San Jose Sharks
Stenberg, Rudolph Would Be Excited To Join Sharks (+)
BUFFALO — The San Jose Sharks have three first-round picks today…we’ll see if that’s the case tomorrow.
But as of Thursday morning, the Sharks have the No. 2, 9, and 27 picks in the 2026 Draft.
Ivar Stenberg appears to be headed to San Jose at No. 2, despite GM Mike Grier’s parrying.
“Everything is pointing there,” a league source told San Jose Hockey Now.
Grier, however, wasn’t having it, when asked about Stenberg in a media availability on Wednesday: “It’s all speculation on your part here. 6-foot-3 right-shot D who can skate and create offense don’t grow on trees either.”
That’s referring to Chase Reid or Keaton Verhoeff, presumably Reid.
Of course, Grier was full of praise for Stenberg, too: “He’s a competitive kid, sees the ice well, competes hard, dual threat, pretty comfortable playing against men already, and had a historic season. He’s a very talented player.”
For his part, Stenberg looked pleased as punch by the prospect of joining the San Jose Sharks, speaking on Thursday morning at a pre-Draft prospects availability.
“I would be happy to go there, for sure,” he said. “[They] have something good going on. It would be a dream.”
The No. 9 pick doesn’t seem as clear-cut, though five mock drafts all had Daxon Rudolph headed to the San Jose Sharks.
Rudolph is a 6-foot-2 right-hander, considered a more offensive defenseman, a possible PP1 quarterback of the future, which is exactly what the Sharks need.
Rudolph certainly wouldn’t mind.
“A young, upcoming team with a bright future, so it’d be a neat spot to go there and play alongside the great players they have there,” he said. “I think they’re heading towards the right direction.”
Big winger Ethan Belchetz could also be a possibility for the San Jose Sharks at No. 9, along with defenseman Malte Gustafsson.
“A lot of the NHL likes Gustafsson,” a source told SJHN.
Like all hockey fans, Belchetz has watched the top of the draft board move like deck chairs in the past few days, highlighted by the No. 9 getting passed around from the Florida Panthers to the Ottawa Senators to the Sharks, and the No. 4 going to the Buffalo Sabres.
“It’s crazy,” he said. “At the end of the day, we’re all hockey fans here, and when we see all these things happening, it’s pretty cool to watch.”
Rudolph has an interesting connection to all this movement.
“I had dinner with Florida during the Combine,” he said, smiling, “thinking that could have been a spot [for me].”
Speaking of the Combine, SJHN was able to confirm on Thursday that the San Jose Sharks interviewed Oliver Suvanto and Ilia Morozov there.
Meanwhile, Nikita Klepov, who was not at the Combine, said that he had spoken with the Sharks a couple times, including at the Gold Star camp in Florida last week. The Gold Star camp, agent Dan Milstein’s brainchild, is a pre-Draft showcase mostly for Russian prospects.
“I didn’t get sunburnt,” the Russian winger laughed, when asked if he was aware of Igor Chernyshov getting sunburnt at that camp in 2024, and falling to the San Jose Sharks in the second round. “It was a funny story with Chernyshov. They got really lucky, I think, with the type of player he is.”
Suvanto, Morozov, and Klepov are possibilities for the Sharks at No. 27.
Stenberg is a great player. As an interview subject, not so much
When I was 18 I just made a lot of fart sounds
That’s pretty advanced for 18.
I couldn’t even properly fart when I was that age.
Adolescence can be brutal.
lol
His interviews look much better than at the combine. Probably growing more comfortable with the media and also no longer sick. Good to see him feeling more comfortable. HIs English will get better quickly – it’s already solid enough.
Chase Reid has more top-end burner speed than McKenna, yet he’s about 20 pounds heavier and 3 inches taller. It’s pretty rare to find a legitimately sized defenseman with that kind of truly elite skating.
That said, I still don’t think flashy, offense-first defensemen like Hughes are the foundation of championship teams. And if the reports are true that Werenski wants out of Columbus because Rick Bowness (God bless him) is going to demand a more hard-nosed style and make men out of that group, it makes me question whether Werenski is really built to be a Stanley Cup player.
interesting they (Werenski with mgmt) are meeting after the draft. Because clearly, this is the time moves are being made.
I think they’re doing it after because they want to prove to him that they’re building a team that can compete
If Werenski really want to leave because of that then i am with you on this one.
