2026 NHL Draft: We won #2! Reid or Stenberg for the win; taking Verhoeff is a drafting sin!

[Surfer Dude]

To be honest, I do not know your farm team well enough to discuss it, I was just getting to it......but, I am open to all this, and it is just discussion between friends (everyone). I just see San Jose, really coming into their own, and competing soon. Like I say, Hronek and a top end Dman, take you guys along way. I truely hope so. I could watch Celibrini all day, every day......reminds me so much as a young Sid Crosby......and he does it all with a smile on his face! LOL

FWIW, i'd do it for this year's 20OA instead of next year or even switch in Eklund who could score more if he finishes the chances he generates so i am more inclined to keep him.

It's not just Hronek NMC tho but I am not even sure the Nucks need to do this move unless they want to 20OA to increase their chance of getting the Rucks twins or someone else they like since 3OA is pretty spot considering. I honestly think next year's pick won't be that much different with this year's 20OA with a defense including Hronek considering Sharks were kinda borderline PO already.

As a sidenote, the former Nuck GM liked Bystedt a lot in draft. If you guys go with Eklund is a Swede and you will still likely end up with Stenberg to form a Swede line with EliasP as center and Bystedt this year for 3C since he's is ready for bigger role imo. Having more Swedes could help your Elias. But for both Eklund and Bystedt in the deal, I'd want MPetterson included. I am kinda inclined to do this bec i also like watching the your team and think this could really help you guys in rebuild and improve value for Elias. The Rucks twins with the 20OA with Rossi could be a good 2nd line one day. And Bystedt with Ohgren on 3C one day. Your top 9 could be very solid in a year or so. I would love to see your team with the Rucks twins and Swedes under Sedin.

TBH, even just a 2OA and 3OA + MPetterson would make me consider the deal also and he's way more likely to waive than Hronek since he left the Pens to try to win instead of rebuild.

 

[weastern bias]

Looking at the players you have........I am envyous!

I would probably do a

Vancouver's 3 OA and Hronek
for
San Jose 2 OA, 20th OA and Musty

This is far more agreeable

 

[Canuck Fan]

FWIW, i'd do it for this year's 20OA instead of next year or even switch in Eklund who could score more if he finishes the chances he generates so i am more inclined to keep him.

It's not just Hronek NMC tho but I am not even sure the Nucks need to do this move unless they want to 20OA to increase their chance of getting the Rucks twins or someone else they like since 3OA is pretty spot considering. I honestly think next year's pick won't be that much different with this year's 20OA with a defense including Hronek considering Sharks were kinda borderline PO already.

As a sidenote, the former Nuck GM liked Bystedt a lot in draft. If you guys go with Eklund is a Swede and you will still likely end up with Stenberg to form a Swede line with EliasP as center and Bystedt this year for 3C since he's is ready for bigger role imo. Having more Swedes could help your Elias. But for both Eklund and Bystedt in the deal, I'd want MPetterson included. I am kinda inclined to do this bec i also like watching the your team and think this could really help you guys in rebuild and improve value for Elias. The Rucks twins with the 20OA with Rossi could be a good 2nd line one day.

TBH, even just a 2OA and 3OA + MPetterson would make me consider the deal also and he's way more likely to waive than Hronek since he left the Pens to try to win instead of rebuild.

I guess first off, I am not into the Rucks in and way..........I wish them lots of Ruck! Seriously, no thanks

I am actually warming up to the swap, 20th OA and Musty

The 20th is something, I really want, as I want to move it up a little, if possible, but I want to hear if is viable from the crowd.........I will forever think this is a good deal for both teams....It also ensures we get a top 5 pick next year, so we can get a first line center..........that is the hope!

 

[spintops]

Knights in 7

It's rough being that wrong, again.

 

[Surfer Dude]

I guess first off, I am not into the Rucks in and way..........I wish them lots of Ruck! Seriously, no thanks

I am actually warming up to the swap, 20th OA and Musty

The 20th is something, I really want, as I want to move it up a little, if possible, but I want to hear if is viable from the crowd.........I will forever think this is a good deal for both teams....It also ensures we get a top 5 pick next year, so we can get a first line center..........that is the hope!

the Rucks with late first isnt bad imo but i get it altho as a fan, i'd buy that tix all to see it and management cares about selling tix lol. There are a lot of good potential NHL guys at 20 this year even if not Ruck imo. I'd take Malholtra for the culture and 1C potential with your pick and I am not sure you need to move up to 2OA for that.

i don't think Hronek waives his NMC now so it'd probably be more plausible to do a deal around 2OA = 3OA + MP.

I really think MP wants to go to a winning team instead of stay in rebuild or else he'd just stay with Pens earlier. If you guys keep losing next year for top 5 especially, Hronek might get sick of it and a deal may be more likely in TDL or next summer.

