Team: 2022-23 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: Jun. 16, 2022

Published: Jun. 16, 2022

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Edmonton doesn't want to pay Kane 7+ mil a year, sharks want nothing to do with him, once the contract termination is overruled the sharks have to take Kane back he still has 3 year 7 mil on his deal. after scoring 35 goals in 57 games with no off ice issues teams will be interested. sharks elect to send him back to Edmonton where he was happy, sharks take on Kassian and retain 2 mil so they can afford him, and we get a 1st and a 2nd for the deal.
next we move Karlsson for Seguin solidifying our forward depth but weakening our D.
next we make a bold move and deal Meier Merkley and a 1st for Mercer and Severson, sharks take a hit offensively but gain a huge plus defensively.
Balcers, Simek, Hill, and Dahlen are all moved to give them a better chance to succeed as they no longer fit our plans.
to help fill Meier shoes we grab Marchment to add size and skill.
Draft we grad a solid D prosect in Mintyukov who has all the tools but needs to work on his D, 3-4 he is a project and will be 3-4 years before hes ready for top 4 min but could be a top pairing stud if he corrects his D concerns.
team has toughness with Marchment, Kassian, Knyzhov, Megna, Meloche.
speed with Eklund Mercer Bordeleau Labanc and Gregor
Team would be strong defensively, and offensively and if the goal-tending lives up to their potential/ expectation this would be a playoff team with the potential to make some noise.
I would expect 245/250 goals for with 235/240 against and a 46-26-10 record or 102 points.
that would have put us just ahead of Kings, knights, stars, and Pred's for the 6th seed last year.

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