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Next Year - Huge off season

Created by: Letsgosharks

Team: 2024-25 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 27, 2024

Published: Feb. 28, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

Description

What could next year look like? (For fun)

I personally am behind getting the youth into the lineup to help push the rebuild forward by getting them some pro experience. At least Smith/Celibrini have already dominated the college level. I also think it is time for Bords and Gushchin to get a full time opportunity.

The sharks land their first 1OA pick and decide to make a couple splashes this off season on potential top - top 4 - pairing defensemen and a really solid RW for the future. Buy Roy (RD), young enough to make an impact for a few years, to help replace Ferraro. Buy another young RD in Casey to really establish a potential future lethal D core.

Let’s say Guschin and Bordeleau made their way back into the roster towards the end of the 23-24 season and make the starting roster at the start of the 24-25. Resign Kahkonen and stick with the Blackwood - Kahkonen tandem for a few seasons. Let's also say that Couture comes back well enough to be a full time 3C - if not this could look very different.

Grier decides to not go after too many bad long term contracts and only goes after Goodrow's who has a reunion with San Jose and becomes a morale guy.

This is a very, very young team and assume we probably land another top 5 pick this season as well.

Free Agent Signings

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

RFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Okhotiuk, Nikita	2	$1,250,000
Emberson, Ty	2	$1,250,000
Thrun, Henry	2	$1,250,000
Bordeleau, Thomas	2	$1,250,000
Necas, Martin	8	$5,750,000

UFA	YEARS	CAP HIT
Kähkönen, Kaapo	3	$3,000,000
Roy, Matt	4	$4,950,000
Bailey, Justin	2	$900,000

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

Trades

SJS

Goodrow, Barclay
2024 1st round pick (NYR)

Additional Details:

Bad Contract great guy, has history on the sharks can take on the 4C role.

At 2024 Deadline

NYR

Anthony Duclair

SJS

2024 5th round pick (COL)
2024 6th round pick (NJD)
2024 7th round pick (NSH)

Additional Details:

Small deadline/off-season deals. Let’s assume there are 2-3 for picks in 5-7 rounds.

NJD

Rutta, Jan

SJS

Necas, Martin [RFA Rights]
2024 6th round pick (CAR)

Additional Details:

The Sharks go after another big chip in Martin Necas. Another player who will make an impact right away and is young enough to do so for a long time.

The sharks send back Ferraro who the canes have had interest in before, a 1st (assume 28OA), and Kunin. Canes receive a dman who can log some serious minutes who is worth a first and another grind type player who I think could flourish in Rod's system.

CAR

Ferraro, Mario
Kunin, Luke [RFA Rights]
2024 1st round pick (NYR)

SJS

Additional Details:

Give Byram the chance to be a true top pairing defenseman, High risk but complacency does not get you anywhere in today's NHL.

Chmelevski - 55points in 65 KHL games, but does not want to sign with San Jose, Avs can give him a chance - let's say his worth is about a 3rd or maybe a late 2nd if we are lucky. Benning as a depth replacement for Byram.

Take on Johansen's Salary to even out the deal.

COL

Benning, Matthew
Chmelevski, Alexander [Reserve List]
Granlund, Mikael ($2,500,000 retained)
2025 3rd round pick (SJS)

SJS

Casey, Seamus [Reserve List]

Additional Details:

Let’s assume pick is 14OA and Parekh and Levshunov are off the board.

The sharks make another high risk splash on Seamas Casey. I don’t know if the devils want to trade him, however I have seen him on a couple ACGMs.

I think this could make sense because let’s be real. Where does he slot in? With Hughes, Nemec, Hamilton, and more I just don’t see a spot for him, similarly to Byram on Colorado.

I also think they will not have the cap to commit to him long term.

San Jose wants an RD prospect who can slot in right away and begin their pro career. The devils can use this pick to flip it or to draft someone that fits their system/lineup more, can also use Sturm in a 4c/3c position as I saw on a board someone wanted to target him.

