GDT: 2024 NHL Entry Draft (HFSJ Edition) - Round 1: Fri, Jun 28 4pm PT/7pm ET | Rounds 2-7: Sat, Jun 29, 8:30am PT/11:30am ET

[Star Platinum]

There should be an angry reaction on this board.

 

[LadyStanley]

I wondered to myself today whether there's a gentlemen's agreement for the first pick amongst teams where they take all the time to give teams a chance to start making phone calls. Because I don't know of a league where this ever doesn't haphappen

I think it could be faster, but the TV/radio pundits/talking heads need their dissecting/analysis time between picks, so teams told to go slow and take those full minutes.

It really zooms tomorrow. Like down to 1 minute (from 3 in first) allowed to input selection and get go ahead to announce.

 

[tahoesharksfan]

Very successful draft for this org!

 

[Star Platinum]

This couldn’t be going any better for us. Too bad we’re about to blow it with Eiserman.

 

[Star Platinum]

What are the ******* odds, lol

I mean, I don't get it at all, but one year contract who cares. With all the forwards we've signed, he seems superfluous to me.

 

[OrrNumber4]

Anaheim pulling the old Lombardi/Burke special.

Subverted, apparently...

 

[Star Platinum]

Bummer to not choose Buium but Dickinson is also really good, I’m happy to have him.

You took it much better than I thought you would. I can only imagine what you were going through after Jersey announced their pick.

 

[jMoneyBrah]

If they could trade back a couple spots and pick up a 3rd, that'd be a good move.

There’s a couple of teams with two 2nds in nice spots: Carolina (34 + 50), Buffalo (41 + 42), and Pens (44 + 46). Maybe they can get 2x 2nd for Ferraro instead of a first if they make some additions like Bordeleau or taking back some cap dumps?

Also, what good is a 3rd to a Sharks draft table? Probably should just throw our 3rd in with the above trade and ask for a 4th back. The Sharks’d get better results that way

 

[coooldude]

Anyone worried about the Dickinson pick, just watch this availability. He'll be likeable. And he'll be solid. Comes across as sharp. He's also young - 6 days younger than Macklin. He has a chance to be more than solid.



Buium would have been sexier as a pick but this really fits for what they're trying to build.

Can't go wrong at 33 with Chernyshov, Badinka, Kleber, imho.

 

[Star Platinum]

Yzerman gonna take Eiserman, right? Lol

You don't spit in the face of fate like that and not pay the price. But MBN should be a good player for them.

 

[pappaf2]

So curious to see what tomorrow holds for the sharks picks

 

[Lebanezer]

Does Sam Dickinson actually exist... ??

 

[Star Platinum]

When our new defenseman gets a penalty

2 minutes for indecent exposure

 

[Star Platinum]

First time I've came out of the 1st completely satisfied

I almost considered taking up smoking

 

[drunksage]

I almost considered taking up smoking

Just walking around after the draft was enough to get plenty of secondhand smoke.

 

[dmcccdmn]

PuckMedia thinks that the 48th pick is the correct value to add in order to jump from 14th to 11th. However, that is if you have no knowledge of a specific draft. For this draft, the talent drops off from 11th to 14th, so giving up 42nd pick is worth it. I like it.

Boy, the talent really did drop off considerably past the 12th pick. What a genius move by Grier the day before.

 

[Star Platinum]

I have a few thoughts. First, what a day. Even being in the car and having my wife read the picks to me off her phone and me explaining to her the significance of some of the picks, it was super exciting. And my wife is no sports dummy - I'd put her ahead of many men on sports knowledge, but she hasn't dived in whole heartedly on the Sharks like I did after we won the lottery. Best moment of the draft is when I realized she thought Eiserman was Yzerman's son as we were waiting on Detroit's pick and we were finally in our condo with the TV on.

Also interested to hear what those of you at the draft thought of the Sphere as a hosting location. From a televised event perspective, I thought it looked incredible and thought the NFL and NBA should immediately move every draft there. But maybe it's different when you're there live.

Like most people on this forum, I was praying hard for it to be Buium. When I saw his highlight package, I just didn't care at all about the size issue and thought this guy is hands down no doubt about it the best defenseman in the draft. But clearly size knocked him down. If you told me he was going to be the sixth defenseman picked, I'd have laughed at you. IMO, some of the teams who took defensemen are going to regret passing on that kid.

I'm pretty pleased with the Dickinson pick though. I never really thought much about Levshunov at all cause I knew there was no chance, but that's why I did the poll on the defensemen and I was surprised Dickinson didn't get more love. I know he's not as flashy as Buium or Parekh were, but I did really like his all around game/size combo and how he skated with the puck. I was willing to go with a boom/bust type pick at 11 if it was for defense, but I really can't see Dickinson busting outside of some sort of unforeseen future physical issue. The Hunters will round out the rest of his rough edges and he'll come to us well-cooked. Can't wait.

Any doubts I had about Grier as a GM after today are done. That was the most masterful draft the Sharks have ever had. He knew right where he had to get to to get the guy we needed and didn't panic move up when things started falling our way. We're in good hands.

What a great day.

 

[Le Rosbeef]

Absolutely fascinated to see who we draft at 33. Was not expecting Igor Chernyshov to be there and that must be tempting.

I wanted a bigger, mobile RHD at this pick theoretically but you have to go BPA still with our period of development. Besides, I wouldn't be shocked if a Badinka, Elick, Brunicke type is still there at 53 or more feasibly Adam Kleber.

 

[NiWa]

So the Hawks traded picks 20, 34, 50, 54 and 61 for picks 18 and 27. What the hell are they doing over there?

The even weirder thing to me is who they picked then. I don't think they were the top guys on board, although Boisvert is very good.

 

[weastern bias]

 

[spintops]

For all the chaos that happened picks 1-13, the "consensus" top 13 got picked in the first 13 picks. I was sure one would drop to us at 14 but MG really played it well trading up before the draft.

 

[Friday]

For all the chaos that happened picks 1-13, the "consensus" top 13 got picked in the first 13 picks. I was sure one would drop to us at 14 but MG really played it well trading up before the draft.

Sitting at 14th would have been heartbreaking after what just happened

 

[spintops]

My early morning wish is Igor Chernyshov or Elick. Feel like Elick is a bigger need and could really fill a need at RHD but Chernyshov has a bigger boom potential

 

[coooldude]

Having read rumors of chronic shoulder problems for Chernyshov, if true his drop makes sense and I'm hoping we go RD.

 

[landshark]

Is it just me or does old Bill Guerin look a bit like Vince Vaughn? (watching my recording from yesterday)