Also i can’t see why would GMMG pass on Reid.
He hasn’t taken Stenberg yet. What he’s done is show the world that nobody gets Stenberg unless he says they get Stenberg. It’s a subtle, but important difference. Pay the price and Stenberg is yours
It’s killing me to know if your view is accurate or wishful thinking. I really hope there’s a trade down and they get an extra asset to use.
And it’s not like it’s fucking Babs or Keenan, it’s Rick Bownes. He is universally loved and respected within the hockey community even though he’s no nonsense.
I don’t think Werenski is afraid of hard work. I think he’s afraid that the team sucks and they aren’t gonna win.
lol they have a good team with big and strong young players and one of my favorite unsung D men in the league Ivan Provorov.
They just got Nichushkin today too
They had a Norris winner and plenty of big tough players and where did it get them?
https://youtu.be/zRi_8k-n_yI. Fuckin love Bones❤️
Oh yeah, I watched it that day. “What else ya wanna know?” 😀
havn’t looked at his contract in a while, isn’t he super over paid, on top of all the anti- pride thing because he’s Russian orthodox… I mean if he’s your favorite, to each his own, just find “unsung” an odd description.
Holy shit, I wasn’t aware of any of the anti-Pride stuff. I swear to God. I just noticed that every time we played him, he was really good and one heck of a slick skater. What do you think about the Giants getting nailed to the cross by the LGBTQ community? They’ve been the most Pride-friendly professional sports franchise in the history of pro sports. Do you think it’s fair for the LGBTQ community to condemn the organization as a whole over the actions of a couple of hick pitchers and a manager who already has way too much on… Read more »
I honestly don’t see what’s so bad about wearing a rainbow for 2 fucking hours to support some people in your community. Just do it and shut the fuck up. I have to do a lot of things I don’t like and no one cares. We deal with it.
100% and the fact that they are worried about anything else besides getting people out, when they are complete ass, is infuriating.
I’m sitting first row on top of the dugout tonight (I bought the tickets months ago) so I have a great platform to heckle the shit out of Brewbaker, i have one in mind about the hypocrisy of his homophobia given the “Job” he’s doing on the mound. My wife is my HR manager so I will run anything by her first but I am pist and going to let them have it.
Git ‘em Ricky!
See, now why did you get downvoted for your comment? Not a giants fan but yeah I don’t really blame the team so much as the players themselves.
The players went out of their way to be offensive. You don’t have to agree with the groupthink on everything, but you also don’t have to be an asshole about it. If only we could find that balance in our society.
Oh c’mon, the Giants are facing a TINY amount of accountability for letting players display there bigotry. Just like these homophobic views aren’t indicative of how the entire Giants org feels, you can’t make the same generalization that the entire LGBT community is looking to “stab the Giants in the back” as you wrote.
I’m glad you’re anti-homophobic, that’s great to hear.
as of this moment I think I’m pretty convinced on Ivar as the #2, and more so, I’m having a hard time rationalizing trading back. As the old saying goes, when life gives you Stenbergs, you make Stenburgers
Okay if he is the target why the Sharks are poking around Knies?
Cuz he’s big money Mike.
More like frugal penny pincher Mike.😜🤣
Because if you can get Knies, you don’t need Stenberg. If they can get Knies with 9, they can take Reid at 2. If they can’t, they go Stenberg at 2 and a defender at 9. The net result is the same, from a team building perspective.
I dont think you need stenberg in any scenario, dont need to replace Eklund.
With Eklund 2.0.
Just get 2 Dman and then wait and develope.
Trade down, take your favorite Dman, get Knies… That’s an A+ in my book too. Knies would be the PERFECT power winger for Celebrini and Smith. I’ve been saying that since last offseason. He had a bit of a down year points wise, probably missing Marner’s playmaking. But on this line? Oh boy. The price on Knies… Lower than Tkachuk? I would think. Montreal wanted to pay a raft, 2 1sts and Zharovsky, but I’m guessing they wouldn’t do that anymore and the 1sts are late 1sts anyways with Montreal being an upper echelon team now. So something like 9,… Read more »
Is Knies or Marchenko better? Or similar? Who’s the better skater?
Tough call, I haven’t watched as much of Marchenko. He’s also young, but he’s closer to his next deal which will be more expensive, so from a cap perspective, kinda leaning Knies. Both can score, both make plays, both big and physical, so maybe dollars are the difference.
