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

[Juxtaposer]

I don’t think drafting a player just based on how his value will be when you trade him will be is the way to think of it. At 2 we should be looking for a player to play his prime years in teal. I think looking at the possibility of trading Reid because he will have good value means he “busts” cuz if he doesn’t bust and is a 1D like so many here seem to think he will be, why would we move him

I’m not saying to draft him because of his value if you trade him. I’m saying the extremely high value of mediocre defensemen mitigates the risk of Reid not panning out, which makes him more valuable than Stenberg.

 

[rekrul]

Buffalo got way more than I'd have been comfortable giving up so kudos to them and lol to Chicago. Their GM is an incompetent fool.

Rising cap has allowed good teams to retain/aquire high end talent. Its going continue to inflate the trade market. Teams like Det are going to find the old school way of patience with a prospect pool will bite them when players get fed up and ask to leave. Its the same arguments when everyone went ape about UFAs being overpaid eating cap space.

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

I’m not saying to draft him because of his value if you trade him. I’m saying the extremely high value of mediocre defensemen mitigates the risk of Reid not panning out, which makes him more valuable than Stenberg.

If Stenberg doesn’t pan out?

 

[Karelia Hurricanes]

I think this is a win-win trade for both the Sharks and Sens!

 

[Grave]

Seeing the Hawks get fleeced

Extend MG

Man that trade is ROUGH

 

[tiburon12]

To play devil’s advocate… If anything, isn’t this even more of a reason to take Reid at #2? If a decent 25 year old middle pairing LHD with average size, little defensive value, and only one more year on a contract that will probably pay him eight figures annually can return a 4th overall pick, it seems like even if Reid doesn’t hit his upside he’d be more valuable than Stenberg.

Even if it is a reason and the logic tracks, it's a MAJOR signal that Grier is taking a forward.

But if chicago knew that, they must feel that whatever dman is available wont be as good as Byram.

Seems like only they feel that way lolol

 

[Juxtaposer]

If Stenberg doesn’t pan out?

Then he’s William Eklund, who as we just saw is worth far less than Byram.

 

[Munnyro]

Then he’s William Eklund, who as we just saw is worth far less than Byram.

a slightly taller Eklund!

 

[zombie kopitar]

If Stenberg doesn’t pan out?

5 bucks says Stenberg will be worth more than Reid long term

GMMG cooked on the Kesselring trade considering what Byram got lmao. This Eky trade is tbd, but I like it a decent amount as of now

 

[weastern bias]

Byram

Nemec

#1 Dman

Still missing which one is supposed to be a #1D here

 

[hohosaregood]

Cam Lund and Quentin Musty are making the 2026 Sharks. I sees it

 

[rekrul]

Still missing which one is supposed to be a #1D here

Ok, who on the sharks roster right now brings anything close to their skills? What is the biggest need on this team

 

[ThorNton Apologist]

Then he’s William Eklund, who as we just saw is worth far less than Byram.

Don’t compare Grier to an incompetent GM

 

[BaybayShark]

a slightly taller Eklund!

Stenberg = Super Saiyan Eklund

 

[vortexx]

do we think we made a play at Byram and got outbid? or was that completely irrelevant to this trade?

Yeah it seems like Grier probably offered #9+ for him, which would explain the price Chicago paid

 

[Lebanezer]

Yeah it seems like Grier probably offered #9+ for him, which would explain the price Chicago paid

Makes it even better that Grier pushed the price up.

 

[weastern bias]

Ok, who on the sharks roster right now brings anything close to their skills? What is the biggest need on this team

That's not the point of what was said, not by me and not by you

You said Grier once again missed his opportunity to add a #1D because of the events of the day, a day where ZERO #1D men were moved

Of course we need D men, everyone knows it, that doesn't mean it's a bad decision not to overpay for marginal talent at a position of need just because there are limited options available, ESPECIALLY for a team that isn't at all desperate for immediate on-ice improvement due to being a roster built around a literal 20 year old

 

[OrrNumber4]

I wouldn't have offered #9 for Byram unless he came cost-controlled on a deal with term. Maybe Chicago got desperate.

 

[Hodge]

I wouldn't have offered #9 for Byram unless he came cost-controlled on a deal with term. Maybe Chicago got desperate.

I don't think you're very good at this trade valuation thing man

 

[OrrNumber4]

I don't think you're very good at this trade valuation thing man

I understand that that is the price. The market is in a talent crunch for defensemen.

It is just not a price I would have paid, given the state of the roster.

 

[Hodge]

I understand that that is the price. The market is in a talent crunch for defensemen.

It is just not a price I would have paid, given the state of the roster.

How is keeping the 9th overall pick and drafting a defenseman who may never be as good as Byram, and will take minimum 3 probably 5 years to even establish himself in the NHL, better for the Sharks?

 

[Zarzh]

Cam Lund and Quentin Musty are making the 2026 Sharks. I sees it

They're fodder to move up to try to get Carels.

 

[Saskatoon]

How is keeping the 9th overall pick and drafting a defenseman who may never be as good as Byram, and will take minimum 3 probably 5 years to even establish himself in the NHL, better for the Sharks?

Yea I would have done #9 and #27 easily but obviously Chicago paid more

I am not sure how I feel about #2 - depends on how the scouts value the pick I suppose because I trust them more than me

 

[Nolan the Way]

So, what are people thinking Buffalo is going to be picking at fourth.?

 

[LinkGaetz23]

You guys are insane over Byram. We should be celebrating. The Blackhawks just got fleeced and are less of a threat going forward than they were before the trade.