Sharks GM hints at draft strategy, including what he’s open to do with important first pick
San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier said he’s open to moving down in the first round of the NHL Draft on Wednesday but obviously doesn’t want to drop so far that the team misses out on selecting a player they feel can make a significant impact.the No. 4 overall selection, their highest in 25 years, and will likely have the option of choosing between Matvei Michkov and Will Smith, two elite forwards who would almost certainly be considered the team’s top prospect if taken.
“We kind of thought there wasn’t a player that we were in love with, so we figured we could slide back and gain some assets and still get a good player, and luckily for us, it worked out that way,” Grier said. “We were able to move back, get Bystedt, and also get Lund and Hävelid at the top of the second round.”
At the 2018 draft, the Rangers dealt the Nos. 26 and 48 picks to Ottawa for the No. 22 selection, with which they chose K’Andre Miller, who was New York’s second-highest-scoring defenseman this past season. Two years later, the Rangers traded picks Nos. 22 and 72 to Calgary for the No. 19 pick and took Braden Schneider, now entering his third NHL season.
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