Draft Lottery - May 7th @ 6:30 ET, ESPN (upd: #1 SJS, #2 CHI, #3 ANA)

[HabsForHire]

So do we think Celebrini is a better prospect than Bedard was?

simple answer...NO

 

[centipede2233]

Celebrini/Smith seems like a nice base.

Marner,: matthews and nylander seemed like a nice base to at one point…

 

[TheBeard]

Selling and sucking does wonders for that.

I suppose, but considering the shape of this team 3 years, with no prospects and a ton of bloated contracts, it's wild we're in the position we're in. Having 1+14 this year plus two firsts next year? Add in prospects like Musty, Bysted, Halttunen, Smith, Bordeleau, Havelid... it's nice to see light.

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

Marner,: matthews and nylander seemed like a nice base to at one point…

So did McKinnon, Rantanen and Makar.

I just like them as a 1-2 center punch. Seems like a good start.

 

[amnesiac]

SJ - Celebrini
CHI - Demidov
ANA - Levshunov
CLB - Lindstrom
CGY (from MTL) - Silayev.... MTL gets 9th and Honzek
UTA - Buium
OTT - Parekh
SEA - Dickinson
MTL - Iginla
NJ - Eiserman
BUF - Catton
PHI - Yakemchuk
MIN - Helenius
SJ - Connelly

 

[Petey O]

So did McKinnon, Rantanen and Makar.

I just like them as a 1-2 center punch. Seems like a good start.

It's an excellent start. Two young guys who could be 1C quality is huge. Now for the elite d-man.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Did he get paid?

Nope. Came by choice because it’s a cool opportunity.

 

[nturn06]

Marner,: matthews and nylander seemed like a nice base to at one point…

I don't think that the Sharks are gonna hire Dubas....

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

SJ - Celebrini
CHI - Demidov
ANA - Levshunov
CLB - Lindstrom
CGY (from MTL) - Silayev.... MTL gets 9th and Honzek
UTA - Buium
OTT - Parekh
SEA - Dickinson
MTL - Iginla
NJ - Eiserman
BUF - Catton
PHI - Yakemchuk
MIN - Helenius
SJ - Connelly

Cool with it.

 

[nturn06]

So did McKinnon, Rantanen and Makar.

I just like them as a 1-2 center punch. Seems like a good start.

McKinnon/Ranta did nthing until they added Makar....

 

[themelkman]

Marner,: matthews and nylander seemed like a nice base to at one point…

It is a nice base, those are three really good players that have carried the leafs into the playoffs for years. A lot of teams would love to have those guys

 

[Dr Jan Itor]

McKinnon/Ranta did nthing until they added Makar....

SJ will still be bad next year and probably the year after that. They'll have ways to find their own.

 

[Zirakzigil]

SJ - Celebrini
CHI - Demidov
ANA - Levshunov
CLB - Lindstrom
CGY (from MTL) - Silayev.... MTL gets 9th and Honzek
UTA - Buium
OTT - Parekh
SEA - Dickinson
MTL - Iginla
NJ - Eiserman
BUF - Catton
PHI - Yakemchuk
MIN - Helenius
SJ - Connelly

Flames would rather take Iginla at 9th

 

[Ice9]

Flames would rather take Iginla at 9th

Heck, I'd take him at 4 (CBJ)...Truly believe he'll be a cornerstone guy. The type guy who teams look to trade for come playoff time. Good genes...

 

[Vilam]

Awesome; I'm glad the Sharks won. Cool story drafting Celebrini there!

Also, the Sphere is going to be a nuts venue for the draft - that sounds fun!

 

[PoutineSp00nZ]

Flames would rather take Iginla at 9th

The Sens will probably take him if he's available. He has a famous name that fans will love and the new GM needs to appease the fanbase after some horrid first moves.

Plus the Sens need more former NHL star sons.

 

[Bounces R Way]

So do we think Celebrini is a better prospect than Bedard was?

Honestly as far as projecting as an NHL center goes I don't think he's as far off as this forum would have you think. Celebrini much better attention to detail defensively, bigger, faster, and while his shot isn't all world like Bedard's is it's still pretty damn good. Clear edge to Bedard on stickhandling, edgework, and playmaking.

 

[amnesiac]

Flames would rather take Iginla at 9th

possibly, but they lack a blue chip prospect Dman

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Congrats Sharks!

 

[1909]

Man Celebrini is awkward as hell lmao I love it

The kid should had known that SJ had the highest % chance to get him. With Will Smith, it’s gonna be a big building block of the reconstruction over there. Lots of work to do to surround them properly, though.

 

[93gilmour93]

Congrats Sharks fans. Nobody deserves this pick more than all of you. The rebuild will take a few years but better days are ahead...

 

[MessierII]

Sharks needed something to cheer about. Congrats.

 

[coooldude]

SJ - Celebrini
CHI - Demidov
ANA - Levshunov
CLB - Lindstrom
CGY (from MTL) - Silayev.... MTL gets 9th and Honzek
UTA - Buium
OTT - Parekh
SEA - Dickinson
MTL - Iginla
NJ - Eiserman
BUF - Catton
PHI - Yakemchuk
MIN - Helenius
SJ - Connelly

This looks pretty realistic -- would piss off some NJ fans. Even without the trade, you see Silayev and Iggy off the board before 9.

Only quibble is SJ will not pick Connelly. Very low** (edit) chance, both because of player type and off-ice / attitude. guessing Grier will go Sennecke (if he's still available like this lineup) or if not, then either MBN or Chernyshov is my guess. Probably too early to reach for Jiricek here, even though D is what we'd need.

 

[Canucks LB]

Congrats Sharks fans. Nobody deserves this pick more than all of you. The rebuild will take a few years but better days are ahead...

We do

 

[Adele Dazeem]

Sharks deserve it. Congratulations.