2025 NHL Draft: Lose a ton for Porter Martone

Erep

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Sharks UFA's after this season: Granlund, Kunin, Sturm, Rutta, Ceci. I say deal them all for high picks in the next 2-3 years drafts, and/or prospects, and/or strategic player targets.

Almost forgot the goalies, UFA's Blackwood and Vanicek
I feel like the way Macklin is playing, and the signs that Smith and Askarov are showing mean you have to keep Granlund (assuming he is willing to resign).

Whether or not the team will actually be good enough to push for a playoff spot next year, I feel like you have to embrace the positive momentum those guys are bringing. Plus, Cagnoni and Dickinson have a solid chance to be in the lineup next year.

Trading Granlund feels like you are telling the kids and future core guys, who are already starting to carry the team "you aren't allowed to win, yet, stop it" which I don't think is a message you want to send.
 

Juxtaposer

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What are the chances we get Schaefer without the lottery win? Feels like Chicago could go either way with him or another forward to give Bedard some much needed help. Not sure about the other bottom dwellers.
As of right now? Certainly possible. Hagens, Martone, and Schaefer are all viable choices at 1st overall right now, and while I have yet to see a list with Misa 1st overall, I've seen plenty of him at 2nd and he could still have another gear.
 

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As of Thanksgiving (happy one to you all!), the Sharks:
Lots could happen, and the team is a huge step above last year, but it is indeed projecting to be a bottom 2 team. We may be really glad for the 0-7-2 start by the end of the season.
 

Barrie22

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As of Thanksgiving (happy one to you all!), the Sharks:
Lots could happen, and the team is a huge step above last year, but it is indeed projecting to be a bottom 2 team. We may be really glad for the 0-7-2 start by the end of the season.
Take out those 9 games and we are 7-6-3 in 16 games. 17 points in 16 games. Points % of 1.06.

If we played at the same pace for the 1st 9 games as we are now, it would be another 9.54 points. 9 points added to the 17 brings us to 26 points. Tied with colorado for the 1st wild card spot and 1 point back of 3rd in the pacific.
 

Lebanezer

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As of Thanksgiving (happy one to you all!), the Sharks:
Lots could happen, and the team is a huge step above last year, but it is indeed projecting to be a bottom 2 team. We may be really glad for the 0-7-2 start by the end of the season.
Macklin being injured played a big part in the poor start. They’re 4-5-4 with him. Had he not gotten hurt their record would be better.
 

coooldude

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I think that the staff did change a couple aspects of the system too. Like we were kinda piling on Smith and who the F3 tracks back on during back checks but we haven't really seen that issue lately.
We've seen the F3 track to the puck and the defensemen hold their lanes, as long as it's before the red line and/or the back check is sufficient, so he probably made the right read but too late, causing harder reads for Thrun and Benning. This is basically what Jack Han said. The system has been clearer and more stable lately, likely owing to the team just getting more familiar and it becoming more second nature. Therefore we've seen the F3 attack the puck immediately in the NZ, and sometimes as the break approaches the OZ, but not at the expense of the middle ice.

To their credit, either due to coaching or figuring out themselves, the D have also been more patient on the breakouts, and once they get the puck on their stick from a turnover in the DZ. Fewer flailing forces up the boards or reverses, a lot more patient D to D or other small area plays in corner or behind the net.

Have to say generally ... All the issues we have complained about, all the line problems or PP problems I've whined about or seen others mention, seems to me like the coaching staff addresses them pretty quickly. I think they're making the absolute most of this lineup.

So yes, we may very well improve, but we dug a pretty deep hole and I'm not yet convinced we're about to finish out the last 55 games at 0.500 to get us to 74 points. Especially not with injuries and possibly trades. Even if we do, we're probably still finishing bottom 3.
 

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