Erik Karlsson out for remainder of the season. Combine that with maybe them trading Dillon, the Sharks blueline could look like this:
Vlasic - Burns
Simek - Ferraro
Prout - Heed
- AlfieisKing
It seems that every time San Jose wins a couple of games and appears ready to be a 0.500 hockey team, they get another bad injury. A top 8 pick from San Jose is looking to be a near lock at this point. This is a huge positive for Ottawa and helps to make up for losing the fourth overall pick last year.
The two top 8 picks we have this year may not be ready to play next year but should almost certainly be in the lineup for 2021-2022.