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

[Grinner]

Oh I know, I'm just not interested in Knies. Sharks have plenty of forwards right now.

Yeah, but how many true F1's
A Knies- Celebrini- Smith top line would be unreal
Not to mention xxx- Misa- Chernyshov 2nd line

 

[gaucholoco3]

Mike Grier just pulled off a masterclass where we get to pick Stenberg and one of the lottery dmen without a consensus 'guy'; which has front offices and fanbases alike melting down. Yet some of you still want to draft Reid over Stenberg?

Why not Reid and D at 9. Imagine walking away from this draft with Reid and Verhoeff. Which could be possible according to the ESPN mock.

If it’s Reid they like, why is he turning down the trade offers coming in from the teams 3-5 that according to insiders are all trying to trade up to 2 to take Stenberg now?

Like Hodge said you could get pretty good odds now if you are so confident that is the pick, and they will only probably be going up heading into tomorrow.

I think the reason Grier doesn’t want to trade down to 4 anymore is the smoke that Vancouver won’t take Malhotra and will take Reid.

 

[Lebanezer]

Yeah, but how many true F1's
A Knies- Celebrini- Smith top line would be unreal
Not to mention xxx- Misa- Chernyshov 2nd line

It wouldn't be a bad thing, but there are a lot of moving parts, and the Sharks aren't 1W away from contention. They need to build up the defensive pipeline, and if you trade #9 for him, then it changes the priorities on what to do with #2. If they did trade #9 for him I wouldn't be upset though, it just adds to the challenge of obtaining defensemen.

 

[themelkman]

Why not Reid and D at 9. Imagine walking away from this draft with Reid and Verhoeff. Which could be possible according to the ESPN mock.

I think the reason Grier doesn’t want to trade down to 4 anymore is the smoke that Vancouver won’t take Malhotra and will take Reid.

If we take Reid 2, none of the top D get to 9 imo. Chase Reid going 4 or 5 buys us time

 

[Grinner]

It wouldn't be a bad thing, but there are a lot of moving parts, and the Sharks aren't 1W away from contention. They need to build up the defensive pipeline, and if you trade #9 for him, then it changes the priorities on what to do with #2. If they did trade #9 for him I wouldn't be upset though, it just adds to the challenge of obtaining defensemen.

Does it?
A 2nd line of Stenberg-Misa- Chernyshov

 

[Star Platinum]

Leafs fans are probably like: "What would SJ need to add to #2 to get Knies?"

Unfortunately, I have zero doubt that they have fans thinking exactly that.

 

[Grinner]

Unfortunately, I have zero doubt that they have fans thinking exactly that.

Misa, the 2ndoa + for Knies & Rielly
Its all there (Leafs board) in black&white

 

[Patty Ice]

They certainly can be delusional

Can be?

Just the other day a few were convinced they were getting the 9 OA for Reilly.

 

[STL Shark]

Nothing on the leafs to even build a package on. If they somehow acquire a top pair D then sure.

Knies is someone I would trade 9 for, not 2.

If you're just going to draft Stenberg at 2, I don't see why you wouldn't trade it for Knies. He's a bigger and better version of what Stenberg might be.

 

[Star Platinum]

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No Toronto, Knies isn't worth #2. Go away.

The Leafs have instantly become the most annoying fanbase and team ever since winning the lottery.

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[Grinner]

Can be?

Just the other day a few were convinced they were getting the 9 OA for Reilly.

I know. I tend to swing over there to get a good laugh

 

[wishman]

Stenberg looks smaller that Bjorck here!

 

[STL Shark]

If we take Reid 2, none of the top D get to 9 imo. Chase Reid going 4 or 5 buys us time

Not really. If we go Reid at 2, it falls out this way:

TOR - McKenna
SJ - Reid
VAN - Stenberg
BUF - Malhotra
NYR - Carels
CGY - Bjorck
SEA - Verhoeff/Rudolph/Smits
WPG - Verhoeff/Rudolph/Smits
SJ - Whoever is left of the 3 above.

