The Draft

On Jun 18, 1:16 pm, "Mr. T" <ted.peder....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 18, 12:14 pm, chromdom <chrom....DeleteThis@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I was looking at a mock draft last night. Did I read it right, the
> > Sharks don't have any picks in the first round? I didn't go too deep
> > into it, but when is the Sharks' first pick? Has there been any
> > speculation as to who they'll get?
>
> IIRC it's round 4 (5?), pick 117

Oh good lord. So this is the future we mortgaged with all those bad
trades over the years? And isn't this the deepest draft in a while?

Ok, I'm declaring my position. Trade Marleau for as many high picks
as you can. I think the Kings have a bunch, trade him there.
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On Jun 18, 7:41 pm, chromdom <chrom... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jun 18, 1:16 pm, "Mr. T" <ted.peder... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Jun 18, 12:14 pm, chromdom <chrom... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > I was looking at a mock draft last night.  Did I read it right, the
> > > Sharks don't have any picks in the first round?  I didn't go too deep
> > > into it, but when is the Sharks' first pick?  Has there been any
> > > speculation as to who they'll get?
>
> > IIRC it's round 4 (5?), pick 117
>
> Oh good lord.  So this is the future we mortgaged with all those bad
> trades over the years?  And isn't this the deepest draft in a while?
>
> Ok, I'm declaring my position.  Trade Marleau for as many high picks
> as you can.  I think the Kings have a bunch, trade him there.

This is what happens when you have a team that was supposed to contend
for and/or win the Cup, two or three years running, but the front
office didn't assemble the right pieces or get the last lynchpin(s) to
make it happen. A huge opportunity squandered.

They can only go on from here, though.
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:51:48 -0700 (PDT), tack <thetacker DeleteThis @gmail.com>
wrote:

>On Jun 18, 7:41 pm, chromdom <chrom... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jun 18, 1:16 pm, "Mr. T" <ted.peder... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > On Jun 18, 12:14 pm, chromdom <chrom... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > > I was looking at a mock draft last night.  Did I read it right, the
>> > > Sharks don't have any picks in the first round?  I didn't go too deep
>> > > into it, but when is the Sharks' first pick?  Has there been any
>> > > speculation as to who they'll get?
>>
>> > IIRC it's round 4 (5?), pick 117
>>
>> Oh good lord.  So this is the future we mortgaged with all those bad
>> trades over the years?  And isn't this the deepest draft in a while?
>>
>> Ok, I'm declaring my position.  Trade Marleau for as many high picks
>> as you can.  I think the Kings have a bunch, trade him there.
>
>This is what happens when you have a team that was supposed to contend
>for and/or win the Cup, two or three years running, but the front
>office didn't assemble the right pieces or get the last lynchpin(s) to
>make it happen. A huge opportunity squandered.
>
>They can only go on from here, though.

As I understand it, the draft is deep in the first round, so you can
get a "player" at pick 18, as you normally would in only the top 7.
The first round pick went to Buffalo to get Campbell. That is why
they need to sign him. If they do, I'm happy. Otherwise, I'm not.
The 2nd and 3rd pick went last year to move up to get Couture. But I
don't think there is anything particularly noteworthy about the later
rounds this season. Its always nice to re-stock, though. I was
hoping DW could monetize some of his depth players into draft picks,
although not necessarily a 1st rounder, because I don't think anyone
wants to give theirs up.
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