Comments on: Did the San Jose Sharks improve during this off-season?

By: herfules

herfules — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:28:31 +0000

They had the offensive talent but not the defensive talent. They had severe holes in their defense that needed to be addressed. And they have been addressed quite nicely in this offseason.

By: herfules

herfules — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 23:25:57 +0000

Heatley was injured most of the time in his two seasons with the Sharks including both playoff runs. He hasn’t stayed healthy at all in his time with the Sharks.

Getting something good for Heatley was a brilliant move. Doug Wilson would have had to buy out his contract after this season and get nothing for him. Otherwise singing Burns and Couture would have been problematic.

By: polegojim

polegojim — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:24:11 +0000

Fact is, they’ve BEEN good enough talentwise to win the Cup, but not mentally.

Yes, they lost some underperforming baggage…but anything can look better on paper. Did they improve in REALITY? That…remains to be PROVEN on the ice and only answered by hoisting a well earned Stanley Cup.

Preseason San Jose hype has become the same redundant and empty mantra as all the ‘Washington Capitals can win it all this year’ headlines.

At some point, you have stop waving the pom-poms and actually GET…IT…DONE.

By: jpelle82

jpelle82 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:11:06 +0000

*shoulder, ankle, and knee

By: jpelle82

jpelle82 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:07:00 +0000

the havlat for heatley swap is a wait and see. havlat is running on spare parts in his knee and had an underrated world class center in koivu and still didnt put up the numbers so i dont know what playing with thornton is gonna do for him. heatley was at least consistent and stays healthy. like i said wait and see but burns was an absolute upgrade to any team

By: balewsquare

balewsquare — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:55:49 +0000

Little bit of conflicting viewpoints from the 2 comments above

By: sanjosecupcrazy

sanjosecupcrazy — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 15:12:03 +0000

The thing you missed in this column is the fact that we got rid of two guys (Stetoguci, Heatley) who have done nothing but choke in the playoffs. Havlat is a point-per-game guy in the postseason. This team looks much better to me — cannot wait for the season to start.

By: sharksfan754

sharksfan754 — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:45:54 +0000

Thank god huskins is gone! I’m not sad to see wallin go either, although I thought he played well in the playoffs. I absolutely cannot wait to see burns play, the guy not only has out of this world talent, he knows how to treat fans. I will miss setoguchi, he was a playoff stud