Prospect Info: Sharks Select William Eklund at 7th Overall *Update* returned to Djurgarden

[tahoesharksfan]

I’m total unprepared for our front office to do something so positive. Someone please tell me how I’m supposed to feel…

 

[Munnyro]

I think the Sharks are best-served letting Eklund play another year in Sweden. We aren’t competing next season anyway, let Eklund, Bordeleau, and Weisblatt break in in 2022.

DW would like a word sir!

 

[DrFeelgood]

This feeling of being happy about our draft pick is... weird

 

[one2gamble]

I'm excited

 

[NiWa]

I think the Sharks are best-served letting Eklund play another year in Sweden. We aren’t competing next season anyway, let Eklund, Bordeleau, and Weisblatt break in in 2022.

Agreed. We also don't want to start the clock on his ELC yet. With the cap space challenges we are going to have, better to let him mature another season.

 

[hohosaregood]

another scouting report to hype yall up

Scouting William Eklund

 

[matt trick]

Have to say, finding a good third line C who can insulate Eklund and Wiesblatt would be great.

 

[tealzamboni]

I’m total unprepared for our front office to do something so positive. Someone please tell me how I’m supposed to feel…

To bring you down, Eklund is the best pick for their system - meaning the system now has no reason to change. Dump - high - pass - point shot - tip? You betcha. A checking line that can't check? Say no more. A statistically great defense that somehow can't defend the slot? Praise Wilson.

 

[Desert Eagle]

One more nice note about Eklund: he had just 2 penalty minutes in 40 games with 15:29 ATOI

 

[one2gamble]

I'm still shocked they took the consensus

 

[magic school bus]

DW would like a word sir!

LOL DW seemed pretty interested in getting him to play this year. Sounds like the scouts said he's ready and got him riled up.

 

[sharski]

Suspension incoming

 

[tahoesharksfan]

To bring you down, Eklund is the best pick for their system - meaning the system now has no reason to change. Dump - high - pass - point shot - tip? You betcha. A checking line that can't check? Say no more. A statistically great defense that somehow can't defend the slot? Praise Wilson.

Oh sure, ruin my 5 minutes of joy...

 

[LadyStanley]

Smiles

 

[LadyStanley]

DWjr on Sharks IG story (with Burke). Talking how they are trying to get another pick

 

[DG93]

Excellent pick, crushed it. One of the building blocks of the future hopefully!

 

[OffSydes]

Smiles

No Airpods? Need to get him with Ferraro ASAP

 

[STL Shark]

Have to say, finding a good third line C who can insulate Eklund and Wiesblatt would be great.

Bordeleau, Thomas - he says hello.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

Bordeleau is a solid prospect, but ideally, he's someone who is 3-5 on your depth chart. Eklund is someone you are happy to have as your #1...

For the record, we have to wait for the results. By all accounts, this was an incredibly obvious pick, so it is hard to credit the scouting staff too much...it takes nothing special to not trip over yourself.

If this team has taught us anything, it’s that there is no “obvious” first round pick. I was sweating it right up until the announcement, lol.

 

[Tkachuk4MVP]

I think the Sharks are best-served letting Eklund play another year in Sweden. We aren’t competing next season anyway, let Eklund, Bordeleau, and Weisblatt break in in 2022.

One more tank year, then we get after it in 2022.

 

[ChompChomp]

Hell yeah!

 

[LadyStanley]

DW, DWjr, et al make call to Eklund.

(five scouts in Sweden planning lunch with him)

 

[Juxtaposer]

One more tank year, then we get after it in 2022.

Yup, that would be my plan.

Eklund-Hertl-Bordeleau
Weisblatt-Wright-Meier

That’s a legit top-6 if everyone pans out. I do worry about our defense, though.

 

[TheWayToRefJose]

Bordeleau, Weisblatt, Guschin, and now Eklund seems like that could exponentially speed up the reset, especially if we get Wright/Bedard next year.

 

[hohosaregood]

Bordeleau, Weisblatt, Guschin, and now Eklund seems like that could exponentially speed up the reset, especially if we get Wright/Bedard next year.

20 & 21 drafts could potentially be franchise changing drafts