|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 5, 2021 8:03:10 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 5, 2021 9:24:45 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 5, 2021 9:26:28 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 5, 2021 9:32:41 GMT -8
Marian Gaborik announced his retirement from the NHL on Thursday after 17 seasons.
"Officially, 'This is it'," Gaborik said in a statement on Twitter. "It's been a great honor and privilege to play in the best league in the world since I was 18 years old. The journey has been nothing short from spectacular, amazing and unbelievable. Many times, it's been a roller coaster, but I always found the way back. Saying that, I'm so grateful and thankful to my family, my agent, teammates and coaches."
The 39-year-old was selected by the Minnesota Wild with the No. 3 pick in the 2000 NHL Draft, becoming the Wild's first draft choice and the highest Slovakia-born player chosen in League history. He scored the first goal in Minnesota history, against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, on Oct. 6, 2000.
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 5, 2021 9:49:35 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by wallyshark on Nov 5, 2021 19:30:29 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by jackalope on Nov 5, 2021 20:41:15 GMT -8
Its probably better, he needs some size and doesn't need to get thrown around by NHLers at his age. I would venture to say next year he will be a main stay. |
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 5, 2021 21:08:41 GMT -8
I don't like it at my age but I understand. Hopefully I'll see ya next year kid. On a side note Mattias will love the kid coming back home to his local Hockey team |
|
|
|
Post by John96 on Nov 6, 2021 3:14:15 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by John96 on Nov 6, 2021 3:23:03 GMT -8
Not a fan of the Eklund reassignment. He proves he’s capable of playing a top six role already. I’m guessing they think he’ll wear down over 82 games at his physical maturity right now but man, he was making things happen and looked comfortable out there. If he needs rest, rest him, but he makes your team better now. Not sure why they think it’ll stunt his development to play in the top league.
Team has a strong vibe going (sorry I hate that word too) and the youth movement seemed like a big part of it. I’m guessing Barabanov takes Eklund’s place in the top six going forward.
One positive I’ll say though is that it won’t hurt Eklund either way but it could bite the Sharks who’ve been a pleasant surprise.
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 6, 2021 9:44:30 GMT -8
This article is from a couple of days ago: SAN JOSE — The scores of empty seats that were evident at SAP Center for the Sharks’ last three home games could be a common sight through at least the first half of the regular season – and maybe all season. The Sharks announced that just 10,059 tickets were sold for the team’s game on Tuesday with the Buffalo Sabres, but it appeared that far fewer fans were inside the 17,562-seat building for what turned out to be a 5-3 San Jose victory. Regardless, it was the smallest crowd for any Sharks game in the 28-year history of the downtown arena when there haven’t been any capacity restrictions. The Sharks announced a crowd of 16,137 for their season-opener on Oct. 16 against Winnipeg, which the team considered a sellout, although there were over 1,400 no-shows. Since then, the announced attendance for home games last Thursday against Montreal and Saturday against Winnipeg were 11,463 and 11,845, respectively. It’s a far cry from where things were years ago when the Sharks had a 205-game sellout streak that ran from Dec. 3, 2009 to Oct. 23, 2014. Even three years ago for the 2018-19 season, the average announced attendance was 17,266, or 98.3 percent of capacity. A larger crowd is anticipated for the Sharks’ home game Thursday against the St. Louis Blues, but it appears attendance will still fall well short of a sellout. Multiple factors are playing a role, starting with what the team believes is a hesitancy by some Sharks fans to return to arenas in a pandemic. Jonathan Becher, president of Sharks Sports & Entertainment, said in August that the team had sold around 9,000 full season tickets or equivalent for 2021-2022, down from 10,500 in 2019-2020 when the franchise was coming off an appearance in the Western Conference final. Becher said with the organization’s encouragement, more season ticket holders this year opted to purchase half-season plans, which allows them to retain their seats and go back to a full season ticket package in 2022-2023. More of those fans chose to use those tickets in the second half of this season, Becher said, with games in March and April more popular than some games in October and November. “We have a lot of people that bought a half-season this