Sharks Sign Brad Norton and Brennan Evans

[R.Middleton]

Originally Posted by Ryane Clowe=Sav

**** yeah bro, jamal meyers he slap around...also in the minors he fought darryl bootlan nathon parrot again like parrose hes a overrated fighter...

clowe can hang with the heavys. and even if we get a big name heavy. i still think hell have 7+ fight season agian. and step up for marleu and cheech... when needed.

but i have no problem if clowe and rob davison our our 2 main enforers...
clowe is 6'2 220... idc what you say hes big

If he was on my team, I wouldn't want him fighting other enforcers regardless if we don't even have an enforcer. Clowe is too good of a player to be sitting in the box for 5 minutes from game after game.

[lampington]

there are a lot of parallels between Norton and Grenier. It would be nice if both could dress as 4th line wingers instead of hulking (lackluster) NHL defensemen.

some guys don't make the switch very well, but if these guys could do it, for their respective clubs the league would be much more entertaining.

glad to see Norton back. he was definitely on the wrong team for his style of play last season. hopefully the sharks give him a longer look.

[hockeyfighter20]

Originally Posted by Ryane Clowe=Sav

**** yeah bro, jamal meyers he slap around...also in the minors he fought darryl bootlan nathon parrot again like parrose hes a overrated fighter...

clowe can hang with the heavys. and even if we get a big name heavy. i still think hell have 7+ fight season agian. and step up for marleu and cheech... when needed.

but i have no problem if clowe and rob davison our our 2 main enforers...
clowe is 6'2 220... idc what you say hes big

Parros is not overrated.. he beat parker pretty good last year and parker is WAY tougher than clowe

[Ryane Clowe=Sav]

Originally Posted by hockeyfighter20

Parros is not overrated.. he beat parker pretty good last year and parker is WAY tougher than clowe

hmmm maybe they'lll go at it this year and we can determan the winner...

but if clowe beats parker **** all you guys who said "clows not a heavy" cuz hes handeld his **** and you guys are just jelous that you dont have him hahahha

[Mike Kole]

Originally Posted by jkidd

There is no way Norton makes the team as a dman... He's something like a 9th defenseman as it stands now. When Rob Davison of all guys has to claw and gouge for playing time - you have a deep defensive corps.

I like the pick up - but I dont see Norts getting any time with San Jose, at forward or on the blue line. They are too deep already, which is why Parker had almost no chance for the past couple of years.

It's not so much a deep defensive corps as a large collection of #5-7 defensemen. They trade Josh Gorges because he was just another of this rank d-man. Norton might get 5-10 games over the run of the season, the way Murray did.

Mainly, though, coach Wilson has no commitment to the presense of an enforcer, even when playing a team like Anaheim. Sure, Parker's only fights all season came against Parros, but Wilson never really toughed up the lineup against Anaheim, LA, or St. Louis. Wilson counts on guys like Ryane Clowe or Mark Bell to step up. I don't ever see San Jose dressing a pure enforcer as long as Wilson is coach.

[ProbieRules]

Originally Posted by Mike Kole

It's not so much a deep defensive corps as a large collection of #5-7 defensemen. They trade Josh Gorges because he was just another of this rank d-man. Norton might get 5-10 games over the run of the season, the way Murray did.

Mainly, though, coach Wilson has no commitment to the presense of an enforcer, even when playing a team like Anaheim. Sure, Parker's only fights all season came against Parros, but Wilson never really toughed up the lineup against Anaheim, LA, or St. Louis. Wilson counts on guys like Ryane Clowe or Mark Bell to step up. I don't ever see San Jose dressing a pure enforcer as long as Wilson is coach.

Well, they don't have Bell anymore...and they have not accomplished sh$t in the playoffs...so maybe Wilson should re-evaluate his pacifist approrach!

[Mike Kole]

Originally Posted by ProbieRules

Well, they don't have Bell anymore...and they have not accomplished sh$t in the playoffs...so maybe Wilson should re-evaluate his pacifist approrach!

Actually, I'm damn glad they got rid of Bell. He was worthless as a scorer, and miscast as an enforcer. To think they gave up a decent d-man like Tom Preissing for Bell. Sheesh.

I agree that the Sharks need to re-evalute something. Mainly, it's heart. That's what they showed in Round One, beating Nashville. They defended themselves and their teammates against Nashville and their cheap antics. Loved it when Grier went after Hartnell. They showed no heart against Detroit. The Wings aren't going to rough anybody up, so it wasn't a matter of SJ being too pacifistic. They got lazy when they took leads, allowing the Wings to come back 3 times. For that matter, they failed to keep leads in the 2nd Round series against Edmonton two seasons back. That's on the coach and the captain, to keep the guys attacking.

[hockeyfighter20]

Originally Posted by Ryane Clowe=Sav

hmmm maybe they'lll go at it this year and we can determan the winner...

but if clowe beats parker **** all you guys who said "clows not a heavy" cuz hes handeld his **** and you guys are just jelous that you dont have him hahahha

lol ive been a sharks fan all my life....

clowe will not beat parker... no way!!!

clowe is more valuable and a better player than parker.. so why do u want clowe to fight heavies like parker and parros and get killed if he is a good scorer as is...

[Ryane Clowe=Sav]

Originally Posted by hockeyfighter20

lol ive been a sharks fan all my life....

clowe will not beat parker... no way!!!

clowe is more valuable and a better player than parker.. so why do u want clowe to fight heavies like parker and parros and get killed if he is a good scorer as is...

but tell me that wouldnt be worth watching...

[davison66]

Originally Posted by Ryane Clowe=Sav

i dont know why everyone thinks the sharks dont have a heavy weight... clowe is one big mutha ****a and i dont even know who norton is haha... davison will make it as the 6th d-man... murry will be healthy scratch...

but i can see them going out and getting "a big name Heavy weight" if needed...

calm down buddy. don't give the sharks a bad name! clowe is a light heavy/middle who can hang in their with the likes of vandy, matt walker,
M. Greene, cowan, mccarty, etc. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if he lays a beating on the glass fridge this year. Norton is an enforcer who put up 5 fights i think in like 7 games for the wings last year by the way then got hurt. and dicked out of his jobs. he actually has a legitimate chance of making the roster as a right wing. very likely to get half a season in as the 13 forward. just wait for wilson's dumb ass 2 let marleau or cheech get steamrolled by ivannas sp? or the boogieman before norton gets his shot. Frazer Mclaren is also having a great tryout playing with seto. he only 20 yrs but is a future scott thorton type of player

[caps05]

Originally Posted by steg1989

Nice, should be an exciting team to watch in Worcester this season. Norton, Evans, Staubitz and Olsen should be exciting to watch.

I doubt Glenn Olson will play this year after the offseason plane crash he was in, unless he's improved dramatically in the last couple of months.

[hockeyfighter20]

Originally Posted by Ryane Clowe=Sav

but tell me that wouldnt be worth watching...

actually i wouldnt want to see one of our best players get the crap beat out of him.