In the event that Brind'amour becomes available, he'll have more appealing options than the Sharks. Whoever our next coach is knows going into the job that by the time the Sharks are ready to compete for a playoff spot, he likely won't be the coach anymore, which greatly reduces the field of potential candidates.
They'll fill the position before the draft.
I think fans forget that it's not that attractive to be the HC of the Sharks right now unless we shell out insane amount of money for the HC.
I just want a coach that knows how to develop our young prospects into superstars. Average span of Head Coaching jobs are so short, we'll likely need to replace this coach with a playoffs mastermind once we're a serious contender. Only then, the likes of Brind'amour would be attracted to come here.