year, and they asked if they could put their half-season of games in the second half of the year,” Becher told this news organization on Oct. 22. “And although they didn’t say that’s because they would feel more comfortable the second half, you can assume from that.” Becher said the Sharks have added a couple of hundred more season ticket holders since August, and got small boosts in individual ticket sales after the team started the year on a winning streak. He said the team’s on-ice performance affects individual sales, but less so for package deals like half-season and quarter-season plans. “We’re not trying to maximize the number of season tickets as we may have in past years,” Becher said, “but just get people to a comfortable state with the idea that by next season, it’ll be a non-pandemic influenza.” Still, selling tickets in a team downcycle is a challenge, especially when the local fanbase is used to a certain amount of success. The Sharks are looking to get back into the playoffs after missing the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time since the mid-1990s. “Let’s face it. At the end of the day, if we play better and if we put a good product on the ice, people will come,” Sharks coach Bob Boughner said last Friday, a day before he and several players entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. “We love playing at home and the Shark Tank is as loud as anywhere when it’s half-full or full.” The City of San Jose mandates proof of full vaccination for spectators 12 and older for indoor events at city-owned facilities like SAP Center. While it can’t be ruled out that the vaccine mandate has turned off some spectators from attending, the Bay Area has some of the highest vaccination rates for people ages 12 and older in California. According to data available on Santa Clara County Public Health website, 85.3 percent of residents ages 12 or older have been fully vaccinated. In nearby San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, the percentage of fully vaccinated residents 12 and older are 90.9, 84.4 and 84.2, respectively. In California, 62.5 percent of all residents are fully vaccinated. Becher feels the vaccine mandate has helped more than it has hurt. “One of our top objectives is to make people feel more comfortable,” Becher said. Empty seats have been a common sight in other NHL arenas, as well, as longtime sellout streaks have recently ended in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Nashville. On the Sharks’ recently completed five-game road trip through Eastern Canada, Boston, and Nashville, only the game against the Bruins on Oct. 24 was played before a capacity crowd with an announced attendance of 17,850 at TD Garden. Arenas in Montreal and Toronto that normally sell out fell short of capacity. Per figures available on ESPN.com, five teams have announced 100 percent capacity crowds for all of their home games this season – Boston, Vegas, Washington, Seattle, and Tampa Bay. However, nine other teams have played before announced crowds of 80 percent of capacity or less – Calgary, New Jersey, Florida, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Arizona, San Jose, Ottawa, and Buffalo. For the 2019-2020 season, only one team, Ottawa, was below 70 percent capacity at 65.9 percent. “Our arena’s always loud,” Boughner said. “We understand that society and some people have been away from the game for so long, there are people that are obviously hesitant coming back in these situations.”   |
|
|
|
Post by jackalope on Nov 6, 2021 11:42:39 GMT -8
This article is from a couple of days ago: SAN JOSE — The scores of empty seats that were evident at SAP Center for the Sharks’ last three home games could be a common sight through at least the first half of the regular season – and maybe all season. The Sharks announced that just 10,059 tickets were sold for the team’s game on Tuesday with the Buffalo Sabres, but it appeared that far fewer fans were inside the 17,562-seat building for what turned out to be a 5-3 San Jose victory. Regardless, it was the smallest crowd for any Sharks game in the 28-year history of the downtown arena when there haven’t been any capacity restrictions. The Sharks announced a crowd of 16,137 for their season-opener on Oct. 16 against Winnipeg, which the team considered a sellout, although there were over 1,400 no-shows. Since then, the announced attendance for home games last Thursday against Montreal and Saturday against Winnipeg were 11,463 and 11,845, respectively. It’s a far cry from where things were years ago when the Sharks had a 205-game sellout streak that ran from Dec. 3, 2009 to Oct. 23, 2014. Even three years ago for the 2018-19 season, the average announced attendance was 17,266, or 98.3 percent of capacity. A larger crowd is anticipated for the Sharks’ home game Thursday against the St. Louis Blues, but it appears attendance will still fall well short of a sellout.
