Speculation: 2023-24-25 Sharks Roster Discussion

[RayMartyniukTotems]

I'd

If they get Schaefer this year, they're ready to go imo. Walman and Liljegren should still be here in 3 years, Dickinson and Schaefer will have made the NHL and then some combo of Mukh/Cagnoni/Pohlkamp/Thrun/Thompson may fill out the bottom. Don't think it's a particularly crazy projection.

Schaefer-Walman
Dickinson-Liljegren
Mukh-Cagnoni
Thrun/Thompson

I'd add Swedish draft choices Wallenius,Havelid and maybe Landen to the mix too

 

[Barrie22]

Personally don’t think smith will be our solution at 2C. Fantilli or Carlsson would have been.

Smith is right with fantilli and Carlsson in points in his rookie season vs there 2nd seasons. All 3 are on terrible teams. All 3 are terrible at faceoffs.

I just do not see the clear advantage that those 2 have over Smith, other then coaching giving the other 2 top opportunities right from the get go.

 

[coooldude]

Smith is right with fantilli and Carlsson in points in his rookie season vs there 2nd seasons. All 3 are on terrible teams. All 3 are terrible at faceoffs.

I just do not see the clear advantage that those 2 have over Smith, other then coaching giving the other 2 top opportunities right from the get go.

I dunno man, I would absolutely swap Carlsson for Smith today.

Fantilli, I'm not so sure.

 

[Jargon]

Sharks don't have enough depth, especially at D. They need to tank for one more season and let the D men start showing up.

I hear you but I personally have no interest in cheering for their losses. Maybe if it’s after the trade deadline and we’re bottom 5 and I’d rather they be bottom 3, but I am having far more fun cheering for their wins this year than I did for their losses next year.

If they have a good year because Mack and Smith have started to figure it all out, that just bodes well for the future. Go trade for Jiricek and have a future top 4 of Dickinson / Jiricek | Muhk / Cagnoni - no tank necessary!

 

[tiburon12]

I dunno man, I would absolutely swap Carlsson for Smith today.

Fantilli, I'm not so sure.

CBJ'd

 

[OrrNumber4]

I'd

I'd add Swedish draft choices Wallenius,Havelid and maybe Landen to the mix too

So far, Havelid and Landen are trending to bust. Wallenius was a late 2nd; on average that translates into not-an-NHLer.

At this point, I feel reasonably confident that three years from now:
Celebrini + Eklund will be first-liners
Smith will center a second-line
Dickinson/Mukhamadullin can at least be top-4 defensemen

In addition, I'd be safe assuming that the Sharks get another top-6 forward and top-4 defenseman from the rest of their field.

That still leaves a lot of holes; two top-6 forwards and another top-4 defensemen...and note that there's no defenseman I'd be comfortable penciling in on a top-pairing.

 

[Zarzh]

We dont need to tank on purpose. trading future assets to win today would be asinine, but losing in order to draft high is equally asinine. Yes, getting another superstar would be great in the long term. But, building a winning culture is, to me, more important. Winning begets winning. its very very hard to turn around a titanic with kids.

The sharks have a nice cache of likely NHL level prospects now. They have Pohlcamp, the leading scoring dman (Tied) on the top NCAA program in the country and a +13. They have BDE, the leading OHL scoring Dman (in Points/gm by alot). They have Musty, who is cruising near 2 pts per game on a pretty weak OHL team, clearly too good for that level. They have Graf who is Tied for the AHL scoring lead. They have Cagnoni who is 2nd in the AHL in D scoring.

Not to mention Cherny who hasnt played yet, Gush, Cardwell, and bordeleau who may make the leap, and a handful of other reasonable prospects in LSW, Lund, and others.

And of course, the best goalie prospect in the world.

And of course, Celly, Smith ,Eklund, Thompson, etc at hte NHL level already.

Do we realllllly need to suck in order to add one more? Is it worth tanking, and continuing to build a losing culture to add one more star?

We may well end up being in the bottom even without purposely tanking, but it makes no sense to try to lose. The kids need to smell blood. They need to taste victory. To score OT winners, and complete crazy 3rd period comebacks. They need to be rewarded for good details. Tanking achieves none of these invaluable experiences.

Should they move current assets to continue acquiring picks? Yes. Of course they should get max value for the assets that dont fit into the long term plan or assets that may depart eithe way for nothing. Should they deal blackwood if they get a very good price? YES, of course. Granny? Yes, too (although Id like a resign in the summer). But, trading them so that the team can lose more? Terrible. Signing crappy UFA's to big money deals in order to stink? No way.

In the next year or two, the current prospect pool will be ready to step in. We need to start prepping for that turnaround now, not for 5 years from now.

A losing culture is just an excuse people who can't build teams use. It turns around quickly when you control the center of the ice and defend the net.

Schaefer and Martone are unfair players and you won't win anything which matters without more unfair players.

 

[wickedwitch]

Smith is right with fantilli and Carlsson in points in his rookie season vs there 2nd seasons. All 3 are on terrible teams. All 3 are terrible at faceoffs.

I just do not see the clear advantage that those 2 have over Smith, other then coaching giving the other 2 top opportunities right from the get go.

???? Smith has half the points per game that Fantilli or Carlsson have.

That's not to say that Smith will end up the worst of them, but I wouldn't use point totals to make that argument.

 

[Desert Eagle]

So far, Havelid and Landen are trending to bust.

Landen is 19 y/o and 5th round pick and already bust? But why?
He plays on the third pair in pro league, always in Swedish junior team. Last game he had 20:59 TOI. 18:07 and 14:39 before.
I see some potential there as a physical defensive RD for third pair in NHL.

 

[vortexy]

Saw this on twitter from a hockey analytics guy and he has some crazy stats on Macklin so far, 1st amongst forwards in controlled entries (9.1). 5th amongst forwards in open-ice dekes (beating defenders 1v1), 1st among forwards in puck battle wins. The full thread has clips that show Celebrini displaying the traits

https://x.com/i/web/status/1858926572989780049

 

[OrrNumber4]

Landen is 19 y/o and 5th round pick and already bust? But why?
He plays on the third pair in pro league, always in Swedish junior team. Last game he had 20:59 TOI. 18:07 and 14:39 before.
I see some potential there as a physical defensive RD for third pair in NHL.

He's trending there. Generally, mid-round picks and later need to start rapidly making big strides in their game. Landen has gone back a step, from the SHL to the Allsvenskan.