Joe Will Talks Barracuda Prospects, What Sharks Are Looking for From No. 3 Goalie
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Joe Will joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast!
The San Jose Barracuda GM talks about the Barracuda goaltending situation, John McCarthy as a developer of talent, and San Jose’s AHL player turnover rate.
But before we get to Joe Will (53:15), we talk about this week in San Jose Sharks news!
Igor Chernyshov signs with the San Jose Sharks! He’s also playing for the Saginaw Spirit. Why not the AHL for Chernyshov? Will Russian native Chernyshov feel isolated in Saginaw? Sheng reached out to Chernyshov’s agent Dan Milstein about that. (2:28)
The San Jose Sharks impressed at World Junior Summer Showcase! Keegan talked about what he saw from prospects who impressed like Brandon Svoboda and Leo Sahlin Wallenius and Sam Dickinson, Quentin Musty being just okay, and Carson Wetsch and Axel Landen. (8:50)
Keegan discussed three Draft trends that he’s observed in the Mike Grier era. (19:31)
Sheng talked about what ex-San Jose Sharks GM Doug Wilson said about letting Joe Pavelski walk as a free agent in 2019. (26:29)
How has the Erik Karlsson trade to the Pittsburgh Penguins looked for the Sharks, one year later? (36:58)
Last call for subscriber Andy Drexler, last chance to win your Sharks legend autograph! You have until the end of this week to reach out to Sheng via e-mail. (50:08)
And now, Joe Will! (53:15)
Will talks about the Barracuda’s big free agent signings this summer, Andrew Poturalski, Lucas Carlsson, and Jimmy Schuldt, and where they will slot in with the Cuda. (55:00)
Could the Barracuda add one more high-end veteran before camp? Will says yes, and reveals the positional fit.
How about the goaltending? Fans have been expecting a more veteran goalie to be added to the Barracuda…Will says that the San Jose Sharks organization, if anything, is looking for an older, more experienced prospect for that role. (57:17)
Could the San Jose Sharks find their No. 3 goalie in waivers?
Will discusses stories that have circulated that some of the recent Cuda veterans and their wives haven’t been happy in San Jose. In his view, has player treatment been a problem in San Jose in recent years? (1:02:20)
Will suggests another reason why veterans might be unhappy.
How has treatment of players changed from Worcester to San Jose? Does Will have to make better contract offers with a Bay Area-based team?
Will defends head coach John McCarthy’s track record as a developer of talent. (1:08:43)
How did Barracuda prospects progress throughout last season, what were they asked to focus on this off-season? Going by position. (1:12:16)
Magnus Chrona (1:12:52)
Georgi Romanov
Will explains rolling with Eetu Makiniemi last year, his profile looks like what the San Jose Sharks are looking for right now, absent Makiniemi’s injuries. (1:15:10)
Thomas Bordeleau (1:17:18)
Danil Gushchin
Ethan Cardwell (1:20:23)
Filip Bystedt
Tristen Robins (1:26:12)
Shakir Mukhamadullin (1:27:22)
Jack Thompson (1:32:00)
Valtteri Pulli
Artem Guryev (1:35:38)
Gannon Laroque
Will discusses Luca Cagnoni and Kasper Halttunen, both eligible to return to the CHL, breaking camp with the Barracuda instead. (1:42:00)
Does Will expect this Barracuda team to make the playoffs? Or do they need more? (1:47:42)
Will was also San Jose Sharks interim GM throughout most of the 2021-22 season: Keegan asks him about re-signed Tomas Hertl to an eight-year extension. (1:50:40)
Awesome that you guys got Joe on, he has obviously had his critics with the end of the DW era but he was a big part of the FO that kept us in contention for 20 years, appreciate everything he's doing with the Cuda. Going to be exciting to see them in the upcoming season when I visit my parents in the bay!
Great interview!
Hey Boys,
Just a few thoughts about The Big Pavelski. From my perspective a case can be made that Pavelski is THE best Sharks draft pick ever in terms of both when he was drafted and how he wound up developing and ultimately how well he did in his career. There is something many are probably forgetting about Joe when the Sharks let him go and that is he was never fast but, at that point in his career he was becoming a defensively liability because of his lack of mobility. He was becoming synonymous with taking obstruction penalties because he just couldn't get where he needed to be all the time and it was really starting to rankle me that he was taking so many penalties it seemed like ever game he was taking penalties. It is probably unfair on my part to say that because I can't recall or quantify that memory but, I can tell you it was frequent enough that I was starting to get exasperated with one of my favorite Sharks all time which I do not say lightly. I have the utmost respect for Joe.
I do thinkt that there might be a case for Joe to be inducted into the HoF but, there is probably an equal case for leaving him out so as much as I hope he gets in his lack of NHL awards and Stanley Cup rings might keep him out. I do expect that after the Sharks retire Joe Thornton's number that Pav's will be next and deservedly so.
Lastly, I think there is also a case to be made that the Sharks have never had a better Captain which is saying something to my mind. A truly remarkable story. A remarkable career and by all appearances a remrkable person though obviously I have never met him so what do I know about him? hahaha
Thanks again Boys,
Peter St. John
Clovis, CA
Ugh forgot about the Middleton trade. God we could use a guy like him right now.
Good interview. I’m glad you pressed Will on McCarthy a little bit. I’m not sure pointing to William Eklund (the only blue chip prospect to come through McCarthy) is really an example of a success story with player development…he was going to be a good player regardless of the AHL coaching staff.
I think there’s a stronger case for McCarthy if the Sharks could point to guys like Merkley, Wiesblatt, Weatherby, or Coe developing through their system 🤷♂️
Totally agree
👍🏽🍺 thanks doc.
Wait. Did I miss it or you didn't ask him about Coe or Robbins? Or even the reason why they weren't high on Ozzy, yet he played quite well in the Calder Cup
Todd Marchant talked about Coe in our summer interview with him, as his contract was up. We did ask Joe about Robins.
I'm Andy, but not Drexler. So y'all keep saying my name and I'm like "I am listening, but that's not me, unfortunately..."
Sorry buddy!