I’m not the GM, thankfully
Reid + Kines sign me all day for that.
That wouldbe very good.
Joel Ward gets the head coaching gig for the Vegas AHL team in Henderson
Unfortunate it’s Vegas, but I always thought he would make a good coach.
If Grier believe Stenberg is truly in a tier above the defensemen in this draft, then it makes sense to take Stenberg. But if Grier and his staff believe Reid (or another defenseman at the top) is the real deal as far as future #1, then I think the position should be a tiebreaker. We don’t know for sure that #9 pick – whoever it is – will turn into a #1 D. In fact, odds are against it. It’s also not as though you only need one good defenseman to be a serious contender. Right know we have a… Read more »
Best player available is highly subjective. There’s no inherent conflict including positional availability — or scarcity — in determining BPA. What is does require, though, is the call to be made independent of the current roster.
This has been exactly my thought the whole time. Just cause Eklund got traded doesn’t mean that Stenberg should automatically be the pick.
Eklund being traded doesn’t mean they should pick Stenberg, but it does probably mean they plan to. In other words, the decision was made – then the trade.
Maybe. Like I’ve said all along, both options are possible. The Stenistans have a guessers chance at being right. Like picking black or red at the roulette table. I put money on both colors. Maybe 60/40 to defense. I’m fine with however it turns out. 😉 I will say I don’t love him on Celes wing though. Not in the beginning. Not with Smith on the other side unless he has a transformative summer. Need some beef to help make space.
Hmmm perhaps there is room for green bet 0/00- Verhoeff fits rhd comment. Wish kid would have finished season strong! Watching some more stuff and hearing him like him a lot- Reid too! Real response is I 100% agree let him start with maybe Misa/Sherwood or Wenny. Leave Cherny up there to start. Asking him to adjust to NHL, Small ice and keep up with Mack/Smith is mean. Just to start I do think even though all 6’ they could be a really tough line to deal with… He could be really good with Misa! Plus then can slot a… Read more »
I think Misa is a better prospect and they started him slow too. Just better to give the kid a chance. Everyone short of Cele will need to adjust. It’s still the NHL.
Stenny-Wenny-Sherwood or Stenny-Misa-Graf which leaves Cherny-Mack-Will.
You say you’re fine with either Stenberg or Reid but a majority of your comments are very Pro-Reid, so I’m reading some bias here.
Me? I want GMMG to be greedy & get them both! Trade #9, #27 & another small sweetner (Joey Muldowney) to NYR for #5. Reid/Verhoeff will be there @ #5.
Those lines look great. The organization is lacking a true #1D prospect. I’m pro D, not just Reid. I love Smits too. That’s my reasoning. Nothing more sinister. The Avs weren’t a cup contender until Makar emerged. Tampa needed Hedman, the list goes on. I don’t see anyone in the Org that fills that #1 role and I think the forwards will be ready to contend year after next. The D and goaltending needs to arrive at the same time or close behind or this great rebuild is all for naught. So yeah, I’m a little biased but I’m smart… Read more »
Both teams in the cup finals this year made it there without a top 10 d-man on their blue line. Both rely on strong systems and depth. They have some great pieces, but neither have a Makar or a Hughes or a Hedman or a Fox or a Heiskanen or a Dahlin. If. you look at Florida’s runs they didn’t have a true elite top 10 d-man either. By the time they made those runs Ekblad was not on that level. You could say Forsling from a defensive perspective, in the same vein as Slavin, was a top d-man. But… Read more »
Agree.
Also, Carolina’s PP1 d-man was a 3rd pair guy. Gostisbehere was (and always has been) problematic at 5v5. So he got sheltered in a ‘do less harm’ role at even stength. But the ‘Canes power play was elite this past season.
Which is why I look at Luca Cagnoni and wonder if the team can give him top PP and 3rd pair minutes. Even perhaps, go with 7 d-men and limit his even strength minutes even further.
There’s more than one way to build an effective blue line. Having a great stopper matters a lot.
I think before Eky got traded, simply going off BPA.
60% chance it’s Stenberg, 30% chance it’s Reid. 10% it’s traded
after the Eky trade.
80% it’s Stenberg, 15% chance it’s Reid. 5% it’s traded.
Wait’s almost over. We’ll see what happens. Like I said, I’m good either way. Just please improve the defense for next season. I don’t want to watch another season of shitty play from the D.
Can you explain the logic in why??
