Letting the kids play

Created by: erp48

Team: 2024-25 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 26, 2024

Published: Mar. 26, 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

Oilers need to get rid of Campbell to sign FAs this offseason and the Sharks will have a need to take on salary in order to reach the cap floor. I see this as a no-brainer for both teams. Sharks could command a 1st rd pick to take this contract or at the very least a 2-3 rd pick. The Sharks would then trade Blackwood to either LA or really any other team in need of a goalie (OTT, CBJ, etc.), with the cap projected to go up this offseason there could be many more teams in need of a 1B goalie as well.

Assuming the Sharks get the 1st overall and sign the prodigal son in Celebrini, this forces the Sharks to assign Bystedt to the minor to prevent stagnation on the 3rd/4th line. If the Sharks do not receive the 1st overall (most probable because Bettman hates the Sharks ofc), then the Sharks could see the following forward line pairings

Eklund - Granlund - Smith
Bordeleau - Bystedt - Zetterlund
Guschin - Sturm - Zetterlund
Kostin - Carpenter - Aube-Kubel

The Sharks could also be in the running for a Right-shot defenseman to round out the top 6, but I think it might come from within (maybe Havelid, idk I see him taking another year or two if he even can make the jump to the NHL).

Free Agent Signings

RESERVE LIST		YEARS	CAP HIT
Smith, Will		3	$950,000

RFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Bordeleau, Thomas		3	$1,500,000

UFA		YEARS	CAP HIT
Carpenter, Ryan		1	$800,000
Aubé-Kubel, Nicolas		1	$800,000

CREATED		YEARS	CAP HIT
Celebrini, Macklin		3	$950,000

Trades

SJS

2024 4th round pick (LAK)

LAK

Blackwood, Mackenzie

SJS

Campbell, Jack
2025 1st round pick (EDM)

EDM

2025 4th round pick (WPG)

Buyouts

Martin Jones: $1,666,667

Retained Salary Transactions

Brent Burns: $2,720,000 (34%)
Erik Karlsson: $1,500,000 (13.04%)
Tomas Hertl: $1,387,500 (17.05%)

Buried

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
22	$87,700,000	$59,738,333	$0	$1,365,000	$27,961,667

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Eklund, William $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) LW RFA - 2	Celebrini, Macklin $950,000$950,000	Smith, Will $950,000$950,000 C RFA
Bordeleau, Thomas $1,500,000$1,500,000 C, LW RFA	Granlund, Mikael $5,000,000$5,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Musty, Quentin $950,000$950,000 LW RFA - 2
Gushchin, Daniil $828,333$828,333 ($57,500$58K) LW RFA - 1	Sturm, Nico $2,000,000$2,000,000 C UFA - 1	Zetterlund, Fabian $1,450,000$1,450,000 RW RFA - 1
Kostin, Klim $2,000,000$2,000,000 LW, RW RFA - 1	Carpenter, Ryan $800,000$800,000 RW, C UFA	Aubé-Kubel, Nicolas $800,000$800,000 RW UFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Mukhamadullin, Shakir $894,167$894,167 ($400,000$400K) LD RFA - 1	Burroughs, Kyle $1,100,000$1,100,000 LD/RD UFA - 2	Campbell, Jack $5,000,000$5,000,000 G M-NTC UFA - 3
Ferraro, Mario $3,250,000$3,250,000 LD UFA - 2	Thompson, Jack $828,333$828,333 ($57,500$58K) RD RFA - 1	Vanecek, Vitek $3,400,000$3,400,000 G UFA - 1
Vlasic, Marc-Édouard $7,000,000$7,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2	Rutta, Jan $2,750,000$2,750,000 LD/RD UFA - 1

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Benning, Matthew $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD UFA - 2	Couture, Logan $8,000,000$8,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3
Smith, Givani $800,000$800,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Top Comments

Mar. 26 at 2:45 p.m.

sharksdoee

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Joined: Jul. 2019

Posts: 348

Likes: 174

Seems fair enough for the Campbell swap, EDM would just buy him out if it cost anymore. The buyout dead cap of 1.1, 2.3, and 2.6 over the next 3 years could be useful for EDM as they stay a contender. It'd be nice to have 4 1sts next drafts assuming Pitt defers.

I could see SJ signing another C/RW to a inflated cap deal for a year or two, as Musty likely wouldn't be ready to make the jump next year.

If Thompson isn't ready I'd put MEV on the right side paired with Thrun.

Mar. 26 at 3:06 p.m.

AStovetop

Stovetop

Joined: Jul. 2017

Posts: 1,976

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You gotta be careful with throwing in all the young guys at once. It's be awful for their development. Smith I think should go back to BC unless he really bulks up. Bystedt has never played on North American Ice and is having a down year. Unless he's phenomenal in training camp there's no way he's not in the AHL, even if they miss out on Celebrini

I'd prefer to sign a really solid vet winger to a 1-2 year deal for the top 6 to help the young guys develop. There's always a couple guys who price themselves out and are left with out a competitive team in the first couple days of free agency.

Mar. 26 at 3:46 p.m.

Letsgosharks

Joined: Feb. 2021

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Quoting: AStovetop

Smith isn’t that small, with all he’s achieved, I think he could be in the show next year

Mar. 26 at 3:55 p.m.

AStovetop

Stovetop

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Quoting: Letsgosharks

Smith isn’t that small, with all he’s achieved, I think he could be in the show next year

He's not short but he needs bulk. That's what SJ management has said and its evident watching him play. He definitely could but I don't necessarily think it would be the best thing for him

Again, I'd like more Vets on the team to help him and Gush, Musty, etc develop. I've heard Couture is progressing well, so hopefully having a full summer + the end of the season off will help him fully recover, as EK65 did from his groin injury

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Mar. 26 at 4:52 p.m.

Letsgosharks

Joined: Feb. 2021

Posts: 1,035

Likes: 516

Quoting: AStovetop

oh 10000% I do not want to play a team full of 20 year olds, I would want a healthy mix, I was just arguing that I think Smith could play, especially if we have him line mates with a couple big wingers. If Couture does not play, I think Smith would have to, unless we can bring like Chmelevski in to have another center, or sign one in UFA I guess

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