Multiple factors are playing a role, starting with what the team believes is a hesitancy by some Sharks fans to return to arenas in a pandemic.Jonathan Becher, president of Sharks Sports & Entertainment, said in August that the team had sold around 9,000 full season tickets or equivalent for 2021-2022, down from 10,500 in 2019-2020 when the franchise was coming off an appearance in the Western Conference final. Becher said with the organization’s encouragement, more season ticket holders this year opted to purchase half-season plans, which allows them to retain their seats and go back to a full season ticket package in 2022-2023. More of those fans chose to use those tickets in the second half of this season, Becher said, with games in March and April more popular than some games in October and November. “We have a lot of people that bought a half-season this year, and they asked if they could put their half-season of games in the second half of the year,” Becher told this news organization on Oct. 22. “And although they didn’t say that’s because they would feel more comfortable the second half, you can assume from that.” Becher said the Sharks have added a couple of hundred more season ticket holders since August, and got small boosts in individual ticket sales after the team started the year on a winning streak. He said the team’s on-ice performance affects individual sales, but less so for package deals like half-season and quarter-season plans. “We’re not trying to maximize the number of season tickets as we may have in past years,” Becher said, “but just get people to a comfortable state with the idea that by next season, it’ll be a non-pandemic influenza.” Still, selling tickets in a team downcycle is a challenge, especially when the local fanbase is used to a certain amount of success. The Sharks are looking to get back into the playoffs after missing the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time since the mid-1990s. “Let’s face it. At the end of the day, if we play better and if we put a good product on the ice, people will come,” Sharks coach Bob Boughner said last Friday, a day before he and several players entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. “We love playing at home and the Shark Tank is as loud as anywhere when it’s half-full or full.” The City of San Jose mandates proof of full vaccination for spectators 12 and older for indoor events at city-owned facilities like SAP Center. While it can’t be ruled out that the vaccine mandate has turned off some spectators from attending, the Bay Area has some of the highest vaccination rates for people ages 12 and older in California. According to data available on Santa Clara County Public Health website, 85.3 percent of residents ages 12 or older have been fully vaccinated. In nearby San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, the percentage of fully vaccinated residents 12 and older are 90.9, 84.4 and 84.2, respectively. In California, 62.5 percent of all residents are fully vaccinated. Becher feels the vaccine mandate has helped more than it has hurt. “One of our top objectives is to make people feel more comfortable,” Becher said. Empty seats have been a common sight in other NHL arenas, as well, as longtime sellout streaks have recently ended in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Nashville. On the Sharks’ recently completed five-game road trip through Eastern Canada, Boston, and Nashville, only the game against the Bruins on Oct. 24 was played before a capacity crowd with an announced attendance of 17,850 at TD Garden. Arenas in Montreal and Toronto that normally sell out fell short of capacity. Per figures available on ESPN.com, five teams have announced 100 percent capacity crowds for all of their home games this season – Boston, Vegas, Washington, Seattle, and Tampa Bay. However, nine other teams have played before announced crowds of 80 percent of capacity or less – Calgary, New Jersey, Florida, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Arizona, San Jose, Ottawa, and Buffalo. For the 2019-2020 season, only one team, Ottawa, was below 70 percent capacity at 65.9 percent. “Our arena’s always loud,” Boughner said. “We understand that society and some people have been away from the game for so long, there are people that are obviously hesitant coming back in these situations.” Yes it must be that too many fans are scared of public places still. It has nothing to do with the ridiculous restrictions imposed on entering the building.  |
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 6, 2021 12:25:53 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 6, 2021 12:28:00 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 6, 2021 12:49:30 GMT -8
Video- Recap Of The NHL Games Played On Friday
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 6, 2021 12:51:37 GMT -8
This kid is just amazing when he plays. I would recommend spending the money on Center Ice. |
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 6, 2021 12:54:36 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 6, 2021 13:11:06 GMT -8
NEW YORK (Nov. 5, 2021) – Calgary Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has been fined $5,000, the maximum allowable under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, for high-sticking Dallas Stars defenseman John Klingberg during NHL Game No. 154 in Calgary on Thursday, Nov. 4, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 6, 2021 13:25:39 GMT -8
SAN JOSE – The Sharks are going to be without the players now on the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol list for at least a few more days.
