Prospect Rankings and 2024 Draft Targets

Created by: yikes

Team: 2023-24 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: Jan. 25, 2024

Published: Feb. 3, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Legend

Left Handed

Original Team

Waivers Exempt

Right Handed

Position

Trade Clause

Max Perf. Bonus

Expiry Status

Term Remaining

McDavid, Connor

$12,500,000 ( Performance Bonus

$250,000)

NMC

UFA - 5

Description

Subjective to the San Jose Sharks

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST	YEARS	CAP HIT
Smith, Will	3	$925,000
Rimashevsky, Yegor	3	$925,000
Lund, Cameron	3	$925,000
Fisher, Michael	3	$925,000
Cagnoni, Luca	3	$925,000
Hävelid, Mattias	3	$925,000
Muldowney, Joey	3	$925,000
Pohlkamp, Eric	3	$925,000

CREATED	YEARS	CAP HIT
Franchise Tag, Tier	8	$8,500,000
Franchise Tag, Tier	8	$8,500,000
Franchise Tag, Tier	8	$8,500,000
Franchise Tag, Tier	8	$7,500,000
Franchise Tag, Tier	8	$7,500,000
Elite Tag, Tier	8	$6,500,000
Elite Tag, Tier	8	$6,500,000
Elite Tag, Tier	8	$7,500,000
Elite Tag, Tier	8	$7,500,000
Elite Tag, Tier	8	$7,500,000
Top 6 Player Tag, Tier	8	$6,500,000
Top 6 Player Tag, Tier	8	$6,500,000
Top 6 Player Tag, Tier	8	$6,500,000
2nd Pair Tag, Tier	8	$4,500,000
2nd Pair Tag, Tier	8	$4,500,000
Middle 6 Tag, Tier	8	$4,500,000
Middle 6 Tag, Tier	8	$4,500,000
Middle 6 Tag, Tier	8	$4,500,000
Bottom 6 Tag, Tier	8	$3,500,000
Bottom 6 Tag, Tier	8	$3,500,000
Bottom 6 Tag, Tier	8	$3,500,000
Bottom Pair Tag, Tier	8	$3,500,000
Bottom Pair Tag, Tier	8	$3,500,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Legend Tag, Tier	8	$10,500,000
Legend Tag, Tier	8	$10,500,000
Legend Tag, Tier	8	$10,500,000
Legend Tag, Tier	8	$10,500,000
Legend Tag, Tier	8	$10,500,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Empty, Empty	8	$775,000
Number 2-3, Tier	8	$5,500,000
Number 2-3, Tier	8	$5,500,000

Trades

SJS

Campbell, Jack
2024 1st round pick (EDM)
2024 2nd round pick (EDM)

EDM

Kähkönen, Kaapo
2024 7th round pick (NJD)

SJS

2024 1st round pick (CAR)
2024 3rd round pick (CAR)

CAR

Ferraro, Mario

SJS

Goodrow, Barclay
2024 1st round pick (NYR)
2024 2nd round pick (NYR)

NYR

Barabanov, Alexander
Duclair, Anthony ($1,500,000 retained)

SJS

With their first selection:

1st: Celebrini, C, NCAA - Canadian
2nd: Levshunov, RD, NCAA - Bulgarian
3rd: Demidov, RW, MHL/VHL/KHL - Russian
4th: Lindstrom, C, CHL - Canadian

NYR

2024 1st round pick (SJS)

SJS

With their 2nd pick:

1st: Parekh, RD, CHL - Canadian
2nd: Buium, LD, NCAA - American
3rd: Tij Iginla, F, CHL - Canadian
4th: Liam Greentree, LW, CHL - Canadian

NYR

2024 1st round pick (PIT)

SJS

Late round targets ranked:

1st: Brandsegg-Nygard, RW, SWE - Norwegian
2nd: Dean Letourneau, C, CHL - Canadian
3rd: EJ Emery, RD, USNTDP - American
4th: Jesse Pulkkinen, LD, FIN - Finnish
5th: Cole Hutson, LD, USNTDP - American
6th: Aron Kiviharju, LD, FIN - Finnish

