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Evening Notes: Sharks GM, Fleury, Paliafito

July 4, 2022 at 6:00 pm CDT | by John Gilroy 11 Comments

When Doug Wilson stepped away from his post as GM of the San Jose Sharks nearly three months ago, many assumed the organization would take its time in finding a new GM, but may not have expected the process to take three months. One reason the team may be waiting would be to find a candidate similar to Wilson, one who the organization was able to rely on for nearly 20 years, icing a competitive team almost every season of his tenure. Another would be their trust in interim GM Joe Will, an experienced executive who could guide the front office as it prepares for the upcoming offseason.

But, the decision may not have to wait much longer, writes The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun. According to LeBrun, an announcement on the new GM is expected to come as soon as tomorrow, and the belief is that the Sharks will name Mike Grier as the club’s next General Manager, though LeBrun adds that this has not been confirmed by anyone in the Sharks organization. Grier was among the many people thought to be interviewing for the coveted position and like Wilson is also a former Sharks player. After hanging up his skates, Grier has been rising up the ranks behind the scenes, with a GM position seemingly a fit at some point.

  • LeBrun also wrote earlier on the weekend’s offseason rumblings, including the status of star goaltender and soon to be free agent Marc-Andre Fleury. The veteran and his wife were to meet with agent Allan Walsh today in Montreal to discuss the plan with regards to his upcoming free agency, with Fleury’s current team, the Minnesota Wild, in the mix. In addition to the Wild, LeBrun speculates that the Toronto Maple Leafs could be suitors for Fleury, pointing to the goaltender’s willingness to head to Toronto at the trade deadline this year before the supposed trade fell apart. LeBrun adds that Fleury will be able to be as picky as he wishes, and could look at a number of contenders, listing the Colorado Avalanche as an intriguing possibility as well, though he adds Colorado would like to keep incumbent goaltender Darcy Kuemper.
  • Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reports that scout Jim Paliafito, formerly of the Toronto Maple Leafs, was hired by the New York Islanders. Paliafito, Friedman writes, is known for his expertise with the European free agent market. One of the most notable free agents Paliafito helped the Maple Leafs recruit was undrafted forward Ilya Mikheyev, who scored 21 goals in just 53 games for Toronto this season.
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  1. lapcheung39

    11 months ago

    Then Mikheyev will go to the Islanders …. And the Islanders will win the couple within the next few years

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  2. WilfPaiement

    11 months ago

    Absentee ownership and Doug Wilson ran the Sharks Into the ground. As far as Fleury goes, NHL GMs look absolutely ridiculous by falling over each other In thinking that MAF Is a special goaltender at this juncture of his career.

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    • RipperMagoo

      11 months ago

      His Vezina says otherwise.

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    • theodore glass

      11 months ago

      The division was weak. That also says something.

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    • Moonruins

      11 months ago

      I think the writers are just BSing. Fleury is not a hot commodity, I highly doubt he will be getting a starting job or a payday over $2mill

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    • Moonruins

      11 months ago

      It was a pity award. It should have been Vasi’s trophy. They gave it to Fleury because he had never gotten one before. His play didn’t warrant a Vezina but they gave it to him anyway.

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  3. Steve Madden

    11 months ago

    No comment about Grier as a GM, but can’t Joe Lacob buy the Sharks?

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  4. Moonruins

    11 months ago

    I think the writers are just BSing. Fleury is not a hot commodity, I highly doubt he will be getting a starting job or a payday over $2mill

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  5. uvmfiji

    11 months ago

    How cool is this? Mike’s brother is GM of the Dolphins.

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  6. Ekpe Udoh

    11 months ago

    Grier’s first order of business should be to do a serious rebuild instead of the half ass rebuild and compete on the fly that Doug Wilson attempted. Karlson, Burns, and Vlasic need to finally be unloaded (for less than could have been had 2+ years ago when they should have been traded).

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    • natasftw

      11 months ago

      Easy to say. Difficult to accomplish. Almost definitely wouldn’t be a rebuild strategy.

      It’ll either lock in significant dead money for nearly a decade or will require trading away draft assets to get others to take on the contracts.

      Both are harmful to a rebuild.

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