C/LW William Eklund - San Jose Sharks, NHL (2021, 7th, SJS)

[NuxFan09]

He is literally the best playmaker in the entire draft.

Better than Kent Johnson??

 

[OgeeOgelthorpe]

Better than Kent Johnson??

Yes.

 

[bsu]

Better than Kent Johnson??

Yes he's the best in the draft

 

[vildurson]

Yes he's the best in the draft

Johnson has upper hand in skill but he does not have same level of vision/iq(effectiveness of the decision making) as Eklund. Eklund tends to see and choose better/effectiver/safer options than Johnson. Johnson will probably score more than Eklund though.

This projects Eklund as better playmaker than Johnson for me

 

[Hinterland]

Steal for Detroit? Surprised nobody picked him yet.

 

[Kevin Musto]

best player in the draft and he doesn't go top 6

 

[theslatcher]

best player in the draft and he doesn't go top 6

He smol.

 

[Kevin Musto]

San Jose gets the best player in the draft. Congrats Sharks fans.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Nice job San Jose got a hell of a player.

 

[MMC]

Welcome to San Jose

 

[Hinterland]

Steal for the Sharks. Not the typical Wilson pick but he had no choice here and Eklund is gonna help the Sharks big time.

 

[theslatcher]

Sharks? Ugh.

 

[Agent Zuuuub]

So glad for San Jose. The perfect scenario for them. Hope he cracks the roster this year.

 

[DFAC]

He’s who I wanted the Canucks to take. Will be the best player from this draft IMO. SJ got an absolute steal here, congrats

 

[Juxtaposer]

This guy is everything the Sharks so desperately need. Playmaking, shiftiness, work ethic, smarts. I love this pick so much.

 

[PB37]

So when he scores a hat trick, are we calling it an E3?

 

[ShanahanMan]

Can not believe we left Eklund on the board. A team that has virtually no legitimate centers.

 

[Boy Hedican]

Can not believe we left Eklund on the board. A team that has virtually no legitimate centers.

hes a LW

love love love this pick. We got a few nice pieces in the cupboard. Need more for sure, but we’re getting some quality players. Great pick

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Very, very happy he fell to us and then we picked him. This kid and Bordeleau are going to be studs.

 

[hohosaregood]

Steal for the Sharks. Not the typical Wilson pick but he had no choice here and Eklund is gonna help the Sharks big time.

It's not a typical Wilson pick but it's very on brand for DW Jr.

 

[Howe Elbows 9]

As a Swedish Sharks fan, I love this pick.

 

[seroes]

So happy we got Eklund.

 

[Stewie Griffin]

Bourdeleau - Wright - Labanc
Eklund -Bedard - Meier

 

[bsu]

Great pick....

 

[bsu]

Great pick....