The potential of the San Jose Sharks

[Perfect_Drug]

Rebuild looking pretty good so far.


Buffalo should have been good if it wasn't for a complete lack of patience.

Look at what that core could have been:
J.Eichel
S.Reinhart
T.Thompson
R.Dahlin
E.Rodriguez
O.Powers
L.Ullmark

 

[x Tame Impala]

They’ll be getting knocked out of the WCF by the Hawks in 2030

 

[nbwingsfan]

1G - Askarov
1C - Celebrini
2C - Smith
1D - Dickinson(?)

They already seem to have most of the difficult pieces to acquire; just need a few more quality defensemen and for their top wing prospects to pan out. Matthew Schaefer would be an ideal get for them at the draft.

Having Dickinson fall all the way into their lap at #11 was always criminal to me.

He was always the best D IMO and should have been drafted in the top 5

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I'd say that rebuild looks pretty damn good.

 

[67 others]

Having Dickinson fall all the way into their lap at #11 was always criminal to me.

He was always the best D IMO and should have been drafted in the top 5

I was saying they should try to trade up to 4th OA to get Dickinson. I was overjoyed when he wasn't picked and absolutely confused as to why.

 

[The Nemesis]

I know nothing about him, but Jake Furlong was on Team USA for the WHJC-U20 last year, so I'm guessing he should be on that list.

But yeah, definately the Sharks have some good building blocks for the future.

This is the most pedantic and pointless contribution that could be made to this thread, but Furlong played for Canada.

He's probably a depth D/bottom pairing guy at best though, so I'm also fine with him not being lumped into the prospect core. Canada always likes to take a few role player types into the WJCs, so it's not an automatic badge of authenticity as a key prospect to be named to a team in a supporting role.

 

[Fantomas]

Celebrini with Michkov would have been a nice duo. Missed opportunity by the Sharks.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

Loaded with young talent at every position. Still a long way to go but they just have an "it" factor that the other rebuilding teams don't. If i had to bet on who the next multi cup winner a la Chicago/Pittsburgh/Tampa would be among the rebuilding teams I'd put my money on them. He took a lot of flack but Grier is doing an excellent job.

 

[Crow]

I think they are a little bit lacking on D prospects even though I love Dickinson’s game. Schaefer would make me change my mind and they may very well end up with him.

 

[67 others]

I think they are a little bit lacking on D prospects even though I love Dickinson’s game. Schaefer would make me change my mind and they may very well end up with him.

No love for Cagnoni, Mukhamadullin or Pohlkamp?

I would love to get Schaefer, but even if we don't, Dickinson is pretty special and we can aim for some solid Defense first guys

I actually wanted the sharks to draft EJ Emery, Ben Danford or Dominic Badinka, but 2 were picked 30 and 31 just before we could grab them and Chernyshov was available and he was projected to go 22-28 and fell to us at 33.

Still would have preferred Badinka with that pick, but Chernyshov was solid value.

At the end of the day, I'm happy with our crop of prospects and graduates like Eklund and Zetterlund.

 

[Crow]

No love for Cagnoni, Mukhamadullin or Pohlkamp?

I would love to get Schaefer, but even if we don't, Dickinson is pretty special and we can aim for some solid Defense first guys

I actually wanted the sharks to draft EJ Emery, Ben Danford or Dominic Badinka, but 2 were picked 30 and 31 just before we could grab them and Chernyshov was available and he was projected to go 22-28 and fell to us at 33.

Still would have preferred Badinka with that pick, but Chernyshov was solid value.

At the end of the day, I'm happy with our crop of prospects and graduates like Eklund and Zetterlund.

Those guys have potential I just don’t think they are top pairing type guys. It’s pretty rare for a guy Cagnoni’s size to make an impact at the NHL level on defense. He might be that special case but I have doubts. Mukhamadullin has been worth following but I don’t see him as an all situations type of guy. Not that familiar with pohlkamp. I would just be more comfortable with the rebuild with one more blue chip D man with bonafide #1 potential in case Dickinson doesn’t reach his. Maybe Pohlkamp can be that guy.

 

[coooldude]

Those guys have potential I just don’t think they are top pairing type guys. It’s pretty rare for a guy Cagnoni’s size to make an impact at the NHL level on defense. He might be that special case but I have doubts. Mukhamadullin has been worth following but I don’t see him as an all situations type of guy. Not that familiar with pohlkamp. I would just be more comfortable with the rebuild with one more blue chip D man with bonafide #1 potential in case Dickinson doesn’t reach his. Maybe Pohlkamp can be that guy.

You're right to be skeptical. We went through 10 years with essentially no good prospects or outcomes, so now we have a few and we're excited, but it'll be a very rare and lucky hit if Cagnoni, Mukh, or Pohlkamp make it as an actual impact player (and not just replacement level). We really could use another impact D, but we also are probably short another, bigger, scoring winger. That may happen through FA or trade in the distant future. It's going to be a long journey.