Confirmed Trade: [OTT/SJS] Fabian Zetterlund, Tristen Robins, and 4th round pick for Zack Ostapchuk, Noah Gregor, 2025 2nd round pick

[Barsky]

not sure about that one

Fast, he meant to say fast

 

[bossram]

This is sneakily one of the best trades at this deadline. Ottawa with a big W. Zetterlund is a dog and instantly upgrades their top-six. And he's young.

Don't get this at all for SJ.

 

[Vergil]

not sure about that one

San Jose must have missed him lmao.

 

[SJFanQC]

Zetterlund's value being a 2nd and Ostapchuk is surprising to me. I thought Grier could've gotten more but I guess Zetterlund didn't want to commit long term. Oh well, the Walman trade softens the blow.

 

[Karl Eriksson]

What a complex way for the sharks to get Gregor

 

[The Expert]

what's the deal with Ostapchuk? GM MG probably likes him because he's 6'3", but what else does he bring?

Decent size, good on the forecheck, willing and able fighter. Easy player to root for, but needs to show more offensively.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Makes no sense

 

[Kahvi]

wtf Sharks did this trade

 

[zombie kopitar]

As a Sharks fan, f***in hate it

 

[SEALBound]

Yeah, I have no idea why SJS do this.

 

[mianjo]

delete

 

[Timo Time]

Grier has done a ton of good, but this; this is actually just f***ing awful

 

[themelkman]

If you want skilled players under 6ft, I would start calling Grier because he will give you some great deals

 

[Senscore]

Really like this move. Should fit in to the system quite well.

 

[SensFactor]

Ostapchuk is young, only 21. He's a solid 3rd liner with tons of grit. Gregor has speed and kill penalties, It's a good depth piece. 2nd rounder in 2025 has value.

Sens got a pending RFA 50pt guy that can score 5on5 + a 4th rounder. Robbins is an AHLer throw in.

 

[SpezDispenser]

not sure about that one

It's probably not optimum for SJ, just meant it's not as bad as a 1 for 1.

EDIT: I missed the bold on Gregor. I liked him personally, but he's a fast 4th liner, nothing to write home about.

 

[coooldude]

Sharks fans: "we don't like it."

Only way this is a good move, and I don't know that I believe this at all, is that early contract talks with Zetterlund were not to Grier's liking. But after cooking until this point, this feels like overcooking.

 

[zenator]

Interesting, I quite liked Robins at the draft. Haven’t followed him since.

From looking at Robins' hockeydb page, I'd say future British Hockey League star.

 

[Brent Burns]

Grier tinkering with future cap space, they must be targeting a future FA otherwise none of these trades make sense right now

 

[ATdaisuki]

I saw Zetterlund and was pumped! The price hurts a bit because I'm one of the few that actually likes Gregor while also being a big fan of Ostapchuk, but I think Zetterlund will help give us the shot in the arm offensively we really need. Happy to have him!

 

[KevinRedkey]

Ostapchuk is young, only 21. He's a solid 3rd liner with tons of grit. Gregor has speed and kill penalties, It's a good depth piece. 2nd rounder in 2025 has value.

Sens got a pending RFA 50pt guy that can score 5on5 + a 4th rounder. Robbins is an AHLer throw in.

Ostapchuk has potential to be a 3rd liner. He is nowhere near that this season though. He's a call up on the Sens.

 

[Ozakar]

Ostapchuk is a good player, not as skilled as Zetterlund, but a high energy and gritty player. He's been in and out of the lineup in Ottawa but will probably be a constant fixture in San Jose and will be all the better for it.

I doubt he is as high energy and gritty as Zetterlund though? This is a horrible trade for the Sharks.

 

[Patty Ice]

Interesting, I quite liked Robins at the draft. Haven’t followed him since.

Good character guy but he's strictly an AHL guy. He's not skilled enough to be be effective in the NHL at his size. W trade for Ottawa though.

Grier giveth, Grier taketh away. I don't understand the logic here other than Ostapchuk is big boi.

I'm pretty sure if Grier could clone a young version of himself, he'd fill the roster with himself.

 

[Hale The Villain]

I don't know if Ostapchuk will end up being more than a 4th liner, but he could end up being an excellent 4th line center that brings size, speed, physicality and defensive awareness.

 

[Jargon]

Sharks fans, as a group, hate it. Im usually a big fan of what Grier has been doing but this trade is terrible unless they somehow see Ostapchuk as our future 3C (but it doesn’t sound like he’s gotten anywhere close to that yet).