Solid Review of the Sharks Prospects and U25

Created by: yikes

Team: 2021-22 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: Aug. 5, 2021

Published: Aug. 5, 2021

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McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

*Prospect Tiers are respective to the team. Eklund is an S tier regardless but a guy like Coe may not be a “C Tier” guy on other teams orders.*

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Bordeleau, Thomas	3	$888,888
Cardwell, Ethan	3	$888,888
Coe, Brandon	3	$888,888
Eklund, William	3	$888,888
Gilmartin, Liam	3	$888,888
Jacobsson, Theo	3	$888,888
Laroque, Gannon	3	$888,888
Young, Alex	3	$888,888
Spiridonov, Yegor	3	$888,888

CREATED	YEARS	CAP HIT
Prospect, Rankings	1	$800,000
In Between, Rankings	1	$800,000
25 and under, Rankings	1	$800,000
Hill - G, Adin	1	$800,000
Melnichuk - G, Alexei	1	$800,000
Chrona - G, Magnus	1	$800,000
Gaudreau - G, Benjamin	1	$800,000
S Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
Tier Ranking, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
A Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
A Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
A Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
B Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
B Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
B Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
B Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
C Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
C Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
C Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
C Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
C Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
C Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
D Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
D Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
D Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
D Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
D Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000
D Tier, Prospect Tiers	1	$800,000

Trades

SJS

Eklund

SEA

I mean it’s obvious. Eklund has actually changed the outlook on the Sharks. This kid could turn around this franchise. I’m not over hyping this kid. THERE IS A TON of work ahead and a long road, and much needed patience. But if this kid can land on his feet running, the Sharks are gonna catch a huge break from landing Eklund.

He’s just so exciting to watch and has the attitude and qualities of a leader and star. With the toolset to back it up and he literally will be handed this team if he performs. This not Karlsson’s team or Couture teams anymore in my eyes.

Eklund is inheriting this “dumpster fire” which could be put out with his help.

SJS

Bordeleau and Ozzy

SEA

Bordeleau and Ozzy both are gonna be key pieces for helping Eklund.

Bordeleau is just fantastic. Led a deep deep Michigan team and did NOT look like he was getting carried or along for the ride. He was one of the guys doing the carrying and showing he’s not just a good prospect the Sharks found; but he has potential to be great.

Bordeleau was a stand out in the summer showcase and either a W or C; he will be a amazing compliment to Eklund - EVEN more so if he stays a C.

Ozzy makes this trip sound like a dream. Dynamic and gifted offensive driver who’s amazing in both ends with a high end pace and attitude in Eklund on the W with a fantastic playmaker and silky smooth player with a sneaky shot in Bordeleau: get a energy bunny in Ozzy who’s good at everything and his mentality and momentum keep him rolling. If he can keep improving and become a versatile winger who plays a hard game with some skill than the Sharks have a dynasty line (not actually a league wide dynasty but for us this would be a new line to remember).

SJS

Merkley

SEA

Merkley is a high end OFF. D who struggles on D. The guy hasn't been disappointing but he hasn't taken that big step yet. He needs to improve drastically in his two way game. While struggling in his first PRO year - it isnt unheard of or new for a smaller OFD struggling in pro, especially in the AHL where the play style is not all about skill.

He still need another year in the AHL (this coming season) for a better sample size. He was asked to focus on D and struggled just overall. This may be a case of letting him loose if he continues to struggle and see what he can do without any reins. We will see but he is not ready for the NHL. Very critical of Merkley because of the pure OFF. potential he has. He's talented/ gifted but we need to see a big step this year forward.

SJS

Some important mentions:
Gushchin
Gaudreau
Cardwell

SEA

Gushchin - is a dynamite player offensivley and with his stick work. He has a great toolset to be a gifted winger in the top 6. He's not a surefire/ safe bet for the NHL but he is a big boom or bust candidate.

Gaudreau - was a stellar new pick that should bring some excitement to the G pool. He has a lot of questions that need to be answered with a workload coming in 2021/22 but he has some great raw potential. He could be considered a "safer" bet than the usual goalie. By no means is it a safe bet realsitically but we'll get some great info on his path towards a pro career coming in the winter during the World Juniors where he could be the back up or even somehow take the starting job.

Cardwell - looks like a smart player who seems like a great 4th round grab. Does not project to be a 80 point guy by any means but he looks like a very strong draft selection who has the mental side of the game/ off the puck down and has a great base of work to use as he's quite talented.

