My new Sharks off-season plan to get them 5 firsts! Won’t happen but more fun to try!
Karlsson (3M retained) for Pesce, Teravainen, and Drury
Immediately flip Pesce to DAL/BUF/one of those other teams that needs a defensive RHD for their 24 1st (maybe tied to making the playoffs) and maybe something small.
Flip Labanc for Myers+4th
Start the season with:
Eklund-Hertl-Duclair
Peterson-Couture-Barabanov
Teravainen-Drury-Sturm
Kunin-Carpenter-Lindblom
Knzyhov-Myers
Thrun-Benning
Vlasic-Ferraro
Burroughs
Blackwood
Kahkonen
At the deadline we then have Barabanov, Duclair, Myers, Teravainen, Kahkonen as some guys who might have value/interest at the deadline.
We can probably play Teravainen off as a playoff performer (45 in 80 or something like that). Might be able to get a first from him. Going to say we will to bring us to 3 guaranteed firsts next year.
A package of Barabanov+Myers would probably bring us back a first as well at the deadline. Teams love their gritty bottom pairing D and Barabanov adds a really good middle 6 scoring option. That’s four!
Duclair we send to NJD to get them to take off their condition. That’s 5!
That’s very much wishful thinking and the Teravainen/Barabanov deals probably are overpayment but perhaps if Grier plays his cards right he can get that overpayment.
Don’t think they are getting much
Who can afford him ?
A whole lot of teams. Borgen is basically Megna and Driedger is useless now so you basically offered a first and second for the best offensive D in the league and are asking us to retain close to 3M. Add in another good prospect (talking Goyette or Evans) or that’s horrible.