NYR

2024 1st round pick (EDM)
2024 1st round pick (CAR)
2024 1st round pick (NYR)

SJS

Top Targets in the 2nd:

EJ Emery
Cole Hutson
Alfons Freij
Leo S Wallenius
Adam Jecho

NYR

2024 2nd round pick (SJS)
2024 2nd round pick (NJD)
2024 2nd round pick (EDM)
2024 2nd round pick (NYR)

SJS

Top of our pyramid:

Will Smith
William Eklund

ANA

SJS

!Being a franchise player does not require you to score 120 points or 50 goals!
- Will Smith

Smith has the potential to be nearly as impactful for San Jose as Bedard is for Chicago. (Read the nuance of the sentence before flipping out).

Bedard is generational and there is no comparison here, but Smith sees the game so well offensively he can create chances to allow him to be an incredibly important piece for San Jose. He has to improve some of his off the puck decision making/ awareness/ compete but his raw offensive upside is incredible. His play making ability make him a perfect fit for a team starving for creating offence.

Smith has the potential to be a player you want to retire in teal.

- Eklund
Flat out some people will think this is offside or crazy. I disagree. If Smith has the potential to be a 80-90 point player, Eklund has the potential to put up 60-80. Eklund flat out is already a player I can see retiring in teal.

Eklunds compete, drive, and IQ are things that aren’t taught by NHL coaches. These assets alone make me believe he’ll be a star. His comparisons pre-draft to Henrik Zetterberg are evident. No one’s saying he’s the HOF Legend. But if Eklund adds a little size, and improves his defence they may just be close mirror images. Eklunds defence is already fine, if he can improve and hone his stick work and hustle in his own end he’ll be a monster if he adds some muscle. But what he does well is so reminiscent of Henrik. He’s just incredibly smart and works hard to pull his team/ line around. His awareness + IQ and his playmaking abilities are so much fun to watch, and he’s a player who wants to get tons of touches on the puck and move it around. He also battles despite his size or mismatches and doesn’t shy away from tough situations. If there’s one player I think Eklund “CAN” become, it’s Henrik (coincidentally one of my favourite players). Eklunds production also should see a huge uptick with better help. I know Eklunds had at least 10 fumbles by linemates on goals he set up, and I could personal consider nearly 15 points he’s missed out on as a basically created a near perfect goal scoring chance.

If I see a future of Eklund - Smith carrying San Jose for years as quite likely.

ANA

Buyouts

Martin Jones: $2,916,667
Rūdolfs Balcers: $308,334

Retained Salary Transactions

Brent Burns: $2,720,000 (34%)
Erik Karlsson: $1,500,000 (13.04%)
Anthony Duclair: $1,500,000 (50%)

Buried

Oskar Lindblom: $1,350,000 ($2,500,000)
Radim Simek: $1,100,000 ($2,250,000)
Nikolai Knyzhov: $100,000 ($1,250,000)

Draft	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7
2024
2025
2026

ROSTER

LONG-TERM OUTLOOK

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ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
77	$83,500,000	$293,490,001	$25,000	$1,900,000	-$209,990,001