I think Vancouver would love Stenberg to not have to pull the trigger on Malhotra and that awkwardness with Coach Dad. They could be another trade partner that is mutually beneficial to not have dad pass on son if there is a more consensus pick available there.

 

[Star Platinum]

If we take Reid 2, none of the top D get to 9 imo. Chase Reid going 4 or 5 buys us time

Depends on how you define "top", but as long as Bjorck goes somewhere in the top 8, there will be a defenseman at 9 just based on simple math. And if not, I have zero issue taking Bjorck at 9.

What I am really hoping for is some team to overrate Tynan Lawrence because center.

 

[hockeywiz542]

 

[gaucholoco3]

If we take Reid 2, none of the top D get to 9 imo. Chase Reid going 4 or 5 buys us time

Why? There seem to be 4 FWs that are locks to go before 9. At that point it just takes one team to pick Rudolph or Cullen before the other 4 D. Or just trade up to grab Verhoeff.

If the Sharks walked away with Reid and Verhoeff they could trade away the whole rest of their draft for all I care.

 

[Cowboy Bill Flett]

Why? There seem to be 4 FWs that are locks to go before 9. At that point it just takes one team to pick Rudolph or Cullen before the other 4 D. Or just trade up to grab Verhoeff.

If the Sharks walked away with Reid and Verhoeff they could trade away the whole rest of their draft for all I care.

"Stenberg on potentially going to #SJSharks at No. 2: "I would be happy to go there, for sure. [They] have something good going on. It would be a dream." On playing with Celebrini: "That would be pretty fun. He's one of the best in the world," Peng wrote on X.

https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/sharks-zero-ivar-stenberg-ahead-171921814.html

 

[Grinner]

We have 3 ourselves
2 in the top 10
Stl ought to be targeting Van

 

[Jargon]

We have 3 ourselves
2 in the top 10
Stl ought to be targeting Van

Yeah it starts with Broberg.

 

[landshark]

Well there it is…

"talked to a couple people in San Jose."

 

[67 others]

Can be?

Just the other day a few were convinced they were getting the 9 OA for Reilly.

Watching them in the trade section touting his years old 70+ points seasons and how he just needs a change of scenery contrasts so hilariously with how they shit all over how bad and washed he is in the leafs sections

In public "he's an elite defenseman. Send me 2x 1st rounders"

In their section "we gotta find a way to dump this boat anchor without retaining too much"

 

[67 others]

Well there it is…

If they want to move up they can send us 3OA + Willander lol

 

[weastern bias]

If you're just going to draft Stenberg at 2, I don't see why you wouldn't trade it for Knies. He's a bigger and better version of what Stenberg might be.

Knies and Stenberg are very different players

Stenberg has the much higher potential ceiling, but Knies provides an element of physicality and intimidation that Stenberg will never offer

I wouldn't sacrifice #2 for Knies, he doesn't have the kind of ceiling that the players we can get at that spot hope to have, but I would add significantly to #9 to bring him in

 

[landshark]

From Sheng he figured out the other two mystery dinner dates! Edit: wait maybe not this could just be regular interviews, my bad.

“Speaking of the Combine, SJHN was able to confirm on Thursday that the San Jose Sharks interviewed Oliver Suvanto and Ilia Morozov there.

Meanwhile, Nikita Klepov, who was not at the Combine, said that he had spoken with the Sharks a couple times, including at the Gold Star camp in Florida last week. The Gold Star camp, agent Dan Milstein’s brainchild, is a pre-Draft showcase mostly for Russian prospects.”

Stenberg, Rudolph Would Be Excited To Join Sharks (+)

BUFFALO — The San Jose Sharks have three first-round picks today…we’ll see if that’s the case tomorrow. But as of Thursday morning, the Sharks have the No. 2, 9, and 27 picks in the 2026 Draft. Ivar Stenberg appears to be headed to San Jose at No. 2, despite GM Mike Grier’s parrying. “Everything...

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Is that how Cherny got sunburned last year before the actual combine?

 

[Surfer Dude]

Is that how Cherny got sunburned last year before the actual combine?

check klepov for sunburn