Jeremy Roenick Signs With Sharks

[Mike Kole]

Originally Posted by forsberg21

theres a few spots on their bottom lines for Roenick to fit in. this came as a bit of a shocker though. maybe hes going for a cup this year as well. San Jose seems like a good fit for him. Hes got nothing the lose, and neither do the sharks by signing him.

Totally disagree. Roenick is a huge distraction. The Sharks need leadership, not a limelight hog.

I've been a Doug Wilson skeptic for the past few years because he consistently fails to address the big need- top veterans on defense. I gave him a pass lately for the solid signings of Thornton, Michalek, and Marleau. But my lack of god, didn't he learn anything from the Bill Guerin debacle? There are over-the-hill vets like Bryan Trottier who helped the Pens, and Ray Bourque and the Avs, but generally, this kind of guy just sucks up a roster spot that could be used by someone developing into a consistent player. So who gets bumped? Rissmiller? Pavelski? Grier? Brown? Smith? I'd much rather have either of these guys on the fourth line than Roenick.

Yeah, thank goodness Wilson let Guerin get away, but then to get Roenick? Awful. Just awful.

[Mike Kole]

Originally Posted by BGDDYKWL

Great news. Very happy to see him get a chance to play for one more season, and reach the milestone. That and it's also good to see a legit team bring him in, as opposed to him having to go to some cellar dweller just to reach the milestone. I realize everyone isn't a fan, and he's a shadow of his former self, but there is no question that he is better than numerous guys who are making the league minimum (and likely others as well). He's still good enough to be a top 12 forward. Also, as Hordi mentioned, I would guess Mark Smith wanted more playing time than the Sharks were willing to offer, and this signing would mean he's going elsewhere.

There's a new contest the NHL is hosting for any GM. Simply guess the number between 1 and 100 that Bettman has in his shirt pocket. Next closest two GMs get a runner-up prize. Here are the prizes.

1. Get Mark Smith on your roster.
2. Get Jeremy Roenick on your roster.
3. Get Jeremy Roenick for two years.

Ergo, the Sharks lose. This is stupid.

[BROKEN*ORBITAL]

Roenick only wants his 500 goals. He doesn't give a f*ck about San Jose or how they do next year. This was not a good signing.

[mike56]

phx will take mark smith he should stay retired.hes says he ll be happy to skate 10 mins at $500k a yr.i would too.

he says he be quiet <major eyeroll>

he says he didnt workout for 2 months.i guess hes nicname went from jr to porky.

[canuck2]

Originally Posted by mike56

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he says he didnt workout for 2 months.i guess hes nicname went from jr to porky.

Its okay he will visit T.R. Goodman in L.A. and profess to be "in the best shape of my life". I have always found that to be the kiss of death when athletes say that.

I'm shocked at how many people say this is a good signing. People obviously didnt see him play much for the Yotes last year. He can still skate but he cant skate and handle the puck at the same time. Sharks dont need this type of cheap publicity. I thought the black hawks would.

[THoleman]

I don't think that there is anyway in hell that JR will break Mike Modano's American born scoring record. JR is a great player a hall of famer for sure
but there is no way in HELL that he will score more goals in San Jose than Mike Modano will. San Jose is a grind-it-out type of team and he fits in as a grinder but not a goal scorer. He will be lucky if he scores 20+ goals this year and we all know that Mike will at least score 30+ if he stays healthy.

[PuckHogs29]

Originally Posted by THoleman

I don't think that there is anyway in hell that JR will break Mike Modano's American born scoring record. JR is a great player a hall of famer for sure
but there is no way in HELL that he will score more goals in San Jose than Mike Modano will. San Jose is a grind-it-out type of team and he fits in as a grinder but not a goal scorer. He will be lucky if he scores 20+ goals this year and we all know that Mike will at least score 30+ if he stays healthy.

Roenick isn't going for the American born scoring record, he just wants 500 goals.

[Jensen]

Maybe he'll get his 500 goals then retire and save me and a lot of other people a lot of time complaining about him.

[Faz]

I dunno what JR has left to bring to San Jose, so hopefully for them it's "something".

But my question is more about the 500 goal milestone. And this sh!ts me. If you have to keep playing, at league minimum, for teams you don't care about, as a burned-out shell of the player you once were, to reach a milestone, is it worth reaching that milestone? To me that's just totally selfish. Pack and and go home on 495 (or whatever it is), and be remembered as a great talent that score 495. I don't think it adds anything to play as a 4th liner to squeak over 500. It's just a number, but seeing JR bitch and moan about his skates, linemates, ice-time and everything else to get to 500 devalues reaching that milestone to me.

If he contributes, great. If he's there for the number, it's piss-poor and I'm sick of players worrying about stats.

[Finned Senator]

I'm interested to see what Roenick will do, I hope he won't just take up space on the roster. I'll be really happy if he has good chemistry with the rest of the team and he is actually productive.

[Mike Kole]

Originally Posted by Finned Senator

I'm interested to see what Roenick will do, I hope he won't just take up space on the roster. I'll be really happy if he has good chemistry with the rest of the team and he is actually productive.

Well, you can cr@p in one hand, wish in the other, and see which fills up faster.

[mike56]

Originally Posted by canuck2

Its okay he will visit T.R. Goodman in L.A. and profess to be "in the best shape of my life". I have always found that to be the kiss of death when athletes say that.

I'm shocked at how many people say this is a good signing. People obviously didnt see him play much for the Yotes last year. He can still skate but he cant skate and handle the puck at the same time. Sharks dont need this type of cheap publicity. I thought the black hawks would.

t.r.goodman or h.n.puffnstuff?

[cooke-swallows]

Not to be a smartass, but who would have thought that Boogaard would make about twice as much as a future hall of famer this year? And the way GM's are throwing money around this summer why not pick up JR for league minimum for one year? I think the only thing this signing could hurt is JR's dignity. (if he has any to lose)