NHL Mock Draft Pick #28 - San Jose Sharks

As I stated in the preview to San Jose’s selection, this team is running out of chances as it sits right now. Frustration abounds from management, players and fans that this team that has been so successful in the regular season for so many years hasn’t had the same success in the playoffs. There could be a rebuild in the Sharks’ future and that could begin as early as this pick, who will be expected to be a building block not for the near future, but a few years down the road.

The San Jose Sharks select, from the Ottawa 67’s of the OHL, Forward Shane Prince

Jared’s Analysis – San Jose goes for another Ottawa 67’s player, a junior club that has been a pipeline for Sharks picks in the past (5 times in the last 6 years). The relationship between 67’s GM (and former coach) Brian Kilrea and Sharks GM Doug Wilson (himself a former 67’s player) goes a long way back. Wilson trusts Kilrea’s system and the players it produces. Prince will join Logan Couture and Jamie McGinn as former 67’s on the current Sharks roster. Prince will need to fill out, but he skates well and could play a scoring role in the NHL some day. He isn’t spectacular in any one area, but he does everything well.

HAVE YOUR SAY

Here are the Mock Draft results so far (click on the team name to go to the post about that pick):

Pick	TEAM	PLAYER
1	EDMONTON	Adam Larsson
2	COLORADO	Gabriel Landeskog
3	FLORIDA	Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
4	NEW JERSEY	Jonathan Huberdeau
5	NY ISLANDERS	Sean Couturier
6	OTTAWA	Ryan Strome
7	ATLANTA	Ryan Murphy
8	COLUMBUS	Dougie Hamilton
9	BOSTON (FR TOR)	Duncan Siemens
10	MINNESOTA	Sven Bartschi
11	COLORADO	Jamie Oleksiak
12	CAROLINA	Joel Armia
13	CALGARY	Mika Zibanejad
14	DALLAS	Nathan Beaulieu
15	NY RANGERS	Mark McNeill
16	BUFFALO	Brandon Saad
17	MONTREAL	Joseph Morrow
18	CHICAGO	Zack Phillips
19	EDMONTON (FR LA)	Mark Schiefele
20	PHOENIX	Rocco Grimaldi
21	OTTAWA (FR NSH)	Nicklas Jensen
22	ANAHEIM	Oscar Klefbom
23	PITTSBURGH	Tomas Jurco
24	DETROIT	Jonas Brodin
25	TORONTO (FR PHI)	Boone Jenner
26	WASHINGTON	Vladislav Namestnikov
27	TAMPA BAY	Connor Murphy
27	SAN JOSE	Shane Prince

Now on the clock for the #29 selection, is the Vancouver Canucks.

PREVIEWING THE CANUCKS

2010-2011 Record: 54-19-9 (1st Overall)

League Rankings:
Goals for: 1st

Goals Against: 1st

Power Play: 1st

Penalty Kill: 3rd

TOP 5 Prospects in the system: Cody Hodgson (C), Anton Rodin (RW), Sergei Shirokov (LW), Jordan Schroeder (C), Bill Sweatt (LW)

NEEDS: The Canucks will be answering questions about the playoff collapse for months to come. However, they must get back to work quickly and the first order of business is addressing the system. Cody Hodgson was once a blue chip prospect but seems to have fallen out of favor with Canucks brass and may need to be moved to resuscitate his career. However, looking at the top prospects, there aren’t very many defensemen among them. With the pending free agency of a number of blue-liners, the Canucks might want to address this position in the draft, even if the player won’t contribute for at least a couple of years. Big David Musil is playing junior in Vancouver already, and might be a nice fit for the Canucks.

TOP 5 PLAYERS ON THE BOARD (per ISS):

1. JT Miller, LW, USA Under-18 (USHL)

2. Alexandr Khokhlachev, F, Windsor (OHL)

3. Victor Rask, C, Leksands (SWE ELITE)

4. David Musil, D, Vancouver (WHL)

5. Ty Rattie, LW, Portland (WHL)

Check back on TOO MANY MEN ON THE SITE to see who the Vancouver Canucks select, as the Fansided mock draft continues!

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