SJS

Meier
Labanc

Ferraro
Knyzhov

SEA

Meier and Labanc. A interesting covno... Labanc has performed great but still has not found his stride production wise and didn't have "his line" this year full time. Meier even more so, never found a line really and continues to perform and than under perform with bad luck and lackluster effort sometimes as a result. I am hoping Kane moves on sooner than later from the Sharks because I think giving Meier Kanes spot on the top line is a perfect recipe for success that I hope to see him get comfortable in. Playing with Hertl full time should help him find his groove and hopefully let him blossom like all Sharks fans know he can. Labanc in the meantime needs to keep grinding away as he has been great and just hoping he can breakthrough and get some more points up to reward his efforts. I'd like to see him as well be given a full time role on the second line or take Barabanovs spot on the top line if he starts fading.

To end on a high note; Mario and Nikolai.
Ferraro came in and impressed despite some woes in his rookie campaign. Next thing we know his second year he blows us out of the water even more. He is not perfect but doesn't he seem to be? He still makes mistakes but he plays with such a great tempo and attitude as we see an article all the time from Sheng or Kurz discussing how great he is and how the coaching staff see's him as a future captain. The Sharks future success could hinge on Eklund as I said. But Ferraro is setting the table. He is does everything like a pro but also with his own flair. If he keeps putting forth the same work ethic and what not - I can seem him having an even better year this season.

Knyzhov on the other hand came into his rookie year this past season and had a few woes but man he impressed just as much as Ferraro who was in his second year. The kid came out of no where and stole a top 4 pair job and was not shook off. He has less personal flair than Mario but Knyzhov is noticeable almost every game and almost 99% of the time in a good way. I can remember some mistakes Ferraro makes whereas I can barely if at all remember anything negative of Knyzhov. He just is solid. He is gonna face more elite competition coming up than last year (as Mario took that role this past year). But these two are the best players to watch as Sharks fans. And younger than Meier and Labanc? I can't wait for the future with these two D.

Buyouts

Martin Jones: $1,916,667
Erik Karlsson: $7,861,111
Brent Burns: $5,083,333
Logan Couture: $4,111,111
Marc-Édouard Vlasic: $1,583,333
Evander Kane: $1,833,333
Tomas Hertl: $3,291,667
James Reimer: $1,250,000
Radim Simek: $916,667
Adin Hill: $862,500
Nick Bonino: $683,333
Andrew Cogliano: $333,334
Alexander Barabanov: $400,000
Matt Nieto: $283,333

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2022
2023
2024

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
57	$81,500,000	$84,283,880	$0	$1,242,500	-$2,783,880

Roster

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Prospect, Rankings $800,000$800,000	Tier Ranking, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000	25 and under, Rankings $800,000$800,000
Eklund, William $888,888$888,888 LW RFA - 5	S Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000	Ferraro, Mario $925,000$925,000 ($212,500$212K) LD UFA - 1
Bordeleau, Thomas $888,888$888,888 C, LW RFA - 3		Knyzhov, Nikolai $796,667$796,667 LD/RD UFA - 1
Merkley, Ryan $863,333$863,333 ($300,000$300K) RD UFA - 2		Meier, Timo $3,000,000$3,000,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Wiesblatt, Ozzy $866,667$866,667 RW RFA - 4	A Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000	Labanc, Kevin $4,725,000$4,725,000 RW, LW UFA - 3
Gaudreau - G, Benjamin $800,000$800,000	A Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000	Hill - G, Adin $800,000$800,000
Gushchin, Daniil $850,833$850,833 LW RFA - 4	A Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000	Balcers, Rūdolfs $1,550,000$1,550,000 LW, RW UFA - 2
Kniazev, Artemi $789,167$789,167 ($132,500$132K) LD RFA - 3	B Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000	Gambrell, Dylan $1,100,000$1,100,000 C UFA - 1
Hatakka, Santeri $850,833$850,833 ($82,500$82K) LD RFA - 3	B Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Melnichuk - G, Alexei $800,000$800,000	B Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Coe, Brandon $888,888$888,888 RW RFA - 3	B Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Robins, Tristen $828,333$828,333 C RFA - 4	C Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Spiridonov, Yegor $888,888$888,888 C RFA	C Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Cardwell, Ethan $888,888$888,888 RW RFA	C Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Chekhovich, Ivan $776,667$776,667 ($110,000$110K) C, LW UFA - 1	C Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Raska, Adam $848,333$848,333 ($60,000$60K) LW, RW RFA - 3	C Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Young, Alex $888,888$888,888 C RFA	C Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Gilmartin, Liam $888,888$888,888 LW RFA	D Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Jacobsson, Theo $888,888$888,888 C RFA	D Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Chrona - G, Magnus $800,000$800,000	D Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
Laroque, Gannon $888,888$888,888 RD RFA	D Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
	D Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000
	D Tier, Prospect Tiers $800,000$800,000

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
In Between, Rankings $800,000$800,000
Chmelevski, Alexander $778,333$778,333 ($132,500$132K) C RFA - 1
Leonard, John $925,000$925,000 ($212,500$212K) LW, RW UFA - 1
Pederson, Lane $750,000$750,000 C UFA - 2
Merkley, Nick $750,000$750,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Dahlén, Jonathan $750,000$750,000 LW, RW UFA - 1
Blichfeld, Joachim $750,000$750,000 RW, LW UFA - 1

Special Teams

Power Play 1
Eklund, W.		Bordeleau, T.		Wiesblatt, O.
	Merkley, R.		Gushchin, D.

