Draft Lottery - May 7th @ 6:30 ET, ESPN (upd: #1 SJS, #2 CHI, #3 ANA)

[gach]

SJ - Celebrini
CHI - Demidov
ANA - Levshunov
CLB - Lindstrom
CGY (from MTL) - Silayev.... MTL gets 9th and Honzek
UTA - Buium
OTT - Parekh
SEA - Dickinson
MTL - Iginla
NJ - Eiserman
BUF - Catton
PHI - Yakemchuk
MIN - Helenius
SJ - Connelly

Do you really think if Calgary picks where you have them they past by Iginla?

 

[Ducati Boy]

I wasn’t following the lottery but I will say that if anyone won it, its because it was rigged.

 

[PizzaAndPucks]

Sharks needed that pick the most. Celebrini will look good in Teal. I'm happy for the Sharks fanbase , seeing them struggle with a half empty building just felt so odd. This will help their rebuild tremendously.

 

[Fig]

possibly, but they lack a blue chip prospect Dman

With a base of Weegar, Andersson and Kylington, we can afford not to make stupid trades like that. Especially since our scouts have done a great job hitting long term dman picks in the second and third rounds plus Miromanov, Pachal and Hanley do a decent job rounding out that d corps.

It's below league average, but passable for what we're doing in the next two seasons. It's not a completely brutal d corpse or anything like that.

Would rather draft BPA than toss Honzek into a trade to move up. Heck. If giving up on Honzek, I'd rather add another asset or two and see if we could get into the mid/late first. But IMO in a few years we will be happy we held onto Honzek, just like we were happy with Zary this year.

 

[Raistlin]

We do

as much as Vancouver would love to have a Canadian core member from right here, Celebrini to SJ is something that most fans should be excited about. that is a huge market that needs their next Thronton/Marleau. Vancouver should just focus their effort to sign Bedard when the time comes

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Sharks tanking worked! A job well done San Jose.

 

[WeDislikeEich]

Congrats San Jose fans! It’s always nice to see a team get a 1st overall pick for the very first time.

Looks like a pretty good year to have a #1OA too! I remember how excited I was as a Sabres fan the first time they won it (this century). It was Dahlin’s draft year. I think I watched every highlight I could find

 

[1specter]

Good outcome, happy to see SJ get first overall

 

[Fenway]

The actual lottery

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

Congrats, well deserved

 

[nbwingsfan]

Good for SJ.
Poor Celebrini is going to have a tough start to his career though. That team is a long ways away from being competitive

 

[ACLEVERNAME]

The actual lottery

This looks like a bad kidnapping video.

Edit: Black nail polish on the 'help'. Gary's got interesting tastes

 

[Ezekial]

So do we think Celebrini is a better prospect than Bedard was?

Probably not but he could certainly become a better player. Crazier things have happened.

 

[Drumman44]

Actually insane.

I mean the California teams have been good teams generally in recent memory. Hard to win the lottery when you’re perennial playoff contenders.
Playoff hockey in the 2010’s against the Kings and the Ducks are my favorite playoff memories

 

[sjsharks92]

Truly one of the best days in franchise history. Probably says more about our lack of success than anything else; but still a wonderful day. The fact Cellebrini has Bay Area ties makes this all the more special

 

[JoeSakic13]

Glad SJ won this one. They are in desperate need of someone to be excited about in that lineup.

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Sharks gonna be sick up front with Celebrini, Will Smith, Bystedt, Edstrom, Halttunen, Musty, Eklund, Graf and Bordeleau.

Development is needed, it wouldn’t be a surprise to see Celebrini back with Boston U next season and Will Smith back with Boston C along with most of the players mentioned above in AHL, CHL or SHL.

 

[StreetHawk]

Good for SJ.
Poor Celebrini is going to have a tough start to his career though. That team is a long ways away from being competitive

Yeah they are at the start of their rebuild. Though they have missed the PO in the 2020’s. But they were trying to win but failing with an aging group. Like Bedard I don’t foresee him in the PO during his elc years.

 

[DitchMarner]

Well, I'm glad SJ ended up with the first overall pick. After the brutal season that team had, it definitely needs a lot of help. Teams shouldn't have to suffer through too many seasons like that before having hope of turning things around.

 

[Devonator]

Truly happy for the Sharks...great fans and franchise.....this is great obviously, along with your other prospects, for your rebuild.

 

[StreetHawk]

Well, I'm glad SJ ended up with the first overall pick. After the brutal season that team had, it definitely needs a lot of help. Teams shouldn't have to suffer through too many seasons like that before having hope of turning things around.

End of the day Doug Wilson thought SJ was some sort of fountain of youth inking so many guys into their late30’s.
Going to take time to turn it around.

 

[McShogun99]

Its a process... Sharks are coming into their 5th year of being top 10 pick

2023 4th
2022 11th (traded down)
2021 7th
2020 3rd(lost pick in trade)

2024- top 3 pick, this will be their 5th year of rebuild.

And i wouldnt call the sharks particularly close to being done in their rebuild, your basically 1 year behind us... and im not sure they are that close to being done, id say they have 2 more years in the top 5.


Eventually it came true!

It only took lucking out with Draisaitl and Mcdavid. It could have been Bennett and Hanafin.

 

[JimmyApples]

Congrats Sharks fans, Macklin and Will Smith is a hell of a centre duo to look forward to

 

[Bcap88]

So does San Jose getting #1 count as a lottery win against their limit? Or no because they didn’t gain a spot technically

what about the hawks ?

 

[Drumman44]

So does San Jose getting #1 count as a lottery win against their limit? Or no because they didn’t gain a spot technically

what about the hawks ?

No and no. Neither improved their drafting position