NJD

Sturm, Nico
2024 1st round pick (PIT)
2024 5th round pick (PIT)

Buyouts

Martin Jones: $1,666,667

Retained Salary Transactions

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

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

EMBED

TEXT-EMBED

ROSTER SIZE	SALARY CAP	CAP HIT	OVERAGES	BONUSES	CAP SPACE
25	$87,700,000	$73,300,000	$0	$1,307,500	$14,400,000

Left Wing	Centre	Right Wing
Eklund, William $863,333$863,333 ($850,000$850K) LW RFA - 2	Hertl, Tomas $6,750,000$6,750,000 C NMC UFA - 6	Smith, Will $950,000$950,000 C RFA
Gushchin, Daniil $828,333$828,333 ($57,500$58K) LW RFA - 1	Celibrini, Macklin $950,000$950,000	Necas, Martin $5,750,000$5,750,000 RW RFA
Bordeleau, Thomas $1,250,000$1,250,000 C, LW RFA	Couture, Logan $8,000,000$8,000,000 C M-NTC UFA - 3	Zetterlund, Fabian $1,450,000$1,450,000 RW RFA - 1
Goodrow, Barclay $3,641,667$3,641,667 C, LW M-NTC UFA - 3	Johansen, Ryan $4,000,000$4,000,000 C, RW UFA - 1	Bailey, Justin $900,000$900,000 RW UFA

Left Defense	Right Defense	Goaltender
Byram, Bowen $3,850,000$3,850,000 LD/RD RFA - 1	Roy, Matt $4,950,000$4,950,000 RD UFA	Blackwood, Mackenzie $2,350,000$2,350,000 G UFA - 1
Mukhamadullin, Shakir $894,167$894,167 ($400,000$400K) LD RFA - 1	Emberson, Ty $1,250,000$1,250,000 RD RFA	Kähkönen, Kaapo $3,000,000$3,000,000 G UFA
Thrun, Henry $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD RFA	Casey, Seamus $950,000$950,000 RD RFA - 3

Scratches	Injured Reserve (IR)	Long Term IR (LTIR)
Burroughs, Kyle $1,100,000$1,100,000 LD/RD UFA - 2
Vlasic, Marc-Édouard $7,000,000$7,000,000 LD/RD M-NTC UFA - 2
Okhotiuk, Nikita $1,250,000$1,250,000 LD RFA
Wiesblatt, Ozzy $835,833$835,833 RW RFA - 1
Smith, Givani $800,000$800,000 LW, RW UFA - 1

Feb. 28 at 2:29 p.m.

ecupirate07

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Ferraro is cool but there isnt a roster upgrade worth moving Necas for unless someone wanted Kunin and the Rangers pick in a flip for a roster upgrade

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Feb. 28 at 2:30 p.m.

dgibb10

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At 14th overall I think that would be very tempting for Casey depending on what the long term plan on D is.

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Feb. 28 at 2:35 p.m.

Letsgosharks

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Quoting: ecupirate07

Ferraro is cool but there isnt a roster upgrade worth moving Necas for unless someone wanted Kunin and the Rangers pick in a flip for a roster upgrade

Would you really need an upgraded Wing though? Considering you have Jarvy, Teuvo, Svech, and more. I read somewhere that Necas does not fit great with the Canes, but that could have been a bad article lol

Feb. 28 at 2:36 p.m.

Letsgosharks

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Quoting: dgibb10

At 14th overall I think that would be very tempting for Casey depending on what the long term plan on D is.

I just think it makes sense considering what their d core looks like right now, even if you guys did not trade Casey and he began to flourish there, I don't see how you would be able to pay him long term anyway

Feb. 28 at 2:38 p.m.

dgibb10

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Quoting: Letsgosharks

My plan would be to have casey in the AHL next year and then trade 1 of Hamilton or Marino to clear space, both salary and roster, for the year after that, or potentially play casey at 3LD (he played LD for the US development team).

