Also, I wanna see graf back in the NHL. Last year, straight from college, he was not ready. But, hes a year older, has shown he can play well against men, and has earned a real look.
Going into this coming summer, which is a HUGE one for the sharks, they need to know what they have in the minors. They need to see if Graf can become a regular top 9F. They need to see if bordy, gush, or cardwell can be NHLers. They need to know if Bystedt and cagnoni can play against the big boys.
We know Askarov appears ready, but the rest of the cuda remain a bit opaque.
Going into next year, the sharks have only 8 NHL forwards signed. Kovy and zetterlund, if extended, would make 10. Obviously they could end up resigning kunin, kostin, granlund or others, but most likely not at this point.
that means they need at least 4 more forwards. No doubt kids will be at least 2 of those spots, so it would be nice to be able to somewhat pencil them in based on a 20-30 game NHL preview, or to know they arent pencil in-able and that you have to shop around more.