Due to Canadian travel regulations, members of the Sharks organization now in protocol will not be able to join the team for upcoming games in Calgary and Winnipeg next week.
Canadian travel directives indicate that individuals coming into the country who have tested positive for COVID and are symptom-free can provide proof of a positive test for entry. However, the first positive test must have been conducted at least 14 days ahead of their international travel.
Sharks coach Bob Boughner, forward Matt Nieto, and defensemen Erik Karlsson, Jake Middleton, Radim Simek and Marc-Edouard Vlasic first appeared on the league’s COVID protocol list on Oct. 30, just prior to the Sharks’ game with the Winnipeg Jets. Forward Kevin Labanc was added on Nov. 1 and winger Timo Meier, head athletic trainer Ray Tufts and equipment manager Mike Aldrich were added on Nov. 2.
The Sharks (6-4-0) host the New Jersey Devils (4-3-2) on Saturday night to close out a five-game homestand, and play in Calgary on Tuesday and Winnipeg on Thursday to start a five-game road trip.
The Sharks were 2-1-0 in the three games since the COVID issues began, beating Winnipeg and Buffalo and losing to St. Louis.
The first day any team member on the COVID list can return would appear to be Nov. 12 when the Sharks come back to the U.S. for a scheduled practice in Denver. The Sharks play the Colorado Avalanche on Nov. 13, then finish the road trip with games in Minnesota on Nov. 16 and St. Louis on Nov. 18.
Per NHL rules, players or club personnel who are confirmed positive cases shall remain in isolation until at least 10 days have passed since symptoms first appeared, and at least 24 hours have passed since their last fever without the use of fever-reducing medications. Also, to exit isolation, a team doctor must conclude that the individual no longer presents a risk of infection to others.
The last game for Karlsson, Middleton, Simek, and Vlasic was Oct. 28 at home against Montreal. Nieto’s last game was Oct. 26 in Nashville.
Because of the long layoff, Sharks assistant coach John MacLean was asked if it would be realistic for any of these players to jump into the lineup if they haven’t skated or practiced for several days beforehand.
“That’s a player-to-player (situation),” MacLean said. “High-end players sometimes don’t need as much (time). Some guys may need a little bit more. So each will be handled on an individual basis of how they feel and the severity of what they’ve had and how much COVID took out of them or didn’t take out of them.”
The Sharks right now have eight rookies on their roster, and seven are slated to play Saturday — forwards Lane Pederson, Jasper Weatherby, Jonah Gadjovich and Jonathan Dahlen, and defensemen Ryan Merkley, Santeri Hatakka, and Nicolas Meloche.
Hatakka missed Thursday’s game, a 5-3 loss to the Blues. with an upper-body injury, but returned to practice Friday and started Saturday’s game paired with Meloche.
|
|
|
|
Post by galtfan on Nov 7, 2021 6:30:21 GMT -8
This article is from a couple of days ago: SAN JOSE — The scores of empty seats that were evident at SAP Center for the Sharks’ last three home games could be a common sight through at least the first half of the regular season – and maybe all season. The Sharks announced that just 10,059 tickets were sold for the team’s game on Tuesday with the Buffalo Sabres, but it appeared that far fewer fans were inside the 17,562-seat building for what turned out to be a 5-3 San Jose victory. Regardless, it was the smallest crowd for any Sharks game in the 28-year history of the downtown arena when there haven’t been any capacity restrictions. The Sharks announced a crowd of 16,137 for their season-opener on Oct. 16 against Winnipeg, which the team considered a sellout, although there were over 1,400 no-shows. Since then, the announced attendance for home games last Thursday against Montreal and Saturday against Winnipeg were 11,463 and 11,845, respectively. It’s a far cry from where things were years ago when the Sharks had a 205-game sellout streak that ran from Dec. 3, 2009 to Oct. 23, 2014. Even three years ago for the 2018-19 season, the average announced attendance was 17,266, or 98.3 percent of capacity. A larger crowd is anticipated for the Sharks’ home game Thursday against the St. Louis Blues, but it appears attendance will still fall well short of a sellout.
