, 2019 by Dazzle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 50 minutes ago, Dazzle said: The fact that San Jose traded him for a low round pick makes me feel like he was a throw-in before. He doesn't have space in the AHL despite those numbers? It sounds like the Sharks wanted Perron partly because he played with Meier in '15-'16 with the Huskies. As for the Sharks moving on from Perron, perhaps moving him may have involved factoring in his waiver eligibility this season, contract management and making space for younger players in their system. Tom Pyatt is still a decent AHL player and may be a good veteran for the Sharks to have around. Maybe those things plus moving up a bit in the draft made Perron expendable. There was an article (might be the PITB article) mentioning that Perron has known for awhile that he needs to add weight and strength to compete in the pro's but that has been a struggle. Couple that with less than ideal usage in Perron's first couple years of pro and you can see why he's still a longshot for the NHL. Still, Perron had a decent AHL season last year and should help the Comets while also being a reasonable depth player for the Canucks (if he makes it past waivers). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Dazzle said: The fact that San Jose traded him for a low round pick makes me feel like he was a throw-in before. He doesn't have space in the AHL despite those numbers? Francis Perron After two so-so seasons in the Ottawa system, Perron has been a revelation in San Jose, earning an AHL All-Star selection. Subject to waivers next year, the winger, widely considered to be the most skilled Barracuda prospect, will be given a long look during training camp. Sommer, on Perron’s NHL case: Our scouts saw him play in juniors. They didn’t really go on his last two years in AHL. I don’t think that was something he was very proud of. He has a history of scoring. Maybe a change of venue kind of woke him up. He’s a plus-player. Got NHL skill. Can skate. I think it’s only a matter of time. He’s one guy, I think he deserves it. Wilson Jr., on Perron’s future: Next year, I think Perron will be a really good guy to watch in training camp. Scout #1, on Perron’s game: That Perron kid has really good hands and smarts. The problem with him is he doesn’t really play to the inside too much. He’s a really skilled perimeter guy. Until I see him play with more courage on the inside ... but I like him. He’s a smart player. Wilson Jr., on notion that Perron was just a “throw-in” in Erik Karlsson trade: We targeted him in the Ottawa trade as the extra piece. There’s no such thing as a throw-in in an NHL trade. From a scouting perspective, front office perspective, there’s no such thing as a throw-in. He was a 100-point guy with Timo Meier [in the QMJHL] that we thought would excel in a different spot. It’s a credit to the scouts. When people say it’s a throw-in, I see it as a disservice to our scouts. They put in a ton of work to go find a guy, a diamond in the rough-type guy. https://www.fearthefin.com/2019/2/6/18212899/san-jose-ahl-barracuda-san-jose-sharks-prospects-gambrell-korenar-suomela-perron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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