Team: 2020-21 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: Sep. 29, 2020

Published: Sep. 29, 2020

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

As most educated hockey people know, the Sharks are in a tough spot this offseason. They’re one year removed from the WCF. They’ have a new coaching staff. They’ve had time to get healthy, rested, and refocused in the past 6 months. They’re also a year older with a weak-ish prospect pool.

Since it will be practically impossible for GM Doug Wilson to move any dead weight this offseason (Vlasic & Jones), and he needs to make the most of his expensive core, while revitalizing the pipeline, I tried to look at things for all perspectives. GMDW has the green light from the Sharks’ owner to spend to the cap.

With my contract numbers, I utilized recent reporting on The Athletic (C. Smith wanting 3 years around a similar cap hit. T Greiss looking for a good fit for ~$3m. B. Ryan looking for a competitive fit for ~$1.5m. The Devils looking to add to their young core with a later 1st round pick.)
- I also connected the dots between Dadonov and former Panthers/new Sharks HC Boogie.
- B. Ryan’s close friendship with E. Karlsson from Ottawa.
- T. Greiss and his ties to the Sharks and his friendship with new goalie coach, Nabokov.
- If Thornton & Marleau want one last shot in SJ, they need to take the minimum like Spezza did in TOR. This will allow the team to allocate cap to the top 6 and in net.
- Noesen was a great fit in teal, so I think Kellman’s new deal is a fair base.

This roster I’ve built is much deeper and more balanced than this past season’s. These trades and signings would also give the Sharks 3 picks in the first 34 picks in the upcoming draft to pump up the prospect pool.

I believe these are realistic and fair FA numbers and trade values based off the current speculation from reputable sources and recent signings/trades, while keeping in mind the flat cap and current economic landscape.

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