Multiple factors are playing a role, starting with what the team believes is a hesitancy by some Sharks fans to return to arenas in a pandemic.Jonathan Becher, president of Sharks Sports & Entertainment, said in August that the team had sold around 9,000 full season tickets or equivalent for 2021-2022, down from 10,500 in 2019-2020 when the franchise was coming off an appearance in the Western Conference final. Becher said with the organization’s encouragement, more season ticket holders this year opted to purchase half-season plans, which allows them to retain their seats and go back to a full season ticket package in 2022-2023. More of those fans chose to use those tickets in the second half of this season, Becher said, with games in March and April more popular than some games in October and November. “We have a lot of people that bought a half-season this year, and they asked if they could put their half-season of games in the second half of the year,” Becher told this news organization on Oct. 22. “And although they didn’t say that’s because they would feel more comfortable the second half, you can assume from that.” Becher said the Sharks have added a couple of hundred more season ticket holders since August, and got small boosts in individual ticket sales after the team started the year on a winning streak. He said the team’s on-ice performance affects individual sales, but less so for package deals like half-season and quarter-season plans. “We’re not trying to maximize the number of season tickets as we may have in past years,” Becher said, “but just get people to a comfortable state with the idea that by next season, it’ll be a non-pandemic influenza.” Still, selling tickets in a team downcycle is a challenge, especially when the local fanbase is used to a certain amount of success. The Sharks are looking to get back into the playoffs after missing the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time since the mid-1990s. “Let’s face it. At the end of the day, if we play better and if we put a good product on the ice, people will come,” Sharks coach Bob Boughner said last Friday, a day before he and several players entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. “We love playing at home and the Shark Tank is as loud as anywhere when it’s half-full or full.” The City of San Jose mandates proof of full vaccination for spectators 12 and older for indoor events at city-owned facilities like SAP Center. While it can’t be ruled out that the vaccine mandate has turned off some spectators from attending, the Bay Area has some of the highest vaccination rates for people ages 12 and older in California. According to data available on Santa Clara County Public Health website, 85.3 percent of residents ages 12 or older have been fully vaccinated. In nearby San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, the percentage of fully vaccinated residents 12 and older are 90.9, 84.4 and 84.2, respectively. In California, 62.5 percent of all residents are fully vaccinated. Becher feels the vaccine mandate has helped more than it has hurt. “One of our top objectives is to make people feel more comfortable,” Becher said. Empty seats have been a common sight in other NHL arenas, as well, as longtime sellout streaks have recently ended in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Nashville. On the Sharks’ recently completed five-game road trip through Eastern Canada, Boston, and Nashville, only the game against the Bruins on Oct. 24 was played before a capacity crowd with an announced attendance of 17,850 at TD Garden. Arenas in Montreal and Toronto that normally sell out fell short of capacity. Per figures available on ESPN.com, five teams have announced 100 percent capacity crowds for all of their home games this season – Boston, Vegas, Washington, Seattle, and Tampa Bay. However, nine other teams have played before announced crowds of 80 percent of capacity or less – Calgary, New Jersey, Florida, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Arizona, San Jose, Ottawa, and Buffalo. For the 2019-2020 season, only one team, Ottawa, was below 70 percent capacity at 65.9 percent. “Our arena’s always loud,” Boughner said. “We understand that society and some people have been away from the game for so long, there are people that are obviously hesitant coming back in these situations.” Yes it must be that too many fans are scared of public places still. It has nothing to do with the ridiculous restrictions imposed on entering the building. My thoughts exactly |
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 7, 2021 10:13:23 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 7, 2021 10:22:33 GMT -8
Reaves is still a piece of shit
|
|
|
|
Post by danvilleshark on Nov 8, 2021 8:24:39 GMT -8
