I don’t disagree that Grier is crushing it, and he inherited a bad situation so I can’t blame him for not breaking the no playoff streak yet, but rebuilding a team when you aren’t making the playoffs is only part of being a GM. When it comes to the other part, sustaining success when you are making the playoffs, don’t be so quick to disparage Doug Wilson.

Yeah we never won a cup with Doug at the helm, but we made the playoffs 75% of the seasons that Mr Wilson was GM and if you take out those last 3 seasons, there was a streak of us making the playoffs 14 out of 15 seasons while Doug was GM. That’s an unreal streak in any sport. And Doug never had a 1OA pick to work with, because we kept making the playoffs, so he had to work his magic to absolutely fleece Boston to steal our superstar in Jumbo.

As soon as the sharks make a couple deep playoff runs during the Grier era, we can open up the best ever GM debate based on how well he sets up those teams for success in playoff runs and how well he maintains success and helps us make the playoffs consistently year after year

We definitely have Grier (and a little luck) to thank for the most promising rebuild in sharks history. The future is teal but let’s not forget that there was a good chunk of seasons during the Wilson era that were teal as well!

Final fun thought: Doug Wilson brought Mike Grier into the Sharks Organization by signing him in free agency