As a Sharks fan (don't be confused by the Ducks profile picture), Jumbo Joe is one of the best sharks of all time, but I think Marleau is better because of the Longevity of his career and him being really good before Thornton joined the team,
So to make a long story short, the top 10 Sharks are
Pavelski is a better player than both Marleau and Thorton. Those 2 stockpiled points in basically meaningless regular season games, when teams/ players are going at 80%. When it mattered, when everyone played hard, neither of those 2 did squat.
My ranking of best Sharks of all time (as a Sharks fan)
1a: Thornton 1b: Marleau (Jumbo and Patty are tied for #1) 3: Pavelski (still one of my faves) 4: Nabokov (best Goalie) 5: Burns (best DMan) 6: Vlasic (best DEFENSIVE DMan) 7: Nolan 8: Couture (Clutch-ure) 9: Ricci (great team player and middle-six center) 10: Cheechoo (would've been one of the best scorers if he was healthier)
Being sharks fan all my life and being from Texas. I had to become a Stars fan when Pavelski joined the Stars. Joe will always be the best clutch player in my opinion.
Seeing this the day after going to Jumbo Joe's jersey retirement night. What an amazing player, but I love your pick of Pavs being 3rd overall and to me its no question he is the 3rd.
Patty is my favorite player of all time and is a future Hall of Famer, but Jumbo is the greatest Sharks player ever(Celebrini could take that title eventually). Jumbo was a generational player and one of the best passers the league has ever seen
Interesting to see so many people say Patty. Love the guy but he was no where near the leader that Jumbo or Pavs were and in terms of an overall player Jumbo is on a different level. Pavs I'd say was as good a player but obviously not the games played
Pavelski leaving was a symptom, not a cause. Amazing player, amazing leader. But he wasn't going to prevent the Sharks decline by staying. The GM had an aging core and was just kicking the can down the road by trying to plug holes with expensive vets and retreads while having zero prospect pipeline.
San Jose chose to sign Karllson to a long deal and let Pavelski go. That's what started the fall and kept getting worse. We chose a defender that can't play defense over our captain.
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As a Sharks fan (don't be confused by the Ducks profile picture), Jumbo Joe is one of the best sharks of all time, but I think Marleau is better because of the Longevity of his career and him being really good before Thornton joined the team,
So to make a long story short, the top 10 Sharks are
Marleau
Thornton
Pavelski
Nabokov
Couture
Burns
Nolan
Vlasic
Cheechoo
Karlsson
Pavelski is a better player than both Marleau and Thorton. Those 2 stockpiled points in basically meaningless regular season games, when teams/ players are going at 80%. When it mattered, when everyone played hard, neither of those 2 did squat.
can u pls do Tampa Bay Lightning
Y'all are clueless Owan Nolan is def best shark of all time
Jumbo Joe was a bum !!!!! Absolute waste of talent
Beat player all time? Sharks? That’s Igor Larionov for sure. He didn’t stay long but he’s the best.
My ranking of best Sharks of all time (as a Sharks fan)
1a: Thornton
1b: Marleau (Jumbo and Patty are tied for #1)
3: Pavelski (still one of my faves)
4: Nabokov (best Goalie)
5: Burns (best DMan)
6: Vlasic (best DEFENSIVE DMan)
7: Nolan
8: Couture (Clutch-ure)
9: Ricci (great team player and middle-six center)
10: Cheechoo (would've been one of the best scorers if he was healthier)
Jumbo Joe hands down🙌
Being sharks fan all my life and being from Texas. I had to become a Stars fan when Pavelski joined the Stars. Joe will always be the best clutch player in my opinion.
Why can’t Thornton and Nolan have their jersey’s retired in the Sharks arena as well?
As a kid I feel in love with Joe Pavelski on the Sharks to me he will always be a shark in my eyes
Player in history 💪
Owan Nolan best player too
What about Brent burns?
Arturs Irbe was fun to watch. Best shark Patty
You could make a case for all 3 of them to be the best Shark ever and have so much validity
I loved Joe and Joe as a kid😢
Agreed
Marleau, Jumbo, Cheechoo, Nabby
Evgeni Nabokov hands down
Seeing this the day after going to Jumbo Joe's jersey retirement night. What an amazing player, but I love your pick of Pavs being 3rd overall and to me its no question he is the 3rd.
Patty is my favorite player of all time and is a future Hall of Famer, but Jumbo is the greatest Sharks player ever(Celebrini could take that title eventually). Jumbo was a generational player and one of the best passers the league has ever seen
Wish Joe stayed
Even though he is old my fav player is Brent burns any burnsy fans here
Man you did not want to see those Thuney sharks…unless it was in the playoffs
was there for the retirement ceremony, truly the end of an era with no more jumbo joe
Interesting to see so many people say Patty. Love the guy but he was no where near the leader that Jumbo or Pavs were and in terms of an overall player Jumbo is on a different level. Pavs I'd say was as good a player but obviously not the games played
Marleau for sure
That fact that macklin celebrini already has a case is just sad
Pavelski leaving was a symptom, not a cause. Amazing player, amazing leader. But he wasn't going to prevent the Sharks decline by staying. The GM had an aging core and was just kicking the can down the road by trying to plug holes with expensive vets and retreads while having zero prospect pipeline.
San Jose chose to sign Karllson to a long deal and let Pavelski go. That's what started the fall and kept getting worse. We chose a defender that can't play defense over our captain.
Funny, Marleau is probably their 2nd best player, but I'd take Pavs over Marleau if i had to pick
Shark legendary
owen nolan