This article is from a couple of days ago: SAN JOSE — The scores of empty seats that were evident at SAP Center for the Sharks’ last three home games could be a common sight through at least the first half of the regular season – and maybe all season. The Sharks announced that just 10,059 tickets were sold for the team’s game on Tuesday with the Buffalo Sabres, but it appeared that far fewer fans were inside the 17,562-seat building for what turned out to be a 5-3 San Jose victory. Regardless, it was the smallest crowd for any Sharks game in the 28-year history of the downtown arena when there haven’t been any capacity restrictions. The Sharks announced a crowd of 16,137 for their season-opener on Oct. 16 against Winnipeg, which the team considered a sellout, although there were over 1,400 no-shows. Since then, the announced attendance for home games last Thursday against Montreal and Saturday against Winnipeg were 11,463 and 11,845, respectively. It’s a far cry from where things were years ago when the Sharks had a 205-game sellout streak that ran from Dec. 3, 2009 to Oct. 23, 2014. Even three years ago for the 2018-19 season, the average announced attendance was 17,266, or 98.3 percent of capacity. A larger crowd is anticipated for the Sharks’ home game Thursday against the St. Louis Blues, but it appears attendance will still fall well short of a sellout. Multiple factors are playing a role, starting with what the team believes is a hesitancy by some Sharks fans to return to arenas in a pandemic. Jonathan Becher, president of Sharks Sports & Entertainment, said in August that the team had sold around 9,000 full season tickets or equivalent for 2021-2022, down from 10,500 in 2019-2020 when the franchise was coming off an appearance in the Western Conference final. Becher said with the organization’s encouragement, more season ticket holders this year opted to purchase half-season plans, which allows them to retain their seats and go back to a full season ticket package in 2022-2023. More of those fans chose to use those tickets in the second half of this season, Becher said, with games in March and April more popular than some games in October and November. “We have a lot of people that bought a half-season this year, and they asked if they could put their half-season of games in the second half of the year,” Becher told this news organization on Oct. 22. “And although they didn’t say that’s because they would feel more comfortable the second half, you can assume from that.” Becher said the Sharks have added a couple of hundred more season ticket holders since August, and got small boosts in individual ticket sales after the team started the year on a winning streak. He said the team’s on-ice performance affects individual sales, but less so for package deals like half-season and quarter-season plans. “We’re not trying to maximize the number of season tickets as we may have in past years,” Becher said, “but just get people to a comfortable state with the idea that by next season, it’ll be a non-pandemic influenza.” Still, selling tickets in a team downcycle is a challenge, especially when the local fanbase is used to a certain amount of success. The Sharks are looking to get back into the playoffs after missing the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time since the mid-1990s. “Let’s face it. At the end of the day, if we play better and if we put a good product on the ice, people will come,” Sharks coach Bob Boughner said last Friday, a day before he and several players entered the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol. “We love playing at home and the Shark Tank is as loud as anywhere when it’s half-full or full.” The City of San Jose mandates proof of full vaccination for spectators 12 and older for indoor events at city-owned facilities like SAP Center. While it can’t be ruled out that the vaccine mandate has turned off some spectators from attending, the Bay Area has some of the highest vaccination rates for people ages 12 and older in California. According to data available on Santa Clara County Public Health website, 85.3 percent of residents ages 12 or older have been fully vaccinated. In nearby San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa counties, the percentage of fully vaccinated residents 12 and older are 90.9, 84.4 and 84.2, respectively. In California, 62.5 percent of all residents are fully vaccinated. Becher feels the vaccine mandate has helped more than it has hurt. “One of our top objectives is to make people feel more comfortable,” Becher said. Empty seats have been a common sight in other NHL arenas, as well, as longtime sellout streaks have recently ended in Chicago, Pittsburgh and Nashville. On the Sharks’ recently completed five-game road trip through Eastern Canada, Boston, and Nashville, only the game against the Bruins on Oct. 24 was played before a capacity crowd with an announced attendance of 17,850 at TD Garden. Arenas in Montreal and Toronto that normally sell out fell short of capacity. Per figures available on ESPN.com, five teams have announced 100 percent capacity crowds for all of their home games this season – Boston, Vegas, Washington, Seattle, and Tampa Bay. However, nine other teams have played before announced crowds of 80 percent of capacity or less – Calgary, New Jersey, Florida, Anaheim, Los Angeles, Arizona, San Jose, Ottawa, and Buffalo. For the 2019-2020 season, only one team, Ottawa, was below 70 percent capacity at 65.9 percent. “Our arena’s always loud,” Boughner said. “We understand that society and some people have been away from the game for so long, there are people that are obviously hesitant coming back in these situations.” This was going on well before Covid-19. Many fans simply lost faith. Some were not happy with embracing the marxist organization known as BLM. They even floated talk about some sort of support of the movement before at least one game but the fan reaction was so negative they scuttled it. Having Kane be your spokesperson for fairness and oppression in society likely did not help. It is a no doubt a variety of factors. |
|
|
|
Post by danvilleshark on Nov 8, 2021 9:00:24 GMT -8
The Sharks reassigned William Eklund to Djurgarden in the Swedish Elite League on Friday, a decision that wasn't popular with the fan base and even made the 2021 first-round draft pick emotional when he spoke to reporters.