To me GMMG is saying the team needs to get bigger and need defense by trading Eklund.
Why would you draft a similar play to him what you just traded away??
To me it doesnt make sense to replace it with a newer version on the same stuff that you don’t need or like.
This is the my thinking as well and why it makes it difficult to wrap my head around taking Stenberg. I may easily be wrong though.
Nice to see a couple who downvoted the idea of me being wrong for a change.😜😈🤣🤣🤣
I’m not saying it’s what I would do. I’m just saying that what I think is going to happen.
Pre-Eky trade ratios are based on the consensus I see in ranking lists. Most agree on Stenberg being the #2 best player. Positional need for the Sharks weighed into it heavily, but most lists don’t necessarily agree that Reid is the even the best dman. The Eky trade felt a little like making space so to me it became more likely that Ivar is our pick.
He’s an upgrade. A big one. They didn’t want to add a similar player with Eklund in the system, but they want to add the player. So they moved Eklund.
He better be. Or we’re holding you personally responsible!😜
They moved Eklund to get Byram…
Not because of Stemberg.
Agree 100%. I haven’t been pushing against Stenberg this whole time as much as pushing against the idea that he’s the only option.
However, this goes is gonna provide incredible insight into Griers tradecraft. Was bringing up defenseman an attempt to deceive people because it’s already a forgone conclusion that he’s taking Stenberg? or is he bringing that up to muddy the waters so that maybe somebody thinks he goes the other way?
One of the mock drafts on Sportsnet or TSN had the sharks ending up with Strnberg and Smits at nine. Two guys that could be opening night starters. I’m good with that.
No point in a smokescreen if you’re taking Stenberg 100%
Maybe. It’s possible. Like I said in the other thread, he could be picking Reid and is just annoyed that people think they know what he’s going to do. Being predictable and easy to read would likely piss him off.
If you’re gonna take Reid, take the bag and trade down, that’s all I’m saying. The trade is there, I’m convinced of it
Any chance Grier primed OTT with a Swedish conspiracy theory by trading Eklund in advance of packaging a likely Ivar as the consensus #2 along with any combination of picks and/or D prospects to OTT for a disgruntled Sanderson!?
I’m dreaming here but isn’t Sanderson pretty ideal for our org at this point in time? Is it outright ludicrous to think Eklund got shipped to OTT for the purposes of GMMG shocking the NHL and ultimately going for broke this offseason being the Mindflayer he is and snatching Jake from a Canadian market and a pissed off fan base!!??
I would love to get Sanderson but I’m not sure how that works out.
do believe in the hockey gods? #2 fell in your lap like a gift from god and your going to get greedy and try to rub two dimes together and move down to hope your guy falls to you? It was a gift, don’t get cute it’s bad juju they have had months to evaluate. Just take the guy you like and be grateful. It’s found money.
There is some talk that VC does not take Malhotra. So you want to be positive getting Reid or get fantastic value and ending up with Verhoeff or Carels. IF that is true, and Reid your guy, by a length or 1/2 length over those two. Just take Reid. If it is a nose/head then trade down!
Ok. What exactly convinced you? So far I’m not really convinced anyone is going to give up anything good to move up? At least now with Buffalo up there I can see reasoning. They could use Stenberg immediately and he’s cheap.
They could still take Stenberg despite great offers. We will never know what the real landscape looks like.
Monday convinced me it isn’t me who is crazy, it’s the world out there that’s crazy.
Anything can happen today, boys. (And gals, this is an inclusive term, we are all in this, together)
Ferda!
Friedman typically has some inside scoop after the draft and on his season finally of his podcast. One of the more interesting to sit thru his sleep inducing voice.
Did you think Mike has been feeling himself a little over the last couple of days? I didn’t like that he said the Sabres got one hell of a deal. It felt like he was showing up Chicago a bit, and I thought it was a little bush-league when he said one of the offers he got for No. 2 was “really interesting.” I can guarantee you that the other seasoned GMs took notice. He must be reading all your guys’ posts about what a great poker player he is. lol I’m just as superstitious as they come I’m probably… Read more »
To mee GMMG looked stressed before the Eklund trade and after it he was dissapointed, litle anger maybe.
Anxiety for sure both media availability.
My translation for this GMMG quotes are this:
” BUF got hell of a deal” F.. you CHI F… you! Byram was ours Fu… this.
“Really intersting” i got a good offer pay up F…kers who are biding…
Also mentioned Reid twice without inducation so.