Power Play 2
Cardwell, E.		Robins, T.		Coe, B.
	Chekhovich, I.		Kniazev, A.

Penalty Kill 1
	Spiridonov, Y.	Wiesblatt, O.
	Hatakka, S.	Gaudreau - G, B.

Penalty Kill 2
	Young, A.	Raska, A.
	Kniazev, A.	Melnichuk - G, A.

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CapFriendly.com Armchair-GM User-Generated Roster

FORWARDS (52)
Right Wing: Rankings 25 and under ($800,000) - Mario Ferraro ($925,000) - Nikolai Knyzhov ($796,667) - Timo Meier ($3,000,000) - Kevin Labanc ($4,725,000) - Adin Hill - G ($800,000) - Rūdolfs Balcers ($1,550,000) - Dylan Gambrell ($1,100,000)
Centre: Prospect Tiers Tier Ranking ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers S Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers A Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers A Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers A Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers B Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers B Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers B Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers B Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers C Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers C Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers C Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers C Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers C Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers C Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers D Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers D Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers D Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers D Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers D Tier ($800,000) - Prospect Tiers D Tier ($800,000)
Left Wing: Rankings Prospect ($800,000) - William Eklund ($888,888) - Thomas Bordeleau ($888,888) - Ryan Merkley ($863,333) - Ozzy Wiesblatt ($866,667) - Benjamin Gaudreau - G ($800,000) - Daniil Gushchin ($850,833) - Artemi Kniazev ($789,167) - Santeri Hatakka ($850,833) - Alexei Melnichuk - G ($800,000) - Brandon Coe ($888,888) - Tristen Robins ($828,333) - Yegor Spiridonov ($888,888) - Ethan Cardwell ($888,888) - Ivan Chekhovich ($776,667) - Adam Raska ($848,333) - Alex Young ($888,888) - Liam Gilmartin ($888,888) - Theo Jacobsson ($888,888) - Magnus Chrona - G ($800,000) - Gannon Laroque ($888,888)

DEFENSE (10)
Right: 
Left: Rankings In Between ($800,000) - Alexander Chmelevski ($778,333) - John Leonard ($925,000) - Lane Pederson ($750,000) - Nick Merkley ($750,000) - Jonathan Dahlén ($750,000) - Joachim Blichfeld ($750,000)

GOALTENDER (2)

BUYOUTS (14)
Martin Jones ($1,916,667) - Erik Karlsson ($7,861,111) - Brent Burns ($5,083,333) - Logan Couture ($4,111,111) - Marc-Édouard Vlasic ($1,583,333) - Evander Kane ($1,833,333) - Tomas Hertl ($3,291,667) - James Reimer ($1,250,000) - Radim Simek ($916,667) - Adin Hill ($862,500) - Nick Bonino ($683,333) - Andrew Cogliano ($333,334) - Alexander Barabanov ($400,000) - Matt Nieto ($283,333)

DETAILS
Roster Size: 57
Salary Cap: $81,500,000
Cap Hit: $84,283,880
Cap Space: -$2,783,880

Top Comments

Aug. 5, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.

CheechYou

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I'm super high on Tristen Robins too and personally have him higher than Ozzy (with Ozzy 1-tier lower ranked).

Future is bright in SJ!

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Aug. 5, 2021 at 2:07 p.m.

yikes

EklundCelebriniSmith

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Edited Aug. 5, 2021 at 4:30 p.m.

Quoting: CheechYou

I'm super high on Tristen Robins too and personally have him higher than Ozzy (with Ozzy 1-tier lower ranked).

Future is bright in SJ!

I like Robins but I love Ozzy. I enjoyed seeing his comments that his only goal this off season is making the NHL this camp. I think Robins is gonna be a better producer if he can land in the NHL compared to Ozzy but Ozzy is a fantastic complimentary piece. I could see him being a guy whos value is 10x larger than say his 30 points in the show. He just seems like a guy who we'd regret moving if we traded him, more so than Robins (who is quite good tho, wouldnt move for cheap).

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Aug. 5, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

FunMustBeAlways

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Quoting: yikes

Honestly hot take here, but I think Robins is at least B-tier if not A-tier.

yikes liked this.

Aug. 5, 2021 at 4:28 p.m.

yikes

EklundCelebriniSmith

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Quoting: FunMustBeAlways

Honestly hot take here, but I think Robins is at least B-tier if not A-tier.

I think you are not alone, a lot of fans love this kid - can't say im on or off the hype train tho

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