Confirmed with Link: Sharks trade Eklund, Halttunen and Svoboda to Ottawa for 9th overall.

[Juxtaposer]

At least it wasn’t for Simon Nemec.

 

[weastern bias]

Sharks twitter, like all twitter, is a cesspool of idiocracy.

 

[Grave]

We aren't drafting stenberg at 2.
We're drafting mckenna at 2

hope so just to see the leafs meltdown

 

[Anomie2029]

I understand the logic of the trade, but I do think it overvalued the number 9 pick to be honest.

 

[STL Shark]

I bet he's open to it but I also bet he's fine taking Stenberg now.

My feelings as well. I just feel like the offers coming in got a lot better because there is a more viable threat that Grier just takes him. I could see angling for a D and Belchetz or something if Grier feels like he needs more size. Lots of options available though and a prudent move that DW never would’ve made.

 

[Juxtaposer]

I understand the logic of the trade, but I do think it overvalued the number 9 pick to be honest.

What seems obvious to me is that Grier thinks someone will be available at 9 that he and the scouting staff values much more than the 9th overall pick in a vacuum. My guess is Verhoeff.

 

[Anomie2029]

hope so just to see the leafs meltdown

Personally, I'd take Stenberg over McKenna - but I'm an idiot.

 

[Cas]

Wasn’t he on 1st pk

No, that was Wennberg/Graf.

Eklund only got 33+ minutes on the penalty kill this season, sixth on the team.

 

[Sparkleton]

I think you nailed it, you look at the big picture we lucked into a situation where we could upgrade a player, even if it's one that I really like, and still get roughly the same pick you were originally expecting. It's really nice work from Grier in my opinion.

Going to miss Eklund, but at least he gets to go play with a friend

i’m happy for Eklund. He always seemed like a black sheep and trade bait for us - with that bridge contract it seemed inevitable. Now he gets to go back to playing with his best friend which should soften the blow. I think he has a really good year.

Just my opinion but I had this belief Eklund was pretty pissed off with how this team treated him. Buried him in the AHL longer than necessary to extend the ELC. I think he thought he was above it. Now we’re in a situation where our future core of Mack, Misa, Smith, Dick, and Igor are all the same age plus likely Stenberg and whoever they draft on D at 9.

I see the logic - we traded a small skilled forward with good compete and poor defense to a small forward with high IQ who plays with his body and cares about defense. Stenberg seems like he’ll be a more complete player who is harder to play against in the playoffs and we can staple his quick decision making and compete with Macklin and make a monster combo. Eklund seemed to be developing chemistry with Misa but we already have that with Chernyshov.

Stenberg fits the timeline now and Eklund did not with a risk he may have wanted out or blackmail us into paying him big bucks before we know what we have with the other non-Macklin young guys. Grier is giving the guys a chance to make the playoffs but they have to earn it. He’s not rushing it.

 

[sharski]

to everyone who just bought that SWEET new eklund jersey... you will come back from this and a few years from now, you'll look back and be glad it happened

 

[fasterthanlight]

hope so just to see the leafs meltdown

I'm sure they'll melt down no matter what

 

[Grave]

I'm sure they'll melt down no matter what

free tv baby!

 

[Anomie2029]

to everyone who just bought that SWEET new eklund jersey... you will come back from this and a few years from now, you'll look back and be glad it happened

To this day, I still love to rock my Donskoi jersey.

 

[tiburon12]

I wonder if Calgary is taking whatever forward is left at 6 from McKenna/Stenberg/Malhotra/Bjork, now that they traded for Nemec. But there is a real chance that all 4 are gone. I wonder if that pick is a target should the 4 forwards go.

Seattle also has stupid management, maybe that's a target too.

I don't think Verhoeff is gonna be there at 9, and It seems like he's a Grier Guy

 

[Palaeontologists]

I wonder if 9OA + 27OA + Musty is enough to get 4OA. Chicago knows we're picking Stenberg at 2OA and Vancouver is picking Malhotra so they trade down to get Belchetz and a top 6 forward prospect in Musty while we get both Stenberg and Reid.

 

[Hodge]

I wonder if Calgary is taking whatever forward is left at 6 from McKenna/Stenberg/Malhotra/Bjork, now that they traded for Nemec. But there is a real chance that all 4 are gone. I wonder if that pick is a target should the 4 forwards go.

Seattle also has stupid management, maybe that's a target too.

I don't think Verhoeff is gonna be there at 9, and It seems like he's a Grier Guy

Can’t be a coincidence that this trade went down right after the Nemec deal right?

Grier must be confident Calgary is taking Bjorck which guarantees one of the top 5 D falling to 9.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

So is Eklund a decent player? Hoping he goes off playing on Stutzles wing this year but havent seen much of him.

50-60 pnt forward had a freak skate blade cut to the wrist at the worlds probably didnt really fully recover from that this year.

 

[ChubbChubby]

Sad to see Eklund go, even if the trade makes sense. Winning #2 basically meant BPA would give us too many forwards, and one of the top D will still likely be available at #9.

 

[Hangemhigh]

Hahaha it's like pre lottery, Grier really wanted this pick, got bumped up, so he said "F it, I still want #9 too."

They already did all the scouting work for the pick, so GMMG didn't want to waste it.

 

[SJS1991]

What seems obvious to me is that Grier thinks someone will be available at 9 that he and the scouting staff values much more than the 9th overall pick in a vacuum. My guess is Verhoeff.

If they got Verhoeff I’d be over the moon

 

[landshark]

If Toronto goes Stenberg 1OA....

I think Grier might be able to finagle one of them young RD from Chicago at the table right then... hot iron, Bedard's cousin...


But right now GMMG needs to have Macklin texting to Bedard, just in case TOR picks Stenberg...
"TOR might take Stenberg, you should definitely remind Davidson about how you're related... Otherwise, I'll tell him you said hi at the prospect scrimmage."

Mike be workin' them phones..

 

[Grinner]

I suppose it's too much to hope for that Seider is as fed up with the Yzerplan as everyone else and could be had for a package around 2+9?

Wait until they fire Yzerman and then we can trade Grier for Seider

 

[Grinner]

What is this thing with people wanting the Sharks to trade for Matthews? It makes zero sense but keeps popping up, I hate it.

Wishful thinking by Leafs fans

 

[Grinner]

I'm still open to trading down from 2

 

[Bizz]

We aren't drafting stenberg at 2.
We're drafting mckenna at 2

this man over here spittin' facts.