I dont think he is trying to “sell” Reid for teams, he is “selling” Stenberg.
Stressed? Really? Sometimes I’m not even sure he has a pulse. His reaction after winning the lottery could hardly be categorized as being overcome by emotion, for example.
Agreed. Dudes pulse is sub 60 24/7.
If you compare that interview versus the end of season interviews you can see some differences there.
GMMG communication and choice words is exactly why most of us are happy to simply trust the process.
He said we were in on Byram. Its him signaling to the rest of the league that the Byram deal is not a market indicator, but an outlier, and I think most GMs who are trying to do sensible business would be ok with that.
The other thing is fine too. Just keeping the coals hot for draft day.
Smith, Cherny, Dicky, Misa are all contributors on any team in the league and they are all like 20yo.
Nah, he’s very diplomatic. That was about as nice a way as you could have described that dumb deal. Probably was annoyed the Sharks didn’t end up with Byram. You were doing so great the last week or so. Don’t fall into this self fabricated crap about Grier or the coaching… So far it’s all been handled really well. Griers aloud to chuckle when a team that is going to be a huge rival self immolates like that. And seriously, fuck the Blackhawks. They should have lost at least a 1st for letting their players who were still young kids,… Read more »
You have a tendency to see things that aren’t there.
Unfortunately, yes. This is what irks me on occasion.
Same also, i don’t get this Stenberg fanatism from people. If you check the evidences how GMMG drafted in the last 4 years. What players acquired who he traded away. How many times wingers were drafted in the top5 in the last 10 years (not much). Also many times he said he is happy with the skill upfront. Doesnt make sense to draft Stenberg. Its a hard sell from Mike to the league but he is doing his job so he can improve the team by trying to trade down and get assets for free. We will see it happens… Read more »
All this is what makes me think as I do but it’s fine if Stenberg is the pick. I’ll assume the D is to be addressed by some other means.
Shocked and disappointed? Get ready.
Mabye you are right we will see.
I am not preparing for that.
Probably kicking the tires on all sorts of different trade options given the unique position they’re in.
I can’t shake the thought of them leaving the draft with Reid and Verhoeff. If they pair those two RHD with Mack and Misa at C??? Crazy potential…
I hope this happens.
Reid + Verhoff or Smits it is the dream.
Make it happen GMMG!!!
How about Marchenko?
LeBrun had a blurb about him today. Basically says the price is high. You knew that though. Even I knew that
Yup, that’s where I got it. If they’re rumored in on Knies I would rather have this guy maybe? They might take futures too where Toronto is looking for roster players. Take A D-man at 2 and trade 9+? for Marchenko? No idea what the price would be. Don’t really want to trade futures but just speculating based on the rumor that Grier might be looking at veteran forwards. Now this is a dude you put on Celes wing with Smith.
Yeah, Celebrini Smith Marchenko and Misa Stenberg Chernyshov… That feels like a solid top 6. Bottom 6 wouldn’t be bad either. Now I know you said Dman with the top pick. I maintain that if it’s a Dman, it won’t be at 2. The trade is there, I’ve been hammering on it for 6 weeks. More than ever, it’s there. But let’s take a low offer from Buffalo, say 4 and 20. First, I have to address the “Vancouver might take Reid at 3” stuff. That is so clearly designed to keep San Jose from trading to someone who would… Read more »
I would be thirlled if could trade down to 4. We will see.
Jarmo is agressive so hopefully he bites.
I would be okay with the #4+#20
lol! I seriously doubt it’s Stenberg if they trade for a big ass goal scoring winger.
to be fair some of this anxiety is self induced due to your insistence of a trade down to be happy with a D. 😉🙂
He didn’t say the price is high. He said Columbus is straight up saying “no.”
That’s the glass half empty look at it. Me and Snark are choosing positivity
Fuck yeah! Chaos at the draft! It’ll be fun!
Probably in the minority here, but would be thrilled with Stenberg and Verhoeff at 9. I get the Reid argument at 2, but also looking at trying to take some stress of Celebrini and being involved in 45% of the goals.
in a perfect world, hoping the werenski talks go south Monday and Grier is having the conversations about who Columbus values at 2 for a trade package.
Regardless, after a long 6 years, what a time to be a sharks fan
Just sign a veteran forward for Celly.
Stenberg will not be big point producer out of the gate maybe 15-20 goal scorer at best and 40 points he is not a big help for Celly.
