Who would you want at 3rd overall?

[Gecklund]

I lost a lot of my block list because of the server issues a few months ago. No idea if you were on it or not. But the point is that I believe in calling out mistruths and bad information in a discussion setting. Apologies if that isn't how you do things.


Really? I would be spitting mad if we traded #3 for Mercer and Nemec, never mind adding. I'm talking livid, "fire Grier" rhetoric.

Agreed about the Devils package. Neither of those guys had very good seasons and I’d rather take Frondell or others over that package.

I can't believe you didn't realise Jux is the board spokesperson and arbiter of correct opinions. Wind your neck in.

Hagens is being demonised by some because it's what people do. He's a solid prospect.

I think people aren’t “demonizing” Hagens. They just like others more. Just because I say I’d rather Frondell because of his size, shot, and just general playstyle, doesn’t mean I don’t like Hagens. Hagens will be fine but I don’t like him as much as others.

 

[Jargon]

I won’t be mad if we take Hagens by any means, just from a team building perspective, he feels very similar to Smith and I’m not sure we need two Smiths. I’m sure he’ll be a good player.

 

[Star Platinum]

I won’t be mad if we take Hagens by any means, just from a team building perspective, he feels very similar to Smith and I’m not sure we need two Smiths. I’m sure he’ll be a good player.

Two Smiths would be pretty awesome given who we put out there on a nightly basis to play with him. I just think that given that Hagens did not have a great year playing on a dominant team and there's a guy out there who plays a position we're weak at and would ultimately address our lack of a net front guy on the power play, there's no reason to get cute. Take him if you end up with the #3 pick.

 

[sampler]

I put Hagens but in truth, I would want martone most. He fits the need best as we need more size. Cherny, Haltunnen, and Musty are good size wingers (graf and lund are OK too), but even if 1 or 2 of those guys really hits and becomes to 9 forwards, we need SIX top 9 wings and we currently have a bona fide, proven, long term 1 (eklund... toffoli is not long term).

As I mentioned before, if we get 3, I think it pays to trade up or down. Some team in the 5-7 range is likely to be desperate and really prefer one of the hagens/desnoyer/obrian mix. If a team feels very strongly about one of them and doesnt want to risk losing, they may be willing to trade up.

Barring trading up for Schaefer, For me, the absolute ideal if we get #3 would be to trade down to #5-7 for a late 1st, and then pick Martone. I could imagine Nashville or philly making such a move (NAS could be #5, PHI #7 if they both lose the lottery too, like if two of CHI/BOS/SEA/BUFF/ANA/NYR win). Philly at 7 especially could be desperate to move up as they would hate to miss out on all those guys.

Hagens-Desnoyers-Obrian-Frondell-Martone would be the likely 3-7 in some order, with Mrtka in there possibly too. I could see philly giving up one of thier late 1sts to move up, and if the sharks got martone at #7 or Frondell and a 1st, it wouldnt be terrible.

The sharks could then try to package that late first, and the dallas first, and the ottawa 2nd to move up to near 9-10 if Mrtka falls a bit (ANA has just 2 picks in the first two rounds, so they might be willing to take the package and pick 4 times in the first two rounds).

Walking away with Martone (at 6/7), Mrtka (at 9/10) in the first round (and still getting a late 1st round talent faller at #33) would be a nice consolation prize for missing out on Schaefer.

 

[LinkGaetz23]

Hagens then Martone but wouldn't lose much sleep over either. Also wouldn't be mad about trading back if we really like Mrtka or Smith. Only watched Wisconsin a few times but Hensler did not look very good in the games I saw. Maybe they were just bad games but based on that wouldn't want him any earlier than the Dallas pick.

 

[NWSharkie]

I vote we trade back to wherever we need to be to draft Eklund, just for the vibes. If we had two sets of brothers with the Eklunds and WillMack on the same team, with Team Dad Toffoli, I don't even care if we win, it'll be fun either way.

 

[Shark Finn]

I vote we trade back to wherever we need to be to draft Eklund, just for the vibes. If we had two sets of brothers with the Eklunds and WillMack on the same team, with Team Dad Toffoli, I don't even care if we win, it'll be fun either way.

Now that's some proper Sharks fan talk right there - realizing the truth that it will never happen anyway.

 

[sampler]

Now that's some proper Sharks fan talk right there - realizing the truth that it will never happen anyway.

I mean if we're going sheer entertainment value, we have to add marchand too. I wanna see the sharks give other teams a good lickin'!