I think you take Yakemchuk if Parekh, Buium, Levshunov, Dickinson and any of the legit top 6 wingers are taken. He seems like a solid 2/3rd defenseman which goes well with us having a similar level player in Shakir, but I just don't see him being the 1D guy that we desperately need.
gonna depend on where/who their first pick goes. if the Sharks are picking 1st-Celebrini, 2nd-Demidov, 3rd-Levshunov/Lindstrom. also, if someone fell because there's always that GM who picks off the board in the top 10. there's a real chance that Eiserman's sitting there at #14. Eiserman will have to work on his skating and add some layers to his game, but he's arguably a better talent than Yakemchuk.
The Sharks are going to get TWO very good players in the first round. Then hope they hit on a good talent with the 2nd round pick. Very good players can be taken in later rounds. It's interesting to hear some game announcers talk about other team's players. Dallas has a smaller but talented player in Stankhoven. It turns out the Dallas Stars Owner also owns the minor league team Stankhoven was playing on before he was drafted. Other teams passed on Stankhoven because he looked too small, but the owner told his scouts etc. that they should draft him. So far he has worked out and is contributing in the playoffs.
I just watched his highlights and that’s exactly who he reminds me of. He drives to the net and has decent hands like Burns in his Prime. The Defensive liabilities is also very similar but on a strong team or paired with a shut down partner then who cares. This kid is the only defenseman I’d want when we draft in the middle of the first.
Dream: Penguins win lottery and we take their 2025 pick, and they implode in 2025, and Vegas implodes in 2025, and we get #1, #2, #3 picks in that draft, and trade #3 down to get 2 more draft picks and end up with 4 draft picks in 2025 draft :) :) :)
