San Jose Sharks
Penguins Miss Playoffs: Sharks Likely To Have Two 2024 Draft Lottery Picks
The Pittsburgh Penguins’ loss is the San Jose Sharks’ gain.
The San Jose Sharks acquired Pittsburgh’s 2024 first-round pick, top-10 protected, as part of last August’s Erik Karlsson trade.
The reigning Norris Trophy winner couldn’t replicate that form with his new team, and the Pens just fell short of the playoffs after the Washington Capitals edged the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 tonight to clinch the Eastern Conference’s last wild card berth.
The Penguins will be going into the Draft lottery in either the 13th or 14th spot.
If they had made the playoffs, a surprise Conference Finals trip or better would’ve put their 2024 first-rounder in the back of the Draft.
It’s possible for Pittsburgh to win the lottery and move into the top-10, but in all likelihood, about a 90 percent chance, according to Tankathon, they’re going to stay put.
If the Penguins’ pick does move into the top-10, GM Kyle Dubas will have the option of retaining it, giving the Sharks an unprotected Pittsburgh 2025 first-rounder instead.
In that unlikely scenario, the Pens will have 72 hours after the Draft lottery to decide the fate of their 2024 first.
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So who could the San Jose Sharks draft at No. 13 or 14 in the 2024 Draft?
According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, Corey Pronman and Scott Wheeler of the Athletic, Chris Peters of FloHockey, Steven Ellis of Daily Faceoff, and Elite Prospects, prospects at No. 13-14 could include defensemen Zeev Buium and Adam Jiricek (McKenzie), wingers Cole Eiserman and Igor Chernyshov (Pronman), winger Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and center Michael Hage (Wheeler), wingers Trevor Connelly and Brandsegg-Nygård (Peters), defenseman Carter Yakemchuk and winger Liam Greentree (Ellis), and wingers Greentree and Connelly (EP).
It’s worth noting that McKenzie and Peters’s most recent Draft prospects rankings are from mid-season.
The Draft lottery is scheduled to take place on May 6 or 7.
The last-place San Jose Sharks will also have the best odds to win the first-overall selection, likely to be Macklin Celebrini.
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Hard pass on Connelly.
Zeev and Cole drastically improved since mid season rankings, they’ll be gone by time the PIT pick comes around 🙁
I’d be interested in Buium, Eiserman, Yakumchuk, Greentree or Nygård. I doubt any of Buium, Eiserman or Yakumchuk are still on the board at 13 or 14. I would love to be wrong about the availability of one of them.
At 13-14, if SJS already has Celebrini or Lindstrom then they will likely go for a RHD. Adam Jiricek or Carter Yakemchuk will likely be the best RHD available at 13-14. It would be a tough choice between the 2. If SJS is unlucky and pick 2-3 & selects Artyom Levshunov, then the best F available at 13-14 would probably be either be Liam Greentree, Konsta Helenius or Michael Brandsegg-Nygård. In my scenarios it would go something like this: Scenario 1) SJS picks #1OA Celebrini & at 13-14 Adam Jiricek or Carter Yakemchuk Scenario 2) SJS picks #2-3OA Lindstrom &… Read more »
Agreed in general. I would probably switch your #2 and #3 scenarios and pick Levshunov #2 OA and Lindstrom #3 OA.
I’d rate the likely available RD choices with the PIT pick as #1 Buium, #2 Yakemchuk, #3 Jiricek.
If a forward then Greentree.
If it’s #2 OA, I might see if the Caps would accept that pick in exchange for Leonard.
Overall, feeling good about the Sharks 2024 1st round!
“Celebrini good times, come on! Let’s celebrate!” – Cooley and the Gang
Buium is a left d.
Oh & sooo glad EK65 is missing the playoffs AGAIN!
Thank EK65 for making the Pens PP so awful.
👍
I’m happy with the 13/14 OA outcome. Sure there are better scenarios where maybe Pitt tanks next year, but there are worse ones too. I wouldn’t bet against Crosby missing the playoffs three years in a row, and its not like Dubas is going to intentionally tank for our benefit. 13/14 is a good enough outcome.
I’m not going to be happy about Karlsson and Nieto missing the playoffs though. I mean I was rooting for it to improve our pick, but I still want every ex-Shark to succeed. Better luck next year!
Dream scenario, because I’m foolish enough to tempt fate:
You’re not the only one dreaming of the same scenario!
How many times did you have to mash that Sim Lottery button lol