Not being ready to have a Demidov like rookie year where he competes for the Calder is a reason I would be more excited to just take the Dman (trading down, of course)
Put Stenberg with Wennberg. He’ll learn more on the veteran’s wing than on Misa or Celebrini’s wing. Plus, the communication can happen in Swedish or English, which might help bridge some issues as Stenberg improves his English.
Rookie season is about learning. Points are secondary.
If the team really needs Stenberg to solve that problem, this rebuild is in trouble. But I think the reality is goal-scoring is probably the area that is most solvable within the current roster and prospect system. Smith has already shown goal-scoring ability. Chernyshev has also but with a smaller sample size. Misa should get there soon. I think Graf can chip in as well. We have some veterans like Toffoli, Sherwood, and Wennberg that should still provide some secondary scoring for a few more years. But if you look at defensemen in even 3 years, it’s a big blank… Read more »
Its seems like every scout has a case for each of the d men working out. Some interesting takes on Verhoeff. But I don’t think anyone has these D impacting a team next year? So take the forward that everyone thinks is going to be a first liner and make an impact right away and gamble on one of the D at 9. Again, will be happy either way, much better vibes than the recent off seasons
in just a few hours, we’ll know the players headed to San Jose.
In about 4 years we might have a pretty good idea if GMMG made the optimal decision.
The last month waiting for this draft has felt like 4 years
No idea where Robertson actually wants to go, he shot down St Louis and Seattle already, but if it’s a contender and Buffalo fits the bill, I could see a world where Buffalo trades up to 2 and then deals 2 to the Stars for Robertson. Stenberg and his ELC and hopefully somewhat NHL readiness could be huge for the Stars. Much better than waiting for 4 years for an offer sheet payout, one would think. The best move for Buffalo would obviously be drafting Stenberg themselves and then offer sheeting Robertson, but they might not be anle to wait… Read more »
That’s a really intriguing situation.
I’m surprised Seguin remains with the Stars, maybe they know he’s going to be on LTIR all of next season. Because that cap space is most of the issue with keeping Robertson.
You only get to sign one offer sheet, so maybe Robertson thinks there’s a better deal around the corner or a better place to land. $15mil is a big number, even for a guy that good.
You can’t put him on LTIR right now though, his cap space counts until the season starts. By that time, Robertson will be long gone. Don’t want to wait until he signs the offer sheet either because then teams have you over a barrel even more. Timing is everything and if you lie to yourself and wait too long, you’re gonna get eaten alive. Another example obviously is Ottawa did pretty well with Tkachuk considering everything, but everyone knew that was happening for years, so they would have been better off doing that awhile back. And of course all of… Read more »
I don’t see why Buff would trade up then out? That’s very much wishful thinking.
Either way, the Sharks get to #4 which is the right place for a Dman in this class. I don’t actually care what the other teams do, I’m just trying to convince myself of reasons why they’ll do it. Buffalo staying in 4 for Malhotra or whoever makes absolutely no fucking sense though, can we agree there? If we can, then the trade up, by some kind of simple logic like “doing the opposite of the thing that makes absolutely no fucking sense makes perfect fucking sense”, makes perfect fucking sense. I want to believe. I do believe. But I… Read more »
No offense, but I feel like maybe you are getting a little too invested in the idea of Sharks trading down. That sounds like an even less plausible scenario than the previous ones involving Chicago. There are just so many unexplained aspects to that.
Why does Buffalo getting Stenberg feel implausible? They have a very short competition window, remarkably short given they just made the playoffs for the first time in a billion years. The team has underperformed for half a decade.
They just lost Tuch and Byram, they need more juice for their offense. Stenberg would be a great fit for them. Any other player in this draft would be years of waiting. They don’t have years.
Maybe they trade #4 for Knies, who knows. But I am betting they don’t make that pick.
some noteworthy re-ups
Brent Burns in Colorado and Brett Kulak, too.
Jordan Spence in Ottawa
tony deangelo with the Isles
Maybe you see Buffalo trade Zellweger to the Sharks for the draft pick we swapped with them so they can go out and get Helleyebuck? Would be a great fit
In a heartbeat. #27 for Zellwegger would be great value. #45 for him was a steal, Jarmo has nearly replaced Byram and still has the 4th overall to show for it. If you’d be happy with Xavier Villeneuve at #27, Zellwegger is basically the same player but in 3 successful years’ time.