2021 NHL Draft (new season tank edition)

[Friday]

#TankEnergy

Haha its to the point where I hope next year is brutal and everyone wants out

 

[Barrie22]

Every one wants a coach that can get players to be better then they are. Torts is available. He will either do 1 of 2 things, make the team better or make all the good players want to leave, so it is a win win lol

 

[Friday]

Every one wants a coach that can get players to be better then they are. Torts is available. He will either do 1 of 2 things, make the team better or make all the good players want to leave, so it is a win win lol

This would be so sad

 

[Fistfullofbeer]

What a waste of a point last night. Don't mind high scoring losses but atleast lose in regulation.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Anyone else ever think about how the Sharks had a 5% chance at McDavid and Edmonton only had an 11.5% chance?

 

[WSS11]

Anyone else ever think about how the Sharks had a 5% chance at McDavid and Edmonton only had an 11.5% chance?

Yes but then I realize that had the sharks won the pick that the NHL would have probably just reshuffled and done a do over.

 

[thrillermiller89]

Yes but then I realize that had the sharks won the pick that the NHL would have probably just reshuffled and done a do over.

Sometimes I really do think the league rigs things

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Sometimes I really do think the league rigs things

This league does game management officiating. Of course the league rigs things.

 

[Hodge]

It sucks that we got a point last night. There was an opportunity to finish below Columbus and Detroit.

 

[tealzamboni]

Sometimes I really do think the league rigs things

Draft, personnel/cap/equipment/game rules, and on-ice enforcement are their tools to mold the product.

 

[hohosaregood]

It sucks that we got a point last night. There was an opportunity to finish below Columbus and Detroit.

I don't think there was any way to drop below Columbus. They had 48 points like we did but they somehow have even less ROW than we do so we win the tie breaker regardless

 

[Hodge]

I don't think there was any way to drop below Columbus. They had 48 points like we did but they somehow have even less ROW than we do so we win the tie breaker regardless

Yeah youre right looks like just Detroit. As long as we're drafting in the top eight I'm fine but I don't think that's guaranteed yet.

 

[Makoshark]

In our draft position I fully support drafting an elite goaltender in Wallstedt or trading down and grabbing assets for next year's draft and Cossa. Both these guys are elite. We have to try and improve that position more than any other and I don't see it as an option anymore. I just don't see the upside in terms of passing on a potential franchise goaltender vs a potential 2nd line winger or 2nd pairing damn. We're at the point where we need to spend draft capital on goal because out strategy of getting a goaltender via trade or free agency has failed.

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

In our draft position I fully support drafting an elite goaltender in Wallstedt or trading down and grabbing assets for next year's draft and Cossa. Both these guys are elite. We have to try and improve that position more than any other and I don't see it as an option anymore. I just don't see the upside in terms of passing on a potential franchise goaltender vs a potential 2nd line winger or 2nd pairing damn. We're at the point where we need to spend draft capital on goal because out strategy of getting a goaltender via trade or free agency has failed.

Melnichuks literally had one NHL game and people are already writing him off? Hey I'm as much a proponent of improving our goaltending situation but geeze, let's give the kid a chance before we spend a high 1st on a goalie.

 

[Cas]

Melnichuks literally had one NHL game and people are already writing him off? Hey I'm as much a proponent of improving our goaltending situation but geeze, let's give the kid a chance before we spend a high 1st on a goalie.

Melnichuk will still be around for the near-future, while Wallstedt et al likely won't be ready. If they are, and Melnichuk succeeds, then the Sharks have the wonderful problem of too many good goalies and can run a great tandem or trade one for another need.

I'm not saying that they should draft Wallstedt or a goalie with their first, but worrying about keeping a starting spot over the next few years open for a guy with a sub-.900 save percentage in North America is putting the plans for a cart before a horse that hasn't been born.

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

Hoping that LA, Vancouver and Calgary get some points to help us get 7th. Johnson could be available with that pick but unlikely at 9-10th

 

[Makoshark]

Melnichuks literally had one NHL game and people are already writing him off? Hey I'm as much a proponent of improving our goaltending situation but geeze, let's give the kid a chance before we spend a high 1st on a goalie.

Who said anyone was writing off Melnichuck? All I'm saying is we need to spend capital on a potential franchise goalie. This team won't be any better for the next few years and is on track to have the same or worse record. If we are going to rebuild (which let's not kid ourselves- we are) and there's no high end players available at 8-11 we should to go for a goaltender that could end up being a top 10 in a few years. We won't get that on the open market.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Who said anyone was writing off Melnichuck? All I'm saying is we need to spend capital on a potential franchise goalie. This team won't be any better for the next few years and is on track to have the same or worse record. If we are going to rebuild (which let's not kid ourselves- we are) and there's no high end players available at 8-11 we should to go for a goaltender that could end up being a top 10 in a few years. We won't get that on the open market.

There's reasonable doubt you'd get it through Wallstedt too.

 

[Hodge]

It seems like the vast majority of top forwards in the NHL were taken very high in the draft whereas top defensemen and especially top goalies are routinely found in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th rounds or even beyond.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Hard to believe we were competing with Detroit for a worse record. I can’t wrap my head around that with all of the talent we have.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Kings have a tough schedule

 

[sharks_dynasty]

Kings have a tough schedule

They do. It’s going to be difficult for them to win their games.

 

[Roasted Nuts]

Hard to believe we were competing with Detroit for a worse record. I can’t wrap my head around that with all of the talent we have.

This terrible season wasn't a surprise though, since much of the talent on the team is past its glory days. Players like Karlsson, Jones, Burns, etc, are shells of their former selves. Even relatively young players like Hertl and Meier went through down years. We performed relative to expectations this year.

The teams that have really underperformed this year were Buffalo, Vancouver, NJ, and the like. How they finished so low considering their talent is baffling to me. Buffalo continues to be a gong show of a team, with a star studded core such as Eichel, Dahlin, Reinhart, Hall... Not even going there. Vancouver is the same story, with a star studded cast in Petterson, Boeser, Horvat, Hughes. NJ too- they drafted first overall twice in a row. Now those teams really crapped out this year.

 

[Sandisfan]

They do. It’s going to be difficult for them to win their games.

Kings have a tough schedule<-> Mr Fahrenheit,
The hope would be that the teams they play don't have anything on the line and rest some of their best players.

 

[WTFetus]

They do. It’s going to be difficult for them to win their games.

If the Sharks lose, Kings only need a loser point to pass them though. Hopefully if Vancouver ends up playing all of their games, they win at least 3 of them.