 

[themelkman]

My favorite thing about the Hartford Oompa Loompas getting the cup is not that they won at all but showed the smurf blueprint can be a pathway to the single most dominant postseason run since the ‘88 Oilers.

The discourse around here had flipped me to Reid, but honestly I’m back on Stenberg. Let’s go full turbo smurf.

I have been preaching that we need to be the hurricanes for years, but I am actually getting more sold on Reid the more I see of him. Knowing the context of the OHLs scoring this year does make his production look a lot better.

 

[Star Platinum]

Hello Shark fans, I am a Canuck fan, and as such, have followed the Sharks build their team. The Sharks are my second favorite team, and I feel you guys are very close to being a top 10 team, maybe even top 5 team for the next 10 years. I am envious to say the least.

I have a proposition (Trade proposal) for you guys, that you might like????I would like your imput on this.

Vancouver trades 2026 - 3 OA pick, and Filip Hronek
to
San Jose trades 2026 - 2* OA pick, 2026 - 20th OA, and 2027 - 1st (Top 10 protected)

*Vancouver agrees to take Ivar Stenberg or Gaven Mckenna, whoever is available at #2. I tried to make this trade fair, in the light that, I feel San Jose, get the best of both worlds in a immediate transfusion in Hronek, and the best Dman of choice.

The reason the 2027 -1st is addd, is that San Jose needs to put something additional in the trade of value, and I honestly think that the addition of Hronek, makes San Jose a contender or a team moving up and into Cup contention. IMO, you get the best of both worlds. So do the Canucks.

As I say, I am a secondary Sharks fan, and I would be estatic to make that deal, especially as, I think the Sharks take a DMan, anyways

As this is my first ever post, I may have put this in the wrong forum, and I apologize if I did, but feel this is more about the draft than anything, which is why I put it here.

You were doing fine and then you had to get greedy at the end

 

[Star Platinum]

I'm glad you like him, keep the good player then

I'm not trading 2 1sts plus a trade down in the top 5 for a 29 year old when our team is coming off a bottom third of the league finish and is built around a 20 year old

You should be shopping him to contenders if you want to move him so badly

But contenders don't have those juicy high future first round picks to try and steal!

 

[Star Platinum]

Looking at the players you have........I am envyous!

I would probably do a

Vancouver's 3 OA and Hronek
for
San Jose 2 OA, 20th OA and Musty

That is a fair deal. Painful enough to the Sharks to not be just ripping you off, but also helps the Sharks solve a problem.

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

I have been preaching that we need to be the hurricanes for years, but I am actually getting more sold on Reid the more I see of him. Knowing the context of the OHLs scoring this year does make his production look a lot better.

Let's say we get Spence. Who do we go after next in order to become the Canes?

 

[Star Platinum]

Let's say we get Spence. Who do we go after next in order to become the Canes?

Aho, because then we can be both the Canes and the 2010 Sharks at the same time

 

[Dwagz]

Looking at the players you have........I am envyous!

I would probably do a

Vancouver's 3 OA and Hronek
for
San Jose 2 OA, 20th OA and Musty

Too much of a discount to move up as a "throw-in". Add our 2nd in 2027 (future offer sheet flexibility) or #41

 

[sampler]

Let's say we get Spence. Who do we go after next in order to become the Canes?

Brindamour. This is what Jacques Lamiere level coaching looks like.

 

[The Nemesis]

Aho, because then we can be both the Canes and the 2010 Sharks at the same time

But the twist is that Grier goes to unveil the acquisition of Sebastian Aho, only to find out that Joe Will accidentally traded for the other one that's in the Penguins system because he got confused and remembered the separate edicts to a) get Aho and b) shore up the blueline as one single order to shore up the blueline with the d-man Aho.

 

[sampler]

Walking out of the first round with Reid and Hronek without touching the NHL roster would be amazing. I think Hronek value is too high for that move, but I would bite instantly. Hronek is a legit top pair RHD, just what the Sharks need.

Btw, this board highly undervalues Eklund. The trade proposals have him at a late 1st in value. That’s way off. He has a high ceiling and just hasn’t hit it yet. He’s still young and cheap. Worth moving in the right deal, but his value will soon be more like two firsts (one a top 10 pick). Hes far more movable if they draft stenberg, but I don’t think hes some low value throw in.

Buy low, sell high… not the other way around. Raddysh is still buy relatively low even at 10m. (If he had four season like last one under his belt, 10m would be a ridiculous steal). Hronek is a 60 pt 1 RHD in the making. His numbers are lower a bit as he was always behind Hughes, so he too is a rare get.

If a guy like Hronek hits the market, pay up.

 

[weastern bias]

Buy low, sell high… not the other way around. Raddysh is still buy relatively low even at 10m.

