Team GM Gets Brutally Honest With the Media
The 2023-24 San Jose Sharks are not bad. That must mean they are good right? Sadly, no. The Sharks are not just bad, they are literally one of the worst teams in NHL history. General Manager Mike Grier addressed his team and the media today.
Mike Grier Addresses The San Jose Media and Gets Brutally Honest
Grier's job is not easy. Being a general manager in the NHL is a tough enough job as it is, but when you take over in the middle of the worst crisis in franchise history, things get even tougher. By a lot. Grier is now learning first-hand just how terrible it can be, but even his expectations for the team must have been higher than this. Today he addressed the media regarding the team's ineptitude.
Sheng noted that Grier had a meeting with the team at practice today. Generally speaking, general managers don't do meetings with their players in the middle of the season unless there are special circumstances. Being 0-10-1 and giving up 10 goals in back-to-back games counts as special circumstances.
Grier Lays Down The Law and Admits to His Team's Struggles
Obviously, Grier is not happy with the way his team has performed this season. Everyone knew the Sharks were going to be bad this season. That was part of the plan. What we did not know, is that we were signing up to watch one of the worst teams in the league's history. Grier made it known that if things do not improve immediately, changes will be coming.
One could argue that head coach David Quinn should already be packing his bags. While the roster he has to work with is far from competitive, giving up 20 goals in a two-game span should never be accepted in the NHL, period. Going 0-10-1 should never be accepted. having a -43 goal differential through 11 games is unacceptable. Buckle up Sharks fans, it is going to be a long season.
| POLL | ||
NOVEMBRE 7 | 141 ANSWERS Team GM Gets Brutally Honest With the Media What would you do if you were GM of the Sharks | ||
| Coaching change | 32 | 22.7 % |
| Major trade | 61 | 43.3 % |
| Quit | 26 | 18.4 % |
| Something else | 22 | 15.6 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brayden Point | 3 | - | 3 | |
| Brock Nelson | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Pavel Zacha | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Quinn Hughes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Carter Verhaeghe | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Erik Karlsson | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Elias Lindholm | - | 3 | 3 | |
| David Pastrnak | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Tim Stutzle | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Adam Gaudette | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Dylan Holloway | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Brad Marchand | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Aleksander Barkov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sam Bennett | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sean Couturier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex DeBrincat | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cutter Gauthier | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 23 | 18 | 5 | - | 36 | |
Hurricanes | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 33 | |
Wild | 22 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 32 | |
Devils | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 32 | |
Capitals | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 31 | |
Golden Knights | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 31 | |
Maple Leafs | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Flames | 23 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 28 | |
Panthers | 23 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 27 | |
Kings | 23 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 27 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||