He is only the league's top rookie because Hertl got injured Hertl had 15 goals and 25 points in 35 games before Dustin brown hit him with that knee on knee(Third offense for Brown in that regard in the last 2 years). Mack had 7 goals and 20 points in 34 games. Mack definitely looks fantastic though.
Lidstrom is one of the cleanest, greatest defensemen ever to play the game. Few lists I see ever have him outside the top 5 all time. That being said, I HATED playing against him. He was soooo good. Almost like Ray Bourque reborn
hehe. We called Ehrhoff "Error" when he played for the sharks. The other thing was, despite his big cannon shot, he could not hit the net if it was empty
Thornton would be even more sought after on the open market. Marleau is good, but streaky and disappears even more in the playoffs than Joe. They are the same age and Thornton outplays him year after year. Boyle is going to take a haircut on his last contract given his rapidly declining performance and age.
Hehehe. Glad I made this prediction. 23 games in, Hertl, 12 goals, 6 assists, 18 points +8 Next closest rookie. Sean Monahan, 8 goals, 6 assists, 14 points, -6 People looked at me funny when i took him in my pool. Then he scored that 4 goal game and people asked me how I knew lol
I used to post on the Chompboard before it was shut down. The official sharks forum on the Sharks board is a waste of time. Much like posting on Kevin Smith's website forum used to be fun before he shut it down(Due to the incredible number of douchebags with a sense of entitlement and feminists who hate his movies who had begun to populate his board). Those same douchebags made an emergency backup board where a lot of the posters went, but it is pretty much a dump of the worst that forum had to offer.
Patrick roy sure has done a hell of a job instilling confidence into that young team. I hate the guy, but so far, his team has impressed. Imagine if years from now, Roy is regarded as one of the great coaches!