San Jose Sharks
The San Jose Sharks were the worst team in the NHL last season and because of that, they were able to get the first overall draft pick in this past NHL entry draft. With that pick, they were able to draft Macklin Celebrini. Celebrini will play for the Sharks this season and will likely get top-line minutes.
Looking at the rest of the roster, it looks like the Sharks will be having another tough season though. They do still have a couple of their veterans like, Logan Couture and Marc-Edouard Vlasic, but the rest of this team is either new to the league or new to this team.
There have been a few new players that will help this team. Tyler Toffoli and Cody Ceci have lots of games under their belt and the Sharks are going to hope these players can help bring the younger players along. Nothing hurts growth in a young player like perennial losing, I mean just look at the Edmonton Oilers from 10 years ago.
The Sharks this season are just going to be looking for growth. They may even end up at the bottom of the league once again this season. That is what they want to do though, the Sharks are in the middle of a rebuild, so losing is part of the process. Hopefully, if you are a Sharks fan, the rebuild is much faster than the Edmonton Oilers one and they can be competitive again shortly.
Prediction
My prediction for the San Jose Sharks is that they will once again be near the bottom of the league. I don't know if they will be as bad as last year, because I think they did slightly improve. They just did not improve enough to move the needle in the standings.