Classic "buy low" to throw the bag at the guy who scored 48% of his career points in this one massive outlier contract season

 

[sampler]

Btw, this board underestimates how close the Sharks are to contention. We have the forward pieces to contend already in house. Celebrini is Crosby/mcdavid level. Misa is going to be a 60+ pt stud 2C this coming year. Smith should be good for 70-80 pts if his trajectory continue. I expect Eklund to take a step into the 60-70 pts range. Graf should get 50. Cherny could easily go for 50-60 pts. And that’s not including Weinberg Sherwood or toffoli. Our forwards are very good.

The D is the issue and the fact that the Sharks were in a playoff hunt with klingberg as our #1D is testament it how close we are. Add two legit top 4 or top pair D, and the Sharks are easily a PO team this year, and a contender within 2-3 yeara. The timeline is now IF Grier lands a couple of Hroneks.

I don’t think Grier should continue to be as patient as he has been. We don’t need more mid level prospects. We have 4 virtually NHL ready forward prospects. We have three mid tier NHL ready D (mukh, dick, Pohlkamp) with lsw and cagnoni as so so others.

What we need is top 4 NHL D. Approximately 2-3 of them. Hronek fits like a glove. Drafting Reid fits too. Signing radish fits.

If Grier gets raddysh, Hronek, and Reid this summer, the Sharks will make serious noise and could be an actual cup contender within three years. Raddysh, Hronek, Reid, and Pohlkamp on the right. Duck, mukh, LSW on the left.

Likely will need to acquire one more top 4 LD in time, but those are easier to find.

 

[sampler]

Classic "buy low" to throw the bag at the guy who scored 48% of his career points in this one massive outlier contract season

Yes, if you think that continues. No if you don’t.

But he’d be a lot cheaper than a guy whose done that 5 years in a row.

 

[Bizz]

Btw, this board underestimates how close the Sharks are to contention. We have the forward pieces to contend already in house. Celebrini is Crosby/mcdavid level. Misa is going to be a 60+ pt stud 2C this coming year. Smith should be good for 70-80 pts if his trajectory continue. I expect Eklund to take a step into the 60-70 pts range. Graf should get 50. Cherny could easily go for 50-60 pts. And that’s not including Weinberg Sherwood or toffoli. Our forwards are very good.

The D is the issue and the fact that the Sharks were in a playoff hunt with klingberg as our #1D is testament it how close we are. Add two legit top 4 or top pair D, and the Sharks are easily a PO team this year, and a contender within 2-3 yeara. The timeline is now IF Grier lands a couple of Hroneks.

I don’t think Grier should continue to be as patient as he has been. We don’t need more mid level prospects. We have 4 virtually NHL ready forward prospects. We have three mid tier NHL ready D (mukh, dick, Pohlkamp) with lsw and cagnoni as so so others.

What we need is top 4 NHL D. Approximately 2-3 of them. Hronek fits like a glove. Drafting Reid fits too. Signing radish fits.

If Grier gets raddysh, Hronek, and Reid this summer, the Sharks will make serious noise and could be an actual cup contender within three years. Raddysh, Hronek, Reid, and Pohlkamp on the right. Duck, mukh, LSW on the left.

Likely will need to acquire one more top 4 LD in time, but those are easier to find.

Orlov is still ours for at least this coming season.

 

[weastern bias]

Yes, if you think that continues. No if you don’t.

But he’d be a lot cheaper than a guy whose done that 5 years in a row.

That still isn't what a "buy low" is

Like, at all

 

[Canuck Fan]

Too much of a discount to move up as a "throw-in". Add our 2nd in 2027 (future offer sheet flexibility) or #41

not a chance

 

[sampler]

That still isn't what a "buy low" is

Like, at all

Ok. Fair enough.

Orlov is still ours for at least this coming season.

yeah. I was looking more 2-3 years out. But this coming year, a top 6 of raddysh, Hronek, orlov, mukh, dick, and pohlkmap would be mid tier in the league. Maybe bottom half, but not nearly the dead last garbage of last year. And depending on dick and mukh develop, it could even be respectable.

 

[sampler]

Think about the difference of klingberg —> Hronek. And Leddy —> raddysh.

That alone is worth 8 wins. Then natural forward development is worth another 5 wins. I could see 43-45 wins next year if we landed two legit top 4 RHD.

Then the following year, upward of 50 wins with more development and maturing.

 

[Bizz]

I'm not sold on Raddysh at all. Seems like a product of Kucherov who only got top pair ice time since Hedman was injured most of the year. I wouldn't commit a boatload of dollars on him when players like Spence are available at a much cheaper price. Let Toronto make that mistake.

 

[themelkman]

Let's say we get Spence. Who do we go after next in order to become the Canes?

It might be more who we don't go after. Dont target big guys past their prime, don't sign any massive deals, and look for more opportunities to get young guys with untapped potential.