Comments on: Claude Lemieux signs two-way deal with Sharks http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2008/12/claude-lemieux-signs-two-way-deal-with-sharks/ News and commentary on the world of sports. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:00:52 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Rob http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/2008/12/claude-lemieux-signs-two-way-deal-with-sharks/comment-page-1/#comment-330720 Rob Tue, 30 Dec 2008 18:30:29 +0000 http://sports.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=3828#comment-330720 This is a deal that's looked likely for some time. While Claude undoubtedly will bring some experience in to the Shark pool mix, it just seems to me to be a big gamble. Maybe it will pay off, come the playoffs, but the guy must struggle to find his feet after such a long lay off from Hockey. So I agree with your assessment. Surely Stanley Cup contenders, such as the Sharks, could have gotten hold of a player with similar qualities but none of the considerable downsides? This is a deal that’s looked likely for some time. While Claude undoubtedly will bring some experience in to the Shark pool mix, it just seems to me to be a big gamble. Maybe it will pay off, come the playoffs, but the guy must struggle to find his feet after such a long lay off from Hockey.

So I agree with your assessment. Surely Stanley Cup contenders, such as the Sharks, could have gotten hold of a player with similar qualities but none of the considerable downsides?

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