San Jose’s outlook improves after the franchise makes a notable first-round haul at the NHL Draft. Multiple reports say general manager Mike Grier had hoped the team would not be positioned to pick at the very top of the draft in the future. That comes as the Sharks benefit from winning the draft lottery and moving up seven spots to the No. 2 overall selection. In addition to their high position, San Jose selects three players in the first round, with those choices coming from among the top 21 picks. The combined effect of the lottery jump and the accumulation of early selections is leading to a broader belief that the Sharks may be able to draft later rather than at the top in the near future. Overall, the coverage frames the draft as a key step in replenishing the team’s prospect group, supported by the timing of the lottery result and the number of high-end picks San Jose adds in the first round.
Sharks Stockpile First-Round Picks After Draft Lottery Jump
San Jose’s outlook improves after the franchise makes a notable first-round haul at the NHL Draft. Multiple reports say general manager Mike Grier had hoped the team would not be positioned to pick at...
- San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier had expressed a desire not to pick at the top of the draft next year.
- The Sharks win the draft lottery and move up seven spots to pick No. 2 overall.
- San Jose makes three selections in the first round.
- The three first-round picks are within the top 21 selections overall.
- Reports say this raises expectations that the Sharks will be drafting later in upcoming drafts.
The benefit of winning the draft lottery and jumping seven spots in the order to No. 2, add in a first-round haul of three of the top 21 picks, and there’s a growing belief the Sharks will be picking in the back end of the draft sometime soon.
4 hours agoSan Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier had one big wish entering the NHL draft. “I hope not to be picking at the top of the draft next year,” Grier said at the prospect combine earlier this month. The benefit of winning the draft lottery and jumping seven spots in the order to No. 2, add in a first-round haul of three of the top 21 picks, and there’s a growing belief the Sharks will be picking in the back end of the draft sometime soon.
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