Boston University star Macklin Celebrini is Hobey Baker Award winner and will be selected by the Sharks
San Jose Sharks won first pick in 2024 NHL Draft
Sharks have struggled in recent years, making this draft a game-changer for them
In a stunning turn of events, the San Jose Sharks emerged victorious in the NHL draft lottery, securing the coveted first pick for the upcoming 2024 NHL draft. The Sharks' fortunes improved as they were granted the right to select Boston University star and Hobey Baker Award winner, Macklin Celebrini. This highly anticipated draft is expected to be a game-changer for teams, particularly the Sharks who have been at the bottom of the standings in recent years. The Chicago Blackhawks retained the second overall pick in this year's draft lottery and are poised to make their mark with their selection. As excitement builds around these upcoming selections, fans eagerly await to see which promising players will be chosen and how they will shape the future of NHL teams.
The Blackhawks have the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NHL draft.
General manager Kyle Davidson felt pleased about getting this pick.
The Hawks will be the first team to have a top-two selection in consecutive years since the Rangers in 2019 and 2020.
Davidson mentioned how they can dictate how the rest of the first round goes because Celebrini is an obvious No. 1 pick.
The Hawks will receive the No. 20 overall pick from the Lightning and own nine picks in total including three second-round picks, two third-round picks, one fifth-round pick and one sixth-round pick.
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Macklin Celebrini is considered as a top prospect for this year’s draft.
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The author makes several statements without providing any logical fallacies. However, there are a few instances where the author uses inflammatory rhetoric and appeals to authority. For example, when the author quotes Davidson saying 'The way we see this draft . . . No. 2 is a very big win,' it is an appeal to authority as the author is reporting on what Davidson believes without providing any evidence or reasoning for why it is a big win. Additionally, when the author states 'Beyond Celebrini, the prospect hierarchy this year is murkier than last year,' it uses inflammatory language without providing any evidence or reasoning to support this claim.
]The way we see this draft . . . No. 2 is a very big win[
Beyond Celebrini, the prospect hierarchy this year is murkier than last year
San Jose Sharks won the NHL draft lottery and will have the first pick in the 2024 NHL draft.
Macklin Celebrini, a Boston University star and Hobey Baker Award winner, is expected to be the first overall pick.
The Sharks finished last in the overall standings with a record of 19-54-9 and had an 18.5% chance to win the lottery.
Celebrini, who is from Vancouver and has ties to the Bay Area, could become the first player to win the Hobey Baker Award and then go first overall in the NHL draft.
The Chicago Blackhawks retained the second overall pick in this year’s draft lottery.
The Erik Karlsson trade is now complete between the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks.
The Penguins traded Nathan Legare, Jeff Petry, Casey DeSmith, Mikael Granlund, Jan Ruuta and the No. 14 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft for Karlsson.
Erik Karlsson is likely to produce more for the Penguins over the next few years than any player picked at No. 14 in the NHL Draft ever will in their respective career.
The Penguins now have certainty over their 2025 first-round pick which can be used as trade bait or held onto.
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The author expresses their opinion on the trade and its potential impact multiple times throughout the article. They also make assumptions about the potential value of the No. 14 pick based on past draft history, implying that a star player is likely to be obtained when in reality it's only a 12% chance according to their own analysis.
The reality is that Karlsson, even at the current stage of his career, is likely to produce more for the Penguins over the next two or three years than any player picked in the No. 14 spot ever will in their respective NHL career.
I still think it was good and the right move (and I still think it can and will work out)
History says it is simply not likely and they are more likely to end up with Zemgus Girgensons or Michael Grabner. Which is fine.
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Gretz expresses his opinion that the player San Jose will receive in return for the No. 14 pick is unlikely to make a significant impact on their team and compares it to other players taken at that spot in the past. He also mentions specific players who have had decent careers but are not stars, and states that only a small percentage of players taken between No. 14 and No. 20 in those drafts have become top-line players or stars.
History says it is simply not likely and they are more likely to end up with Zemgus Girgensons or Michael Grabner.
The reality is that Karlsson, even at the current stage of his career, is likely to produce more for the Penguins over the next two or three years than any player picked in the No. 14 spot ever will in their respective NHL career.
To add another layer to it, here are the top-25 most productive players out of that sampling of players simply in terms of points per game. There are a handful of bonafide stars there, including Karlsson, McAvoy, Kyle Connor, Mathew Barzal, J.T. Miller, Vladimir Tarasenko, and a handful of outstanding top-line players (Rober Thomas, Dylan Larkin, Alex Tuch, Teuvo Teravainen, Cole Caufield), but even with that only about 12 percent chance of landing a legitimate and consistent top-line player or star.
San Jose Sharks won the NHL draft lottery and are expected to select Boston University center Macklin Celebrini with the No. 1 pick.
Macklin Celebrini finished third among Division I skaters with 64 points (32 goals, 32 assists) in 68 games and earned Hockey East’s player and rookie of the year honors.
San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier revealed his draft choice before the official draft day.
Listed at 6-feet and 190 pounds, Celebrini is a strong skater with elusive speed and quickness.
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