The Conor Sheary Thread

Postby **shmenguin** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:43 am

So what are we witnessing here, exactly?

Sheary's had more than one night now where he's been one of the most dangerous players on the ice. No one seems to have any answer for his speed, and the way he can control the puck while moving 100mph is pretty amazing.

Is this a case of, "wait till his usefulness drops once the league gets a book on him" combined with small sample size of unlikely success?

Or is it possible that he's just freaking good, and his slow start was a result him getting the confidence to try things on his own?

Postby **Kicksave** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:51 am

I can't wait to see him on the 3rd line with Geno and Fehr.

Postby **count2infinity** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 9:52 am

I can't wait to see him on the 3rd line with Geno and Fehr.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:06 am

He's just so...wee.

My guess is that he gets favorable matchups because of the Pens depth...and that will continue to be the case when Malkin gets back.

Postby **LeCroKin5871** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:11 am

That man is working his tail off... He seems like he has been a man on fire since Rust, Wilson, and Kuhnhackl got their one-way deals

GIVE THIS MAN A CONTRACT!!!

Postby **Jim** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:13 am

Dude is tiny. He is listed as 5'8 which is total bs.

Postby **columbia** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:13 am

:gif of me eating crow:

He's been quite an asset.

Postby **Gaucho** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:19 am

He's usually great for two or three games, then sort of quiet for the next ten. I like him.

Postby **Silentom** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:23 am

I like the cut of his gib. Hopefully he can sustain it!

Postby **count2infinity** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:23 am

:gif of me eating crow:

He's been quite an asset.

At least it's not a hat...

We're still waiting, @tifosi77

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:28 am

That man is working his tail off... He seems like he has been a man on fire since Rust, Wilson, and Kuhnhackl got their one-way deals

GIVE THIS MAN A CONTRACT!!!

He signed a two-year extension before this season. Unfortunately for him, out of the Wilkes-Barre quartet he's the only player with a two way deal.

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 10:33 am

Sheary's corsi for %: 58.11, High danger chances for %: 55.07

Postby **tifosi77** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:43 pm

:gif of me eating crow:

He's been quite an asset.
At least it's not a hat...

We're still waiting, @tifosi77

Do you have any idea how complex a problem recipe development for a hat is? No, I'm guessing you don't.

I've already tested one idea, and it was an abject disaster. My arm still hurts.

Postby **columbia** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 12:46 pm

Start with a hyperbolic paraboloid (see: the shape of a Pringles chip) and go from there.

Postby **King Colby** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:33 pm

Sheary's corsi for %: 58.11, High danger chances for %: 55.07

Sheary's eye test %: Has looked pretty good lately

Postby **MalkinIsMyHomeboy** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 1:54 pm

Sheary's corsi for %: 58.11, High danger chances for %: 55.07
Sheary's eye test %: Has looked pretty good lately

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Postby **dodint** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:26 pm

He's just so...wee.

My guess is that he gets favorable matchups because of the Pens depth...and that will continue to be the case when Malkin gets back.

J.Staal, then?

Postby **Pavement** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 2:57 pm

He's been impressive from what I've seen recently and I've kinda been carried on a euphoric wave of WBS awesomeness with how all those guys have been performing.

Hopefully he can be useful long term and his speed is a great asset.

Postby **DigitalGypsy66** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:20 pm

Source of the post J.Staal, then?

I was thinking of the depth of having a Petr Sykora/Milo Satan on a fourth line. Not that Sheary is on the level of either of those players yet, he certainly has more offensive capability than any other Penguin 4th liner since that Cup team.

I'm assuming Malkin will play a "third" line (although Sullivan said it will technically be the second line) with two of Fehr/Bennett/Kuhnhackl/Rust, with Cullen centering Sheary and one of the others mentioned earlier. That's a lot of speed spread out over four lines, and skill.

Postby **Beveridge** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:25 pm

I think Malkin is going to get Sheary and Fehr.

If he isn't going to break up Nick, Phil, and Carl (sounds like a sitcom), I don't see him breaking up Cullen, Kuhn, Rust

Postby **Factorial** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 3:26 pm

:gif of me eating crow:

He's been quite an asset.
At least it's not a hat...

We're still waiting, @tifosi77

I thought he would at least make some highfalutin food that resembles a hat.

Maybe he thinks we'll forget.

Postby **dodint** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:01 pm

Never. Forget.

Postby **Dickie Dunn** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 4:38 pm

I think Malkin is going to get Sheary and Fehr.

If he isn't going to break up Nick, Phil, and Carl (sounds like a sitcom), I don't see him breaking up Cullen, Kuhn, Rust

My thought as well. Bennett might find his way into the lineup as well, but the coaching staff definitely seems to favor Sheary over him at this point and deservedly so.

Postby **columbia** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:15 pm

And they should.

Postby **Algernon** » Fri Apr 08, 2016 5:34 pm

Bennett's ability to play nhl hockey is undeniable

His ability to stay healthy...... well....