2024 NHL Draft: Slackin' for Macklin

[StanleyCup2035]

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To Grier,

Tank like a man for Eiserman
Don’t be a moron, tank for Aron
Celebrate tanking for Celebrini

Let’s tank right from the right off-season dumps of Erik to playing kids from Game 1 on!

Jux, can you please share your evaluations of those 3 and any other notables from 2024 draft class?

 

[hohosaregood]

You're already getting our hopes up for nothing.

 

[fasterthanlight]

Excited for another year of raised hopes and ultimately middling outcomes.

 

[Friday]

Lets gooooo

 

[themelkman]

Early prediction, sharks finish 26th overall

 

[one2gamble]

This teams picking in the 7-10 range next year unless they move a couple people

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

Well it depends, Noah Gregor's contract is up but he's an RFA so a lot rests on if he is qualified or not

 

[Shark Finn]

7th overall here we come!

 

[Roasted Nuts]

Shark's are finishing last for sure next year. When Karlsson gets traded, the team will be literally unable to score.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Shark's are finishing last for sure next year. When Karlsson gets traded, the team will be literally unable to score.

Would love to watch young guys lose 5-4 on the regular. Need to make sure we have a similarly awful goaltender duo as this year. Sign Greiss or Stalock back?

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Jux/Others, can you please provide comparables for Celebrini, Eiserman, Aron, other notables at the top of 2024 where Sharks are likely to pick. 2023 is pretty clear - we will find out on May 8th.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Jux/Others, can you please provide comparables for Celebrini, Eiserman, Aron, other notables at the top of 2024 where Sharks are likely to pick. 2023 is pretty clear - we will find out on May 8th.

What am I, at your beck and call?

 

[Alaskanice]

What am I, at your beck and call?

I wondered the same.

 

[StanleyCup2035]

What am I, at your beck and call?

Pretty please. When you have time, of course…

 

[Juxtaposer]

Pretty please. When you have time, of course…

All three of those players you mentioned will be at the U18 starting later this week, easily accessible to watch if you want to take a swing at your own scouting.

I like Celebrini a lot. Not so much the other two, though Eiserman’s ability to put the puck in the next from seemingly nothing is frankly the best I’ve seen in the 10+ years I’ve scouted prospects.

An intriguing player is Artyom Levshunov, 6’2” Belarusian defenseman I’ve seen play in the USHL a couple times. Like this player a lot, and if he keeps developing like he has this past year then I think he’s exactly what the doctor ordered for the Sharks.

 

[Gecklund]

All three of those players you mentioned will be at the U18 starting later this week, easily accessible to watch if you want to take a swing at your own scouting.

I like Celebrini a lot. Not so much the other two, though Eiserman’s ability to put the puck in the next from seemingly nothing is frankly the best I’ve seen in the 10+ years I’ve scouted prospects.

An intriguing player is Artyom Levshunov, 6’2” Belarusian defenseman I’ve seen play in the USHL a couple times. Like this player a lot, and if he keeps developing like he has this past year then I think he’s exactly what the doctor ordered for the Sharks.

Kiviharju was hyped up to be the best D prospect since Dahlin. I know he didn’t have the best season this year against pros but he put up good numbers against guys his age (or slightly older). His size worries me a bit and I don’t think he will be as good as he was hyped to be but I do like him.

Eiserman like you said great goal scorer. Great skater too. That’s really what I have to say about him.

Celebrini is the big prize for me though. I wouldn’t quite call him a two way C because I try to reserve that for guys like Bergeron, Danault, Kopitar type guys which I wouldn’t quite classify Celebrini at that level defensively but he’s not bad defensively. He’s got everything you’d want in a forward and hopefully being committed to BU will help the Sharks try to tank for him!

 

[Juxtaposer]

Kiviharju was hyped up to be the best D prospect since Dahlin. I know he didn’t have the best season this year against pros but he put up good numbers against guys his age (or slightly older). His size worries me a bit and I don’t think he will be as good as he was hyped to be but I do like him.

Eiserman like you said great goal scorer. Great skater too. That’s really what I have to say about him.

Celebrini is the big prize for me though. I wouldn’t quite call him a two way C because I try to reserve that for guys like Bergeron, Danault, Kopitar type guys which I wouldn’t quite classify Celebrini at that level defensively but he’s not bad defensively. He’s got everything you’d want in a forward and hopefully being committed to BU will help the Sharks try to tank for him!

Kiviharju is very skilled and has very high hockey IQ, but his skating worries me more than his size. For an undersized offensive D, escapability is really important to me. It’s why I’m not so high on Sandin-Pellika this year despite him having a lot of positive traits.

So far 2024 seems like a fairly strong year for defensemen. I’m hoping that continues to be the case instead of petering out the way the last couple seasons did. If we can’t have Celebrini, I’d like a D.

 

[Jargon]

Celebrini sounds like a wine cooler, and I’m into it.

 

[Hatrick Marleau]

Celebrini is destined to be a Shark. He’s a former Jr Shark, he is going to BU, and his dad is head of sports medicine for the Warriors. He’s going to play with future Shark Will Smith next year too

 

[Le Rosbeef]

An intriguing player is Artyom Levshunov, 6’2” Belarusian defenseman I’ve seen play in the USHL a couple times. Like this player a lot, and if he keeps developing like he has this past year then I think he’s exactly what the doctor ordered for the Sharks.

Agree with this. Lots of potential growth and upside into something special.

 

[YUPPY]

Shark's are finishing last for sure next year. When Karlsson gets traded, the team will be literally unable to score.

Take my money already, Where do I get season tickets?

 

[StanleyCup2035]

Celebrini is destined to be a Shark. He’s a former Jr Shark, he is going to BU, and his dad is head of sports medicine for the Warriors. He’s going to play with future Shark Will Smith next year too

In BU? He’s only turning 17 in June, where will Celebrini get to play with future Shark Will Smith?

 

[Juxtaposer]

In BU? He’s only turning 17 in June, where will Celebrini get to play with future Shark Will Smith?

By all accounts, he’s accelerating his schooling so he can play in the NCAA at 17. Zach Werenski and Noah Hanifin did the same thing.

 

[hohosaregood]

Is Celebrini tracking to be better than Fantilli? I know there was some hubbub about his USHL scoring rate being better than Fantilli's

 

[Juxtaposer]

Is Celebrini tracking to be better than Fantilli? I know there was some hubbub about his USHL scoring rate being better than Fantilli's

Yes. To be fair, Fantilli took a big step this season, and it’s no guarantee that Celebrini does the same. But you have to look at Celebrini’s D-1 USHL stats compared to Fantilli’s, then consider at the same points of their career Celebrini is 8 months younger (June vs. October). It’s easy to project Celebrini as having higher upside. He definitely has more raw talent and more scoring potential than Fantilli, but Fantilli plays such a pro-style game it’s easy to see him translating almost perfectly to the NHL.