San Jose Sharks general manager Mike Grier on picking No. 1 overall in this year’s NHL Draft: “It can do wonders for your organization.”
SAN JOSE – Sharks general manager Mike Grier attended the recent IIHF World Junior Championships in Canada and just like everyone else, was blown away by the unbelievable performance of Connor Bedard.
In late June, Bedard, who had 75 points in 30 WHL games this season before Saturday, is expected to be the first player chosen in the NHL Draft, bringing the kind of exceptional talent that can help turn around the fortunes of a moribund franchise. Still, this is a Sharks roster that needs a lot of work, as proven by a 13-23-8 record that is fifth-worst in the NHL. If the Sharks stay in that spot and the NHL keeps the same draft lottery odds they had last year, they’ll have an 8.5 percent chance of drafting Bedard.“It you get a chance to draft a guy at the top. I think they can do wonders for your organization,” Grier said. “Not only on the ice, but I think it gives hope and optimism to the fan base as well.
“We’d be excited to get a player like for sure, but I don’t think it changes what we’re going to try and do.”ON WHAT THE ROSTER NEEDS:
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