July 21/2012 - Well, the big day has finally come. Draft Day. The San Jose Sharks started the day with 4 selections. Their own first, Pittsburgh's 2nd, Nashville's 2nd and Pittsburgh's 4th. Here are the results from the first day of the 2012 draft for the San Jose Sharks:
San Jose 1st (3rd) - Filip Forsberg - Looks to be a two way player. Has good hands, stride and snap shot. Is willing to battle for the puck and show some physicality.
Pittsburgh 2nd (48th) - Cristoval Nieves - Has pro size, unreal agility for a bigger player. Has top end speed as well. Need to develop hands and be more physical.
Nashville 2nd (55th) - Brock McGinn - A very good skater with quickness, gears, and lateral agility that make him a noticed forechecker and player that puts pressure on the defense. Has a good shot. Not the biggest player but plays like he is big.
Just before the Sharks were use Pittsburgh's 4th (115th), they dealt said pick to the Phoenix Coyotes for C/LW Ryan Bourque. Sharks GM had this to say about the deal: "The guy we wanted with that pick went right before the pick. I do beleve my reaction was "You fucker!" When I had seen that Buffalo selected Ebert before we got to. (And No, Roger, I wasn't mad at you, just so you know. :D) So Phoenix had sent us an offer on Ryan (Bourque) and took a look at how he was doing and what he could accomplise and we took the deal. Ryan has the potential to be a two way forward with some offensive upside and we felt he'd probably be better than who we could get at that moment in time via the pick. Also Ryan's brother, Chris, was very happy that his brother was a part of the team now."
As it stands right now, the Sharks have 2 selections in Day 2 of the 2012 draft. They have Winnipeg's 6th (160th) and their own 7th rounder (183rd). There is speculation that the Sharks may try and land a 5th rounder before tomorrow as there is apprently someone they have their eyes on in the 5th round.
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