By making the move now, the Sharks preserved a year on Eklund's rookie contract after the 19-year-old played in nine games this season. Playing in a 10th game would have triggered the first year of the No. 7 overall draft pick's rookie deal.
Sharks scouting director Doug Wilson Jr. spoke to The Athletic's Kevin Kurz on Saturday about why the team sent Eklund back to Sweden.
“I would say even strength, both watching it and the underlying metrics said that an 82-game season might have been a little much for him at that age,” Wilson Jr. told Kurz. “And I think that’s the biggest thing -- even-strength play, consistency through 82 games is a big thing, but honestly, he would have had to do a lot to have stayed for the full season because historically we try and have our players develop as long as possible so they’re in spots to succeed when they actually do come here.”
Eklund was 18 when training camp started and he was so impressive during camp and the preseason that he forced his way onto the Sharks' opening night roster a few months after being drafted. In nine regular-season games, he had four assists, three of which came on the power play. He didn't score any goals and was a minus-3 while averaging 14:09 minutes of ice time per game.
“I think at the end of the day when you draft that high, you’re looking for difference-makers, you’re not looking for contributors," Wilson Jr. told Kurz. "I just think it would have been a tough conversation at the end of the season (if) we look back on it and William Eklund has seven goals and is a power-play specialist. I don’t think that would have been right for the kid, and I don’t think that would have been right for the Sharks. We just want to keep him on the same plan we’ve always had, which is player development and what’s best for William.”
Eklund's agent Todd Diamond spoke to San Jose Hockey Now's Sheng Peng on Saturday and expressed disappointment with the Sharks not keeping his client with the team.
“We believe William is among the top four to six wingers on the NHL club,” Diamond told Peng.
The decision has been made, and both sides must move forward. The Sharks have high expectations for Eklund, and they are hopeful that he will use the time with Djurgarden to develop into a franchise cornerstone player that can lead them for the next 10-to-15 years.
