GDT: 2024 NHL Sharks Lottery Draft (update: We won! Sharks will pick 1st for the first time ever!)

[StreetHawk]

Not true. In the 2024 off season, you can offer sheet up to $1,415,740 with no compensation. Offer Sheet Calculator - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

So, for example, VGK RHD Kaedan Korczak could be an offer sheet candidate. As to forward, VGK F Pavel Dorofeyev would be an offer sheet candidate. If the Sharks signed either to an offer sheet where the AAV is $1,415,740, probably not possible for VGK to match. And no compensation owed to VGK. And the icing on the cake of poaching a VGK RFA for no compensation is priceless.

I wouldn't discount LV's ability to get rid of guys. Lehner's cap hit of $5 mill is part of their off-season cap, of 20 players and $86.8 mill. If he's still on LTIR, they have enough cap room to fill out the final 4 roster spots, though have to say goodbye to Martinez and Marsh who are UFA. Or try to move other players like Theordore with MNTC but a year left, same with McNabb. Howden likely someone they move off as well with a year left.

So, never know. But, Grier needs to turn over a lof of the roster. This isn't the NFL where those 3 extra draft picks in rounds 1 and 2 over the next 2 drafts are going to be walking onto the roster right after getting drafted. Going to be 2-3 years after they get selected before they arrive.

 

[hockeyCEO]

Pretty much this. But even regardless of that there's been research done which suggests that if there is any correlation between dressing a goon and what happens to your players, it's that you're more likely to have guys get hurt or be the victim of suspension-worthy hits and whatnot. But for the most part having an enforcer mostly does nothing and almost certainly doesn't actually help you sustain less injuries or be targeted for fewer cheap shots.

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The Edmonton Oilers and the new era of the one-dimensional fighter

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Did Thornton Inadvertently End Savard's Career?

How Shawn Thornton's play may have actually led to Matt Cooke's devastating hit.

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Tooth for a tooth: Does fighting serve as a deterrent to greater violence in the modern NHL

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Jay Rosehill or Zack Stortini will not prevent violence against the Flyers’ stars

While we’re watching Jay Rosehill and Zack Stortini battle for the job as enforcer with the Flyers here in training camp, it’s time for a friendly reminder: That’s the old argument: that you have…

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Are Enforcers Still Valuable to NHL Teams?

In light of the brawl between the Calgary Flames and the Vancouver Canucks last Saturday, we must again ponder the question of whether or not enforcers are valuable to their teams...

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Deadspin | The Enforcer Fallacy: Hockey's Fighting Specialists Don't Protect Anyone

Deadspin | The Enforcer Fallacy: Hockey's Fighting Specialists Don't Protect Anyone

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Does Fighting Deter Other Nasty Business in Hockey?

Lots of talk about fighting acting as a deterrent in the game of hockey. Is that true? PPP Investigation finds out for you.

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And that's just like 15-20 minutes of research and link-gathering.

 

[LadyStanley]

I’m in Vegas and am planning to go, however tickets are not anywhere I can find. I’ll find a way to get there!

I think VGK sth have been given first choice in purchasing tickets. As a HSK sth haven't seen anything.

I think tickets.go on sale to public like next week?

 

[pappaf2]

Watch out Rick has to compliment the Jr Sharks in this warriors presser

 

[sharks_dynasty]

I think VGK sth have been given first choice in purchasing tickets. As a HSK sth haven't seen anything.

I think tickets.go on sale to public like next week?

Perfect, thanks!

Let me know if you hear anything on tickets.

 

[Chairman Mallard]

Tickets go on sale tomorrow on Ticketmaster

 

[Jargon]

Still not over it holy shit

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Not true. In the 2024 off season, you can offer sheet up to $1,415,740 with no compensation. Offer Sheet Calculator - CapFriendly - NHL Salary Caps

So, for example, VGK RHD Kaedan Korczak could be an offer sheet candidate. As to forward, VGK F Pavel Dorofeyev would be an offer sheet candidate. If the Sharks signed either to an offer sheet where the AAV is $1,415,740, probably not possible for VGK to match. And no compensation owed to VGK. And the icing on the cake of poaching a VGK RFA for no compensation is priceless.

