Can The Sharks Trade Into The Top 10?

Locked On Sharks - Daily Podcast On The San Jose Sharks - A podcast by JD Young, Locked On Podcast Network

Armed with 4 potential draft picks in the top 42, Mike Grier and the San Jose Sharks have all the ammo to move around the draft board. If they wanted to move up from the 14th pick they received from the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Erik Karlsson trade, how far can they move up? Start with what the Sharks currently have based on a draft pick value chart and how this compares to the 2023 NHL Draft. Then, look at historic trades and how a trade like this has been rare over the past 20 years. Next, look at the three scenarios of trading the 14th overall pick with both of the second-round picks and each of the second-round picks to see how far up the Sharks can go. Finally, which teams make sense to target for a potential trade, and more importantly, which players should the Sharks try to target?