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 8, 2021 10:53:06 GMT -8
The Sharks reassigned William Eklund to Djurgarden in the Swedish Elite League on Friday, a decision that wasn't popular with the fan base and even made the 2021 first-round draft pick emotional when he spoke to reporters. By making the move now, the Sharks preserved a year on Eklund's rookie contract after the 19-year-old played in nine games this season. Playing in a 10th game would have triggered the first year of the No. 7 overall draft pick's rookie deal. Sharks scouting director Doug Wilson Jr. spoke to The Athletic's Kevin Kurz on Saturday about why the team sent Eklund back to Sweden. “I would say even strength, both watching it and the underlying metrics said that an 82-game season might have been a little much for him at that age,” Wilson Jr. told Kurz. “And I think that’s the biggest thing -- even-strength play, consistency through 82 games is a big thing, but honestly, he would have had to do a lot to have stayed for the full season because historically we try and have our players develop as long as possible so they’re in spots to succeed when they actually do come here.” Eklund was 18 when training camp started and he was so impressive during camp and the preseason that he forced his way onto the Sharks' opening night roster a few months after being drafted. In nine regular-season games, he had four assists, three of which came on the power play. He didn't score any goals and was a minus-3 while averaging 14:09 minutes of ice time per game. “I think at the end of the day when you draft that high, you’re looking for difference-makers, you’re not looking for contributors," Wilson Jr. told Kurz. "I just think it would have been a tough conversation at the end of the season (if) we look back on it and William Eklund has seven goals and is a power-play specialist. I don’t think that would have been right for the kid, and I don’t think that would have been right for the Sharks. We just want to keep him on the same plan we’ve always had, which is player development and what’s best for William.” Eklund's agent Todd Diamond spoke to San Jose Hockey Now's Sheng Peng on Saturday and expressed disappointment with the Sharks not keeping his client with the team. “We believe William is among the top four to six wingers on the NHL club,” Diamond told Peng. The decision has been made, and both sides must move forward. The Sharks have high expectations for Eklund, and they are hopeful that he will use the time with Djurgarden to develop into a franchise cornerstone player that can lead them for the next 10-to-15 years. They sent the kid back to Sweden to save a few bucks on his contract. The kid developing back there is a joke. |
|
|
|
Post by danvilleshark on Nov 8, 2021 11:28:45 GMT -8
The Sharks reassigned William Eklund to Djurgarden in the Swedish Elite League on Friday, a decision that wasn't popular with the fan base and even made the 2021 first-round draft pick emotional when he spoke to reporters. By making the move now, the Sharks preserved a year on Eklund's rookie contract after the 19-year-old played in nine games this season. Playing in a 10th game would have triggered the first year of the No. 7 overall draft pick's rookie deal. Sharks scouting director Doug Wilson Jr. spoke to The Athletic's Kevin Kurz on Saturday about why the team sent Eklund back to Sweden. “I would say even strength, both watching it and the underlying metrics said that an 82-game season might have been a little much for him at that age,” Wilson Jr. told Kurz. “And I think that’s the biggest thing -- even-strength play, consistency through 82 games is a big thing, but honestly, he would have had to do a lot to have stayed for the full season because historically we try and have our players develop as long as possible so they’re in spots to succeed when they actually do come here.” Eklund was 18 when training camp started and he was so impressive during camp and the preseason that he forced his way onto the Sharks' opening night roster a few months after being drafted. In nine regular-season games, he had four assists, three of which came on the power play. He didn't score any goals and was a minus-3 while averaging 14:09 minutes of ice time per game. “I think at the end of the day when you draft that high, you’re looking for difference-makers, you’re not looking for contributors," Wilson Jr. told Kurz. "I just think it would have been a tough conversation at the end of the season (if) we look back on it and William Eklund has seven goals and is a power-play specialist. I don’t think that would have been right for the kid, and I don’t think that would have been right for the Sharks. We just want to keep him on the same plan we’ve always had, which is player development and what’s best for William.” Eklund's agent Todd Diamond spoke to San Jose Hockey Now's Sheng Peng on Saturday and expressed disappointment with the Sharks not keeping his client with the team. “We believe William is among the top four to six wingers on the NHL club,” Diamond told Peng. The decision has been made, and both sides must move forward. The Sharks have high expectations for Eklund, and they are hopeful that he will use the time with Djurgarden to develop into a franchise cornerstone player that can lead them for the next 10-to-15 years. They sent the kid back to Sweden to save a few bucks on his contract. The kid developing back there is a joke. The agent at least but also likely the player are not happy about this. |
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 8, 2021 11:41:52 GMT -8
Goals Of The Week
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 8, 2021 11:47:29 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Fugazi on Nov 8, 2021 21:26:11 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by galtfan on Nov 9, 2021 5:44:33 GMT -8
They sent the kid back to Sweden to save a few bucks on his contract. The kid developing back there is a joke. The agent at least but also likely the player are not happy about this. Why send him there and not to the Barracuda's? |
|
