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Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 18, 2022 at 10:00 p.m.
Thread: The Sharks are Not in Good Hands Rant
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>MisstheWhalers</b></div><div>Whats your thoughts on the trading down at the draft?

I'm not a Sharks fan and I get the thought of needing to rebuild the prospect pool but personally I didn't think that was a good move.</div></div>
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>HiddenValley</b></div><div>Good rant. He should not have moved back in the draft. This was regarded as a weak class. Take one quality pick at 11 over three meh chances with the late 1st and 2 2nds (not that these players can’t pan out). You don’t qualify Dahlen and buyout Balcers to sign Lindblom to that deal?! I’m rooting for Lindblom but from a building your team perspective he should not have gotten that deal. Too much term on Sturm, 1 year max if he’s getting 2 mil. If you’re retaining that on burns, you need to get a way better prospect back. Took about one week of action for Grier to show he doesn’t know what he’s doing.</div></div>
Yep. Same thoughts on moving back at the draft. It's something that can easily come back to bite SJ. Nazar Lekkerimaki Kemell even Lambert may end up haunting SJ. Bystedt's a good pick but it was a reach even at 27. Also, one of the Sharks' The Athletic writers made a point about the Sharks having gotten a free 2nd rounder in terms of the value they received for pick #11, but lost on that are three points:

1) Different boards have different values -- that was just one. I personally take #11 over a very late 1st and two 2nds.

2) The Sharks are (have been) in desperate need for top-end talent. They've actually done quite well in their depth and later picks at picking up young guys who can contribute thanks to DW Jr (who's now gone btw since he didn't mesh well with Grier -- throw more wood to this rant fire). Besides Eklund, there's no one they've picked that high since they picked Meier, which, for a team that's missed the playoffs for 3 years in a row, is a problem. And here they threw away an opportunity to grab a top talent for more depth -- very similar to their approach to free agency in picking up lots of depth but not even trying to go after a Marchment (btw what was up with that? He would've been perfect given... well, everything, but he wasn't even approached with an offer it looks like) or Palat.

3) The Sharks (including DW before Grier) have a tendency of throwing away mid-to-high draft picks (2nd for Donato, 2nd for Hill, 3rd for Kunin). Taking that into context too makes the trade back out of #11 hurt that much more.
Forum: Armchair-GMJul. 15, 2022 at 3:19 a.m.