makfan

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 17:25:48 -0800

>. Not sure what the deal is with Marleau this season. He's certainly been disappointing. Still, I would have hated to see him dumped off for the proverbial bag of pucks.]]>

ievans

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:10:04 -0800

Brian Campbell is the puck-moving defenseman that the Sharks have been missing since Gary Suter retired (as in, it's been a good part of a decade). He's got a great breakout pass, will quarterback from the point on the power-play, has a bit of nastiness in his play. The thought of Campbell and Joe Thornton threading passes through the offensive zone should make any Sharks fan salivate, especially now that Chechoo is healthy and scoring again. Bernier was a disappointment this year, and has been wildly inconsistent during his young career. Sometimes he looked like Cam Neely, sometimes he looked like Nancy Kerrigan. He's a big guy, and has a great shot, but so far has not shown the kind of attitude to put all his formidable tools together. The Davison move was minor, and was mostly to give him a chance to play regularly with another team, as he's been a good soldier for the Sharks. Boucher is a veteran backup that's going to give Greiss playing time down in the minors, as Nabokov will play the lion's share of games, especially down the stretch.

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