Sharks secure at least top-four pick in 2024 NHL Draft Originally aired on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Sharks did it.
The Sharks, who lost 5-2 to the Arizona Coyotes at SAP Center on Sunday, secured a top-four pick in June's 2024 NHL Draft, as reported by Bay Area News Group's Curtis Pacielka. did.
One thing about the Sharks' loss and the Ducks' OT loss is that San Jose currently cannot catch up to Anaheim in the NHL standings and will likely finish no higher than 31st. Therefore, the Sharks will likely draft No. 4 overall or lower.
— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) April 8, 2024
Tankasson said the Sharks have 18.5 percent odds and a 25 percent chance of winning the No. 1 pick before they play the Calgary Flames on Tuesday.
San Jose has a league-worst record of 18 wins, 51 losses, and 8 losses, with 44 points with four games remaining. The only team that can finish worse is the Chicago Blackhawks (23-49-5, 51 points).
Chicago would have to lose to repeat its league-worst record, and San Jose would have to win four of its last five games, both unlikely feats. Despite this, the Sharks have his 19th-toughest schedule remaining, and the Blackhawks only have his 6th-toughest schedule.
The Sharks have never had a No. 1 pick in their 32-year NHL history and have only come close to being No. 2. In 2023, they selected center Will Smith with the fourth pick.
A draft pick higher than fourth would have a promising future, but the Sharks still have a long way to go before they get back to the playoffs.
The 2023-24 NHL season will mark San Jose's fourth straight year of missing out on the Stanley Cup Playoffs and falling into the draft lottery in May.
The Sharks last reached the postseason in 2018-19, finishing with a record of 46 wins, 27 losses, and 9 losses, earning 101 points, ending their streak of four consecutive playoff appearances.
San Jose desperately needs the spark that the No. 1 overall pick brings, especially after missing out on Boston College star Connor Bedard last year to the Blackhawks.
However, forward William Eklund has recently become a valuable young player for the Sharks.
San Jose's No. 7 overall pick in the 2021 draft scored a hat trick against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday at SAP Center, and forward Colin, who signed a free agent contract with the team in 2021, Along with Graff, he is the cornerstone of San Jose's future. Thursday.
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