2021 NHL Draft (new season tank edition)

[themelkman]

Im hoping that all the D go before our pick so an impact forward slides. Lysell is underrated because he didnt get the opportunities Eklund did.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Out of curiosity, why would you take Clarke given the current makeup of our team and specifically the right side of our D

Because he would be the BPA in that scenario. Clarke is at least a year away, if not two. Things change. And RHD is the second most valuable position to have, so worst case scenario we have an insanely good trade chip to move to fill a need better.

 

[Friday]

Im hoping that all the D go before our pick so an impact forward slides. Lysell is underrated because he didnt get the opportunities Eklund did.

Lysell is sliding because attitude problems? Something of that sort

 

[themelkman]

Lysell is sliding because attitude problems? Something of that sort

Kind of a dumb narrative from what I understand. He asked to be moved from his SHL team because they said he could only play J20 for them this year. He wanted to try himself in the big league so he left.

 

[Dicdonya]

Because he would be the BPA in that scenario. Clarke is at least a year away, if not two. Things change. And RHD is the second most valuable position to have, so worst case scenario we have an insanely good trade chip to move to fill a need better.

Right on that makes sense, was just curious

 

[Crazy Joe Divola]

I say we trade the #7 for Julio Jones

 

[Kcoyote3]

I say we trade the #7 for Julio Jones

Agreed, play as goalie. That dude can catch anything

 

[weastern bias]

I say we trade the #7 for Julio Jones

He was a part of the Super Bowl 51 collapse so he'd fit right in to our locker room

 

[one2gamble]

f***ing sabers

 

[LeeIFBB]

 

[fasterthanlight]

trade down, get more shots at wright for next year

 

[Bizz]

Just wild guesses here...

1. Buffalo - Owen Power
2. Seattle - Matt Beniers
3. Anaheim - Simon Edvinsson
4. New Jersey - Luke Hughes
5. Columbus - Mason McTavish
6. Detroit - Dylan Guenther

Who are you guys taking at 7?

Teemu Riihijarvi Jr.

 

[DG93]

trade down, get more shots at wright for next year

Doubt anyone gives up a 2022 pick...those are gonna be like gold I'd think.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

I predict we draft a forward who will score a GWG in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals in 2025, his 4th of the game. He will stroke it, then raise the cup (with the other hand), then hand the cup to the 45 year old me!

 

[magic school bus]

....but we are trying to compete sadly, so they will be there long enough to potentially block another offensive RD from coming up, or getting decent ice time no?

Outside of the top-3 none of these guys will play this year anyways

 

[sjsharks92]

I am just going to avoid getting attached to any prospects because whenever that happens the team never drafts them.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Outside of the top-3 none of these guys will play this year anyways

Whoever we draft should see more ice time then Martin Jones

 

[tealzamboni]

Outside of the top-3 none of these guys will play this year anyways

I could see the Sharks accelerating the schedule for the players with Euro pro league time.

 

[fasterthanlight]

Doubt anyone gives up a 2022 pick...those are gonna be like gold I'd think.

Very true! But would be amazing if some team got overzealous and over-optimistic though. There's a number of teams that I would take the gamble with e.g., I'd swap our 2021 for the 2022 of almost anyone outside of the playoffs.

 

[spintops]

I know it doesn't actually change anything, but I'm fine with #7 and crossing my fingers for getting lucky next year. No way were we winning the lottery in back to back years.

 

[Hodge]

One thing about Brandt Clarke is he's a right shot defenseman from Ottawa and wore #65 in the Slovakian men's league he played in this season. Can't imagine that's a coincidence.

 

[Lebanezer]

I’d take Clarke but it would be a tough choice between him an Eklund and I feel like we’d take Eklund.

This has nothing to do with Eklund as a player but that ass with a website and the same name has soured me on all Eklunds forever.

 

[Dicdonya]

Outside of the top-3 none of these guys will play this year anyways

Not this year, but Burns and Karlsson are signed for 4 more years, and from what little I know of Clarke he is less than 4 years away from NHL ready if he develops as expected.

Also that does not even take into account the possibility that Merkley figures things out and makes the team as well.

 

[Kcoyote3]

The Sharks have laid out their cards. They'll draft Wallstedt if he's available, let him marinate another year and bring him in 2022-2023 with Bordeleau/Wiesblatt/Gushschin/Merkley. They're gonna extend Hertl. They're gonna trade Burns if able.



Kane-Hertl-Bordeleau
Meier-Couture-Gushchin
Leonard-signed player-Labanc
Donato-Chmelevski-Blichfeld
Chekhovich,

Ferraro-Karlsson
Vlasic-Merkley
Kniazev-Simek
Hatakka


Wallstedt
Korenar

 

[PacificOceanPotion]

Idk if it's just me but Clarke seems like a meh pick to me. Granted you could say that about a number of guys but there are a few in that 7th range who excite me more than Clarke.