This is exactly what I’m talking about and at the the very worst it forces them to make a trade they don’t want to make

 

[The Nemesis]

I keep waiting for the breaking news where Grier is accused of tampering and the Sharks are stripped of their next 4 1st rounders, allowing Chicago to move up to #1 because nothing bad's ever happened to the Blackhawks org. Ever.

 

[Jargon]

I keep waiting for the breaking news where Grier is accused of tampering and the Sharks are stripped of their next 4 1st rounders, allowing Chicago to move up to #1 because nothing bad's ever happened to the Blackhawks org. Ever.

Can't it be something simpler like his leg flies off when he jumps over the boards?

 

[The Nemesis]

Can't it be something simpler like his leg flies off when he jumps over the boards?

No. Because that's not enough suffering compared to seeing Bedard and Celebrini across the ice from the Sharks in the first Chi/SJ game of the year.

 

[knu]

If we have Hagens, he would push Celebrini to 2nd line.

Is this the consensus? That's amazing.

 

[YUPPY 2 7 10 11]

I keep waiting for the breaking news where Grier is accused of tampering and the Sharks are stripped of their next 4 1st rounders, allowing Chicago to move up to #1 because nothing bad's ever happened to the Blackhawks org. Ever.

if anything would happens, they forthfit the NEXT draft not this one.

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[The Nemesis]

if anything would happens, they forthfit the NEXT draft not this one.

Normally, sure.

But in this instance, with the Sharks being the one to take the punishment, and with the benefactor being the Blackhawks? Nah, it'd happen now. Because it would have to generate maximum pain.

 

[Anomie2029]

Thinking about it, the forwards are fine. Maybe you'd like an extra top-six center:

Eklund-Granlund-Zetterlund
Kostin-Celebrini-Kunin
Gushchin-Sturm-Smith
Bordeleau-Carpenter-Graf

The defense is a real issue. The Sharks need a puck-mover. I would target Reilly from TML. They also need a shutdown guy...Roy, Faulk, etc. should work. Trade Ferraro, buyout Vlasic:

Rielly-Emberson
Thrun-Faulk
Mukhamadullin-Benning
Rutta

Now each rookie is paired with a vet.

No. Just f***ing No.

 

[themelkman]

No. Just f***ing No.

No use in fighting it, one man controls this team and he loves Kunin

 

[YUPPY 2 7 10 11]

Still not over it holy shit

That was epic! When the sequels coming out?

 

[dmcccdmn]

Is this the consensus? That's amazing.

After I posted that comment, I did some digging and it looks like most people think Celebrin is better than Hagens. Now McKenna in 2026 draft is said to be on Bedard level and Bedard is much better than Celebrini.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

After I posted that comment, I did some digging and it looks like most people think Celebrin is better than Hagens. Now McKenna in 2026 draft is said to be on Bedard level and Bedard is much better than Celebrini.

Never look too far forward. Look at Raty, Eiserman, Khiviharju as recent examples that were supposed to be #1 quality. Good chance 2/3 aren’t even drafted in the first round.

McKenna is pretty hyped so far, but things can change a lot for a prospect in 2 years.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Is this the consensus? That's amazing.

I like Hagens a lot but I prefer Celebrini. Bigger, better defensively.

I’d rather have a defenseman next year anyway.

 

[slocal]

Still not over it holy shit

Those cameos at the end had me tearing up, lol

 

[SjMilhouse]

No. Just f***ing No.

Agree, why is Kunin on the 2nd line and not 1st line?

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

No use in fighting it, one man controls this team and he loves Kunin

If that one man is Quinn, well, he's gone now.

But if that man is Grier, what evidence is there to support the notion that Grier loves Kunin.

 

[LadyStanley]

Brodie's day after reaction