2025 NHL Draft: Lose a ton for Porter Martone

[gaucholoco3]

Misa and Martone just fought Thornton-Getzlaf style in an OHL game, seriously.

Miss sounds like a great 2C to slot behind Celebrini which would allow Smith to be a high scoring wing or elite scoring 3C.

 

[The Nemesis]

Misa and Martone just fought Thornton-Getzlaf style in an OHL game, seriously.

At least they did it now and not a couple cashback when they were linemates.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Miss sounds like a great 2C to slot behind Celebrini which would allow Smith to be a high scoring wing or elite scoring 3C.

I think he got the better of Martone in the scrap despite the size disadvantage too!

Misa would be a nice fit with Smith, let them rotate center duties.

Really and truly, any of Martone, Misa, and Schaefer would be great fits with the Sharks' current build, and Hagens may simply be the most talented of them all. No wrong choice.

I will say I think Misa has the lowest ceiling of them all, but he has so many NHL qualities that I feel he'll 100% translate to the NHL, similar to Celebrini (in the sense that he plays an incredibly complete and translatable game, not that he has Celebrini's upside).

 

[gaucholoco3]

I think he got the better of Martone in the scrap despite the size disadvantage too!

Misa would be a nice fit with Smith, let them rotate center duties.

Really and truly, any of Martone, Misa, and Schaefer would be great fits with the Sharks' current build, and Hagens may simply be the most talented of them all. No wrong choice.

I will say I think Misa has the lowest ceiling of them all, but he has so many NHL qualities that I feel he'll 100% translate to the NHL, similar to Celebrini (in the sense that he plays an incredibly complete and translatable game, not that he has Celebrini's upside).

What’s nice about Misa being higher floor and lower upside is that the Sharks don’t need him to be a 1C and savior. With Celebrini in that spot Misa would be a better 2C option than Smith.

 

[Juxtaposer]

What’s nice about Misa being higher floor and lower upside is that the Sharks don’t need him to be a 1C and savior. With Celebrini in that spot Misa would be a better 2C option than Smith.

If you believe that Smith is strictly a winger, then my question would be why not take Hagens? I believe in Smith as a center long-term (while acknowledging that he's best developed on the wing right now), so Misa's versatility and fit with Smith is appealing. If you don't think Smith will ever be a center, than Hagens is probably the better choice as he's a pure center (Misa has played an awful lot of wing and isn't necessarily a guaranteed NHL center) and has more offensive upside.

 

[Jargon]

I pray for Schaefer because it obviously fills our biggest need and Schaefer / Dickinson / Muhk (or Cagnoni) down the left side sounds insane but I feel like any of these 4 guys would be huge… if Celebrini and Smith don’t 7-goal-a-game us to the playoffs.

 

[gaucholoco3]

If you believe that Smith is strictly a winger, then my question would be why not take Hagens? I believe in Smith as a center long-term (while acknowledging that he's best developed on the wing right now), so Misa's versatility and fit with Smith is appealing. If you don't think Smith will ever be a center, than Hagens is probably the better choice as he's a pure center (Misa has played an awful lot of wing and isn't necessarily a guaranteed NHL center) and has more offensive upside.

I do think Smith is still a viable C prospect. I have Schaefer #1 but next is Misa due to his complete game and versatility. I would also draft Martone before Hagens. I just think he is too similar to Smith to just drafting above the other 3.

Getting Misa he could be on a line with Smith where they share C duties or you could just have insane depth down the middle and run Celebrini, Miss, Smith, and Bystedt when rolling 4 lines and then shorten the bench moving Smith with Misa.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I do think Smith is still a viable C prospect. I have Schaefer #1 but next is Misa due to his complete game and versatility. I would also draft Martone before Hagens. I just think he is too similar to Smith to just drafting above the other 3.

Getting Misa he could be on a line with Smith where they share C duties or you could just have insane depth down the middle and run Celebrini, Miss, Smith, and Bystedt when rolling 4 lines and then shorten the bench moving Smith with Misa.

Hagens is a complete player too, make no mistake. People just act like he isn't because he's 5'10".

 

[LilLeeroy]

Hagens is a complete player too, make no mistake. People just act like he isn't because he's 5'10".

5'11, leading a PK that is 30-30 too.