Sharks’ Mock Draft Check: Experts Leaning Toward One Player at No. 2

Peters and Wheeler rank Reid’s future upside as somewhat higher than Sam Dickinson’s, so adding Reid to the San Jose Sharks roster could give them a potent one-two punch, Reid taking the lead.

Wheeler wrote that Reid “feels tailor-made to be…future RHD1 and PP1 QB” for the Sharks going forward.

Fit was key to Peters’ thoughts as well.

“While Ivar Stenberg is a strong [pick], the opportunity to add another cornerstone to their defense is an opportunity San Jose shouldn’t pass up,” Peters wrote. “He plays a style that fits almost perfectly with the direction San Jose is heading in.”

Button, on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, compared Reid to Zach Werenski: “He’s got kind of a similar style of play to Zach Werenski. Somebody that can drive play from the moment he gets the puck.”

Beyond Reid and Stenberg, Adam Kimelman from NHL.com raised Alberts Smits’ name.

The Latvian defenseman featured as the youngest player at the Olympics in February, where he recorded 2 assists in 4 games. And in 38 games with Jukurit in the Finnish Hockey League, Liiga, he had six goals and seven assists.

“He’s a strong skater, has a high-end offensive game and his maturity on and off the ice — he lived on his own at age 13 when he left his native Latvia to play in Finland — makes him a possibility to play in the NHL as soon as next season,” Kimelman wrote.

Staying on the blueline, Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects thinks that the San Jose Sharks will select Carson Carels.

“Arguably the most NHL-ready blueliner in the crop, Carels brings an impressive two-way, physical game that could translate to a top pairing role down the line,” Robinson wrote.

Center Caleb Malhotra and defenseman Keaton Verhoeff could also be in the mix for the San Jose Sharks.

The Sharks have a over a month to make their decision at the NHL Draft on Jun. 26.

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