Confirmed with Link: Sharks sign F Collin Graf to ELC

[Lebanezer]

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[coooldude]

Aw hell yeah. He was the unsigned prize this tourney. Clearly Grier is a decent salesperson.

 

[Jargon]

Aw hell yeah. He was the unsigned prize this tourney. Clearly Grier is a decent salesperson.

Grier is intensely likable and has been his entire career — I feel like we’ll be surprised by some of the free agents we attract based on his ability to sell.

That said, it makes so much sense for a guy like Graf to come here and immediately get a chance to prove himself.

I’d love to hear what people who have watched him think!

 

[Pete Taylor]

Lets f***ing go. Another W for Mikey G.

 

[Bowie22]

Aw hell yeah. He was the unsigned prize this tourney. Clearly Grier is a decent salesperson.

David Quinn too

 

[Shark Finn]

Cool?

 

[Gecklund]

Awesome signing. His upside is probably middle sixer but free asset. He’ll get top 6 minutes immediately.

 

[TheBeard]

The appeal of immediate playing time will always be tempting to undrafted free agents.

 

[Alaskanice]

Cool?

It is cool. Graf is considered the best college free agent. Will he thrive? No saying but the other point is that MGGM was able to draw him here. I think that means more.

 

[Munnyro]

From Pronman:
"He has a ton of offensive talent and has the potential to score in the NHL. He is a very skilled puckhandler who skates well and can create on the move like a pro. He sees the ice well, can run a power play with quick decisions, and has a good shot as well. His game can lack physicality at times and stick too much to the perimeter, which is my only concern about him, but I wouldn’t call him soft or a low-compete type. He is a player a lot of NHL teams will have interest in, and he could be a legit middle-six wing in the league."

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Awesome signing. His upside is probably middle sixer but free asset. He’ll get top 6 minutes immediately.

Considering our 2nd line is currently Eklund-Kunin-Bailey, I'd probably put him in Bailey's spot and move Bailey to the 4th and sit Labanc again.

 

[Jargon]

Considering our 2nd line is currently Eklund-Kunin-Bailey, I'd probably put him in Bailey's spot and move Bailey to the 4th and sit Labanc again.

Yeah i want to see him with Eklund. I wish we had a center…

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Draft Lindstrom with our first pick and Iginla with Pittsburgh’s and roll All Star Name line: Graf (tennis fans will get the reference), Lindstrom and Iginla

 

[Boy Hedican]

Great job GMMG, again. Continuing to do good things with this team. Onward!

 

[LadyStanley]

So probably not going to debut tonight. Saturday?

 

[cheechoo]

SICK. Fun news to wake up to.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Good stuff. He was the prize of NCAA free agency without a doubt and I assume we’ll see him get some games this season.

Could be nothing, but a free asset is a free asset and he definitely could be something.

 

[Jargon]

Good stuff. He was the prize of NCAA free agency without a doubt and I assume we’ll see him get some games this season.

Could be nothing, but a free asset is a free asset and he definitely could be something.

I imagine you’ve seen him play? What are your thoughts on him? Sounds like he’s got some talent but is maybe weaker as a skater?

 

[Levie]

Waiting for the Grier doomers to tell me about how this is a clear sign that Grier should be fired.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I imagine you’ve seen him play? What are your thoughts on him? Sounds like he’s got some talent but is maybe weaker as a skater?

Some, not a ton. He’s got enough skill that he could be a scorer, but he also has enough size and off-puck acumen that he could potentially succeed in a checking role. He doesn’t seem like a “top-6 or AHL type”, I don’t think.

No NCAA UDFA is ever all that, but Graf is on the higher end of guys worth signing.

I had a funny feeling we’d get him, but I usually don’t take my “funny feelings” all that seriously when it comes to the Sharks.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Jargon]

Some, not a ton. He’s got enough skill that he could be a scorer, but he also has enough size and off-puck acumen that he could potentially succeed in a checking role. He doesn’t seem like a “top-6 or AHL type”, I don’t think.

No NCAA UDFA is ever all that, but Graf is on the higher end of guys worth signing.

I had a funny feeling we’d get him, but I usually don’t take my “funny feelings” all that seriously when it comes to the Sharks.

That’s funny, I started hearing his name a while back and read a few scouting reports because the first thing I thought was, “oh this is a Grier guy” but then forced myself to stop because I didn’t want to jinx it.

That sounds really positive for a signing that costs us nothing. It sounds like he can snipe which we desperately need. I want to see him with Eklund.

 

[tiburon12]

Some, not a ton. He’s got enough skill that he could be a scorer, but he also has enough size and off-puck acumen that he could potentially succeed in a checking role. He doesn’t seem like a “top-6 or AHL type”, I don’t think.

No NCAA UDFA is ever all that, but Graf is on the higher end of guys worth signing.

I had a funny feeling we’d get him, but I usually don’t take my “funny feelings” all that seriously when it comes to the Sharks.

Wasn't Dan Boyle an ncaa undrafted FA?

 

[Hodge]

LOOK AT THIS COLLIN GRAF!

 

[Cas]

Wasn't Dan Boyle an ncaa undrafted FA?

He was, but that was also 26 years ago.