Sharks’ Top-10 Prospects: Dickinson’s Ceiling? Bystedt, Askarov Injury Updates

Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith are full-time NHL’ers now, but the San Jose Sharks still have plenty of intriguing prospects.

Here are the San Jose Sharks’ top-10 prospects, post-Trade Deadline, with commentary from NHL scouts and sources from all around the league.

They also talk about the many names who just missed this list.

The general cut-off for prospects for this ranking is 50 NHL games.

(San Jose Hockey Now Podcast note: There is added commentary from league sources about Sharks prospects, especially about Sam Dickinson, that wasn’t featured in the most recent episode of the pod, and also Yaroslav Askarov and Filip Bystedt injury updates) 

10) Leo Sahlin Wallenius

The 6-foot-0 left-handed defenseman, just 18, has earned some playing time with a competitive Vaxjo Lakers side in the SHL, the best league in Sweden.

The 2024 second-round pick doesn’t have the highest upside but is a heady defender.

9) Collin Graf

The 6-foot-1 winger has made waves on the San Jose Sharks, taking a regular penalty-killing shift and impressing with his two-way play.

The 22-year-old, signed out of Quinnipac last year, is hoping to showcase more playmaking at the highest level. That hasn’t been a problem in the AHL, where he has eight goals and 32 points in just 35 games. In the NHL, he has four goals and nine points in 24 appearances in his rookie season.

San Jose Hockey Now’s sources are a little split on Graf.

“Sahlin Wallenius and Graf could be replaced [at No. 10 and 9] because their upside isn’t as high, but I don’t mind their overall rank,” Scout #1 said.

On the other hand, Executive #1 spoke up for the late-bloomer: “I would have Graf right behind [Filip] Bystedt [on your list].”

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