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Legend Tag, Tier $10,500,000$10,500,000	Legend Tag, Tier $10,500,000$10,500,000	Legend Tag, Tier $10,500,000$10,500,000
Franchise Tag, Tier $8,500,000$8,500,000	Franchise Tag, Tier $8,500,000$8,500,000	Franchise Tag, Tier $8,500,000$8,500,000
	Eklund, William $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) LW RFA - 3	Smith, Will $925,000$925,000 C RFA
Elite Tag, Tier $7,500,000$7,500,000	Elite Tag, Tier $7,500,000$7,500,000	Elite Tag, Tier $7,500,000$7,500,000
Musty, Quentin $950,000$950,000 LW RFA - 3	Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000
Top 6 Player Tag, Tier $6,500,000$6,500,000	Top 6 Player Tag, Tier $6,500,000$6,500,000	Top 6 Player Tag, Tier $6,500,000$6,500,000
Gushchin, Daniil $828,333$828,333 ($82,500$82K) LW RFA - 2	Lund, Cameron $925,000$925,000 C RFA	Halttunen, Kasper $940,000$940,000 ($30,000$30K) RW RFA - 3
Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Bystedt, Filip $950,000$950,000 C RFA - 3	Zetterlund, Fabian $1,450,000$1,450,000 RW RFA - 2
Middle 6 Tag, Tier $4,500,000$4,500,000	Middle 6 Tag, Tier $4,500,000$4,500,000	Middle 6 Tag, Tier $4,500,000$4,500,000
Bordeleau, Thomas $916,667$916,667 C, LW RFA - 1	Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Rimashevsky, Yegor $925,000$925,000 RW RFA
Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Cardwell, Ethan $867,500$867,500 ($57,500$58K) RW RFA - 3
Bottom 6 Tag, Tier $3,500,000$3,500,000	Bottom 6 Tag, Tier $3,500,000$3,500,000	Bottom 6 Tag, Tier $3,500,000$3,500,000
Wiesblatt, Ozzy $835,833$835,833 RW RFA - 2	Robins, Tristen $797,500$797,500 ($57,500$58K) C RFA - 2	Coe, Brandon $850,833$850,833 ($57,500$58K) RW RFA - 1

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Legend Tag, Tier $10,500,000$10,500,000	Legend Tag, Tier $10,500,000$10,500,000	Blackwood, Mackenzie $2,350,000$2,350,000 G UFA - 2
Franchise Tag, Tier $7,500,000$7,500,000	Franchise Tag, Tier $7,500,000$7,500,000
Elite Tag, Tier $6,500,000$6,500,000	Elite Tag, Tier $6,500,000$6,500,000
Cagnoni, Luca $925,000$925,000 LD RFA	Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000
Number 2-3, Tier $5,500,000$5,500,000	Number 2-3, Tier $5,500,000$5,500,000
Mukhamadullin, Shakir $894,167$894,167 ($400,000$400K) LD RFA - 2	Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000
2nd Pair Tag, Tier $4,500,000$4,500,000	2nd Pair Tag, Tier $4,500,000$4,500,000
Thrun, Henry $912,500$912,500 ($212,500$212K) LD RFA - 1	Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000
Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Hävelid, Mattias $925,000$925,000 RD RFA
Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Gawanke, Leon $775,000$775,000 LD/RD UFA - 1
Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Laroque, Gannon $836,667$836,667 ($57,500$58K) RD RFA - 3
Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000	Emberson, Ty $775,000$775,000 RD RFA - 1
Furlong, Jake $870,833$870,833 ($12,500$12K) LD RFA - 3	Empty, Empty $775,000$775,000
Bottom Pair Tag, Tier $3,500,000$3,500,000	Bottom Pair Tag, Tier $3,500,000$3,500,000
Okhotiuk, Nikita $789,167$789,167 ($82,500$82K) LD RFA - 1	Fisher, Michael $925,000$925,000 RD RFA
	Addison, Calen $825,000$825,000 RD RFA - 1
	Pohlkamp, Eric $925,000$925,000 RD RFA

