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Speculation: 2023-24-25 Sharks Roster Discussion

Sharks had practice at CNA today. I got a special invite as a Club 1991 member (and a flag). A few others as well. A couple dozen folks in attendance. (My cousin and his daughter were in town for u12 tournament. They and a few others came out between games today.)

Fun, upbeat, hard working practice. Carpy came out and skated after (appears to have a hand injury).

Really looking like a team.

Got both my Hertl and Eklund jerseys signed. :). Wore my Shark and Christmas light holiday sweater (same design Tomas wore in video); he recognized it and appreciated it. Guys were great about stopping for autographs and fist bumps. A couple of kids got sticks.

Drew and Hedican were hanging around.

Eklund and Thurm were the last off (but Carpy). Eklund called Henry back to sign stuff for fans.
 
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jarr92 said:
Random stats:

- Eklund and Zetterlund are the same height, but Zetterlund is 39 lbs heavier than him
- Zetterlund is the heaviest player under 6'0" by a decent amount (6 lbs heavier than Dmitry Orlov and 11 lbs heavier than the closest forward Noel Accairi)

Crazy he is still decently fast and skilled while obviously being quite strong. Pretty unique player.
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Very Kessel like…
 
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Friday said:
Seems like they'd only be worse off next year so if they use their pick this year then so be it. This seems to be a weaker draft anyways
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It would be perfectly timed pick for our rebuild with no protection next year. In theory we could draft #1 and #2 in 2025 which would help our rebuild drastically.
 
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mogambomoroo said:
It would be perfectly timed pick for our rebuild with no protection next year. In theory we could draft #1 and #2 in 2025 which would help our rebuild drastically.
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I don't see the pens keeping the pick this year if it's top 10. They don't have a reason to believe they will turn it around
 
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Hodge said:
You’re saying the Penguins will give us a top 10 pick this year based on the expectation they will be even worse next year? No NHL team thinks or operates like that.
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They should. It's not a strong draft to begin with and the pens don't look to be in a position to add much. I'd give up the pick and start ripping it down

Not easy to do with Crosby/malkin/Karl etc but it's not going to get easier
 
one2gamble said:
I don't see the pens keeping the pick this year if it's top 10. They don't have a reason to believe they will turn it around
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I don't think they get the choice. If they finish bottom 10 this season they have to keep it because they agreed to the protection clause.
 
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one2gamble said:
They should. It's not a strong draft to begin with and the pens don't look to be in a position to add much. I'd give up the pick and start ripping it down

Not easy to do with Crosby/malkin/Karl etc but it's not going to get easier
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Whether they have the choice or not, and whether they should just give up the pick or not, it doesn't really matter: this is not the way people in sports operate. Be it ego, or self-preservation instincts powered by a healthy dose of delusion, this is just the nature of the professional sports world. Columnists and sports talk jocks and fans would have Dubas's head on a platter.
 
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timorous me said:
Whether they have the choice or not, and whether they should just give up the pick or not, it doesn't really matter: this is not the way people in sports operate. Be it ego, or self-preservation instincts powered by a healthy dose of delusion, this is just the nature of the professional sports world. Columnists and sports talk jocks and fans would have Dubas's head on a platter.
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Teams set rebuild expectations all the time so this isn't exactly true.
 
The Pens always seemed to me like they were in the same place as we were after our last playoff run - aging stars, no prospects, a team that’s got significant gaps through the roster. I still think there’s a world where they put it all together and make a run but it’s not looking great for them.
 
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Jargon said:
The Pens always seemed to me like they were in the same place as we were after our last playoff run - aging stars, no prospects, a team that’s got significant gaps through the roster. I still think there’s a world where they put it all together and make a run but it’s not looking great for them.
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Agreed... although, with 3 cups to show for it 🥲

If they don't make the run this year, the likelihood they make the run with Crosby, Geno, Letang, and EK one year older is real bad. But they may be stuck with it. Let's hope DW didn't learn from 2020 and advises the golden boy Dubas to keep trying... better chance we get an unprotected in 2025.
 
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Really hope with their recent good play, its adding some value and appeal to guys like Hoffman, Granlund and Duclair around the league. And the Sharks are willing to work with teams on retention and stuff to acquire decent assets for them. I'd much rather extract some second round picks, maybe even a late first if Granlund keeps up a PPG pace till the deadline, out of them with retention.
 
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