Sharks with the 1st overall

[mphmiles]

I like Smith a lot as a prospect but it is absolutely not a sure thing he pans out. You take the BPA at the premium position 10 times out of 10.

 

[CaptainShark]

No debate here for me as well, take BPA.

It’s not like having Jumbo, Marleau and Pavelski was a problem….

 

[SlobKnox]

Are we even sure that Hagens goes first?

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

You take the BPA. You can always move a center to the wing.

BPA, most likely to be Hagens, but we'll see by the draft.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Would be cool if Anaheim got 1st overall for once

All California lottery incoming baby

 

[MoneyManny]

Let's say the Sharks get the 1st overall pick, who do they take?

Do they not overthink it and take Hagens (if they all continue to develop at same rate) or do they take Martone out of team needs?

It's hard for me to see 3 smaller centers all with 1C potential on the same team. I don't see any of Hagens, Celebrini or Smith fitting in on the bottom 6, frankly it's a waste unless one is converted to wing.

What's most likely? Take Hagens, take Martone or try to trade back a spot or two for say hypothetically Flyers first and the Colorado or EDM 1st they own (est 3rd and 17th)

I wouldn't overthink it and pick Hagens. Watch the 3 young centers progress and if there's a surplus they'll have a dozen teams lining up to overpay for their young center with upside.

 

[Patty Ice]

You take Hagen and roll out two outstanding centers

I could live with:

Eklund-Celebrini-(Chernyshov/Halttunen/future pick)
Musty-Hagen-Smith

 

[cheechoo]

I don't think we're in a position to be able to get cute with augmenting future lineups when it's impossible to know which of the prospects in our pool will even make it, or meet their projected upside.

We need more skill, we need more size, we need more speed, we need defenders that can defend, we need defenders that can move the puck beyond a rec league level...

Heading into the season I would have taken Hagens, although the gap is shrinking.

I love Matthew Schaefer, and Misa and Martone have been fantastic to start the season. Frondell is lurking as well.

Can't really see us going wrong if we land somewhere in the top three.

 

[Guadana]

Bpa. That's why you should take bpa, especially for so much young team.
If SJ would not overthink 2023, they would be in better position now with MM and if they will have opportunity to draft Havens, this would be even better. Anyway Smith is a great prospect and he will figure it out on the wing if he will need too. For the beggining SJ should be lucky enough to win the lottery second year in a row.

 

[Zalos]

San Jose is not getting 1st overall two years in a row. But yea, I'd take BPA.

 

[WSS11]

Assuming Hagens is the BPA, take him and transition Smith to wing. Celebrini-Hagens as a 1-2 would be amazing.

 

[Mrfenn92]

BPA

 

[cg98]

Take BPA always, so any one of Hagens, Martone and Misa would be the best bet.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

Gotta take Hagens.

He's the best player available right now and you push Smith to the wing over time.

 

[Patty Ice]

If SJ would not overthink 2023, they would be in better position now with MM

It's possible that Michkov let the Sharks know he would stay in Russia when they interviewed him as with the story that he wouldn't play for the Caps and the then Coyotes.