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Couture, Logan $8,000,000$8,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 4	Hoffman, Mike $4,500,000$4,500,000 LW UFA - 1	Sturm, Nico $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 2
Kunin, Luke $2,750,000$2,750,000 RW, C RFA - 1	Labanc, Kevin $4,725,000$4,725,000 RW, LW UFA - 1	Hertl, Tomas $6,750,000$6,750,000 C NMC UFA - 7
Zadina, Filip $1,100,000$1,100,000 RW, LW RFA - 1	Rutta, Jan $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Bailey, Justin $775,000$775,000 RW UFA - 1
Campbell, Jack $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 4	Burroughs, Kyle $1,100,000$1,100,000 LD/RD UFA - 3	Carpenter, Ryan $775,000$775,000 RW, C UFA - 1
Smith, Givani $800,000$800,000 LW, RW UFA - 2	Granlund, Mikael $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, RW UFA - 2	Benning, Matthew $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD UFA - 3
Goodrow, Barclay $3,641,667$3,641,667 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 4	Vlasic, Marc-Édouard $7,000,000$7,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 3	MacDonald, Jacob $762,500$762,500 LD/RD UFA - 1

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FORWARDS (39)
Right Wing: Tier Legend Tag ($10,500,000) - Tier Franchise Tag ($8,500,000) - Will Smith ($925,000) - Tier Elite Tag ($7,500,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Tier Top 6 Player Tag ($6,500,000) - Kasper Halttunen ($940,000) - Fabian Zetterlund ($1,450,000) - Tier Middle 6 Tag ($4,500,000) - Yegor Rimashevsky ($925,000) - Ethan Cardwell ($867,500) - Tier Bottom 6 Tag ($3,500,000) - Brandon Coe ($850,833)
Centre: Tier Legend Tag ($10,500,000) - Tier Franchise Tag ($8,500,000) - William Eklund ($863,333) - Tier Elite Tag ($7,500,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Tier Top 6 Player Tag ($6,500,000) - Cameron Lund ($925,000) - Filip Bystedt ($950,000) - Tier Middle 6 Tag ($4,500,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Tier Bottom 6 Tag ($3,500,000) - Tristen Robins ($797,500)
Left Wing: Tier Legend Tag ($10,500,000) - Tier Franchise Tag ($8,500,000) - Tier Elite Tag ($7,500,000) - Quentin Musty ($950,000) - Tier Top 6 Player Tag ($6,500,000) - Daniil Gushchin ($828,333) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Tier Middle 6 Tag ($4,500,000) - Thomas Bordeleau ($916,667) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Tier Bottom 6 Tag ($3,500,000) - Ozzy Wiesblatt ($835,833)

DEFENSE (32)
Right: Tier Legend Tag ($10,500,000) - Tier Franchise Tag ($7,500,000) - Tier Elite Tag ($6,500,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Tier Number 2-3 ($5,500,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Tier 2nd Pair Tag ($4,500,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Mattias Hävelid ($925,000) - Leon Gawanke ($775,000) - Gannon Laroque ($836,667) - Ty Emberson ($775,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Tier Bottom Pair Tag ($3,500,000) - Michael Fisher ($925,000) - Calen Addison ($825,000) - Eric Pohlkamp ($925,000)
Left: Tier Legend Tag ($10,500,000) - Tier Franchise Tag ($7,500,000) - Tier Elite Tag ($6,500,000) - Luca Cagnoni ($925,000) - Tier Number 2-3 ($5,500,000) - Shakir Mukhamadullin ($894,167) - Tier 2nd Pair Tag ($4,500,000) - Henry Thrun ($912,500) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Empty Empty ($775,000) - Jake Furlong ($870,833) - Tier Bottom Pair Tag ($3,500,000) - Nikita Okhotiuk ($789,167)

GOALTENDER (2)
Mackenzie Blackwood ($2,350,000)

BURIED (3)
Oskar Lindblom ($1,350,000) - Radim Simek ($1,100,000) - Nikolai Knyzhov ($100,000)

BUYOUTS (2)
Martin Jones ($2,916,667) - Rūdolfs Balcers ($308,334)

RETAINED SALARY TRANSACTIONS (3)
Brent Burns ($2,720,000) - Erik Karlsson ($1,500,000) - Anthony Duclair ($1,500,000)

DETAILS
Roster Size: 77
Salary Cap: $83,500,000
Bonus Overages: $25,000
Cap Hit: $293,490,001
Cap Space: -$209,990,001

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