2025 NHL Draft: Lose a ton for Porter Martone

[Star Platinum]

Magic number is 23. 13 games left for CHI and SJS, AKA 26 games total to get us to 23 points.

12 Sharks losses or CHI wins does it... but honestly, that's still a little scary given how bad Chicago is. We'll likely clinch it but it might not be until the last few games.

I have faith (or is it total lack of faith?) in us

 

[vortexx]

We'll likely clinch it but it might not be until the last few games.

Yep I think it goes down to the wire, especially if Celebrini has a late surge for the Calder but if we see performances like tonight from him down the stretch we got this in the bag. I'm hoping Knight can steal a game here and there for the Blackhawks and maybe Bedard is heating up? 2 goals in his last 2 games...
Luckily we have the tiebreaker in the bag in case we do end up in a tie in points.

 

[Friday]

Sharks go 3-9 in their last 12 and Hawks go 0-12 and SJ gets last with best odds? Means if Chicago goes 2-10, SJ can go 5-7 annnd still win this haha. That’s pretty comfy tbh

 

[Boy Hedican]

we all know Gergor is gonna get 6 hat tricks to end the season and we go on to win every game

 

[STL Shark]

Yeah, I would happily pass on a trip to Las Vegas, but I'm also the wierdo who hates having to go to Hawaii for work (long flights, hot, awful traffic, awful food, and no time or energy to actually do anything that might be fun because of work).

Actually, that list of reasons might apply to Vegas too.

Do you not have taste buds? Food in Hawaii is fantastic if you don't eat like a 3rd grader...

 

[Cas]

Do you not have taste buds? Food in Hawaii is fantastic if you don't eat like a 3rd grader...

Because of work requirements, I wind up spending a lot of time either in deep tourist areas in Honolulu or culinary dead zones (and I mean dead, like "you can eat at Subway or starve" dead), or everything nearby is closed. Yes, some of this is specific to me and not applicable to most other people, but at this point I'd be happy never to have to go to Oahu again.

I have found some excellent Mexican, Chinese, and Peruvian restaurants there, but I find it really hard to eat well or in quality, and many of the options available are garbage. I get back home and I am literally craving a salad.

 

[Grinner]

Do you not have taste buds? Food in Hawaii is fantastic if you don't eat like a 3rd grader...

 

[fasterthanlight]

It's been said a million times, but, it's /so/ lucky we got Celebrini. No slight to them, but, I can't believe we had a 75% chance of levshunov or Lindstrom instead

 

[Skeksis25]

Speaking of luck, how are we feeling about how the Pittsburgh pick from the Karlsson trade turned out for us? I know some of us were hoping Pittsburgh would finish bottom 10 last year, so we could get their unprotected first from this year, which looks like its going to be in the 5-8 range. Could be someone like baby Eklund in the pick which would have been fun.

Highly doubt anyone would want to trade Dickinson for that pick now though.

 

[spintops]

Speaking of luck, how are we feeling about how the Pittsburgh pick from the Karlsson trade turned out for us? I know some of us were hoping Pittsburgh would finish bottom 10 last year, so we could get their unprotected first from this year, which looks like its going to be in the 5-8 range. Could be someone like baby Eklund in the pick which would have been fun.

Highly doubt anyone would want to trade Dickinson for that pick now though.

Until Pittsburgh wins the lottery

 

[sampler]

Speaking of luck, how are we feeling about how the Pittsburgh pick from the Karlsson trade turned out for us? I know some of us were hoping Pittsburgh would finish bottom 10 last year, so we could get their unprotected first from this year, which looks like its going to be in the 5-8 range. Could be someone like baby Eklund in the pick which would have been fun.

Highly doubt anyone would want to trade Dickinson for that pick now though.

The Dick pick is a great one. last camp, he didn't look very ready, but I wonder if he's ready now.

He is absolutely dominant in jrs, so its obviously time to see what hes got at the pro level...

I think Id rather have dick than anyone this year in the 5-8 range. Hell, I might prefer dick over anyone not named Schaefer.

The EK65 deal looks pretty awesome now. Basically, Dickinson and a Dallas 1st and got rid of 10M in cap hit next year and the year after. Of course, I was hoping that cap space would be highly valuable for adding UFAs for a PO push, but that appears highly unlikely, at least for next year. Perhaps that savings will be helpful in '26-'27. I suppose the trade also helped the sharks be the worst team in the league the last two seasons, which helps to get celly and Schaefer/misa/Martone.Hagens.

Either way, two firsts including Dick is a pretty nice deal, not to mention I have enjoyed watching granny and I think his presence was great for the kids.

Sucks for Pitt though . Bonehead trade from their end...