I think this would have to be a tempting one if we can either trade the pick along or draft a decent enough center prospect

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Feb. 28 at 2:40 p.m.

evelutions2

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Canes will probably be willing to send a 1st for Ferraro, but I don’t think the Sharks have anything they would be willing to trade that would be worth giving up Necas.

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Feb. 28 at 2:41 p.m.

Waffelz

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Even if the Sharks do end up with 1OA, it's unlikely Celebrini would leave school yet. Same with Smith.

Feb. 28 at 2:41 p.m.

TJTwolf

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Avs decline and it isn't even close.

Feb. 28 at 2:54 p.m.

ecupirate07

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Quoting: Letsgosharks

we need to get stronger as a roster. Trading necas takes away from that. Turbo, unless he takes a very friendly deal, is walking after this season. That leaves us with Svech, bunting, and Jarvis as top 6 wingers while degrading our bottom 6 as well.

Feb. 28 at 3:15 p.m.

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Letsgosharks

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Quoting: TJTwolf

Avs decline and it isn't even close.

Hahaha guess I mis-valued byram, what would he be moved for?

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Feb. 28 at 3:40 p.m.

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Quoting: Letsgosharks

Hahaha guess I mis-valued byram, what would he be moved for?

Nothing less than a young cost controlled 2C.

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Feb. 28 at 3:43 p.m.

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Letsgosharks

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Quoting: Waffelz

Even if the Sharks do end up with 1OA, it's unlikely Celebrini would leave school yet. Same with Smith.

I agree but I don’t see why though, realistically what else can they achieve at that level?

Feb. 28 at 4:09 p.m.

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Ferraro just feels like one of those guys who's going to end up on the Canes one way or another. I don't think this framework involving Necas works, but there is definitely a deal to be made with Ferraro and the Canes 1st.

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Feb. 28 at 4:11 p.m.

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MrLaheySays

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Top 4 Dmen are assets in the league. its like a top 6 forward. but dmen are more scarce so their value is much higher, especially considered potential. Avs would not make this trade.

Feb. 28 at 4:12 p.m.

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Letsgosharks

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Quoting: MrLaheySays

Top 4 Dmen are assets in the league. its like a top 6 forward. but dmen are more scarce so their value is much higher, especially considered potential. Avs would not make this trade.

Yeah I think I misvalued byram here

Feb. 28 at 4:13 p.m.

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Letsgosharks

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Quoting: gumshoeismygod

Hm, what would it take to pry necas in a deal like this

Feb. 28 at 4:22 p.m.

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gumshoeismygod

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Quoting: Letsgosharks

Hm, what would it take to pry necas in a deal like this

I just don't think the Sharks are a very good trade partner for a potential Necas deal. From what the rumors are Necas is only on the block as a part of a trade for an upgrade (like how he was the centerpiece of the Matther Tkachuk trade that never ended up happening). I'm sure the Sharks could put together an enticing package of futures if they were willing to make 1 of their better prospects available, I just don't think it's the kind of return the Canes are looking for.

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Feb. 28 at 4:26 p.m.

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Quoting: Letsgosharks

I agree but I don’t see why though, realistically what else can they achieve at that level?

It's less about what they can achieve, and more about what is good for their development (and to a lesser extent not burning years on the first ELC). Eklund has done quite well on a bad team, but generally speaking playing on an uncompetitive team is not good for your development. They are also both quite young and could use some extra time to physically develop/pack on some muscle.

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Feb. 28 at 5:18 p.m.

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Letsgosharks

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Quoting: Waffelz

Yeah that makes sense, I just think that it is also not a terrible thing to start some pro reps. Esp by the time they turn 20

Feb. 28 at 5:19 p.m.

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Letsgosharks

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Quoting: gumshoeismygod

Got it, I still feel like Ferraro to Carolina will happen eventually

Feb. 28 at 5:29 p.m.

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Quoting: Waffelz

lets say we have smith and celibrini, do you think smith plays and celi doesnt?

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