{"id":342273,"date":"2026-06-02T01:45:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:45:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/342273\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T01:45:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:45:16","slug":"nhl-draft-rumors-growing-buzz-on-who-san-jose-sharks-will-draft-at-no-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/342273\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Draft Rumors: Growing Buzz On Who San Jose Sharks Will Draft at No. 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The lottery once again worked out in the San Jose Sharks<\/a>\u2018 favor, landing them the second overall pick in the 2026 NHL Draft. With draft day approaching, there is growing buzz about who the Sharks may draft at No. 2.<\/p>\n

In his latest NHL mock draft for The Athletic<\/a>, Corey Pronman has the Sharks selecting right-handed defenseman Chase Reid. More notable than the mocked selection, though, is what Pronman shared about the buzz around the league regarding San Jose<\/a>\u2019s selection.<\/p>\n

\u201cReid\u2019s name comes up often in those conversations as arguably the draft\u2019s most talented defender who can quarterback the power play with those forwards for a decade. Most of the league thinks that\u2019s who San Jose will go with.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Athletic\u2019s Corey Pronman on the San Jose Sharks and Chase Reid<\/p>\n

Related: Scouts, Execs Predict Who Sharks Will Draft with No. 2 Pick<\/a><\/p>\n

Reid is not the consensus second-best prospect in the 2026 NHL Draft. In fact, in EliteProspects.com\u2019s consensus NHL Draft prospect rankings, winger Ivar Stenberg is rated No. 1 overall, followed by Gavin McKenna. Meanwhile, Reid is rated as the third-best defenseman and the sixth-best prospect in the class.<\/p>\n

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Pronman, a senior NHL prospects writer for The Athletic, sees things a bit differently. He rated Reid as the best player<\/a> in the 2026 NHL Draft, viewing him as the obvious top choice for San Jose.<\/p>\n

Read More: What Are Fair Trades for Sharks\u2019 No. 2 Pick?<\/a><\/p>\n

The Sharks are in dire need of a right-handed defenseman, and Reid would fill that void perfectly. With a well-rounded skill set, he projects to be an excellent quarterback for a power-play unit, and he could develop into a premier top-pair defenseman if he hits his ceiling.<\/p>\n

It is evident why the consensus among scouts, executives, and analysts around the NHL is that San Jose will draft Reid with the second overall pick. This is a rare opportunity for the Sharks to add a premium talent at their weakest position, and selecting Reid would put them in an even better position to become a perennial Stanley Cup contender.<\/p>\n

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However, it is again worth examining what happened to the Sharks this past season. The club struggled significantly to generate offense whenever Macklin Celebrini<\/a> was kept off the scoresheet, and San Jose remained the only team in the NHL to feature a 110-plus point scorer without a single other player on the roster reaching the 60-point mark.<\/p>\n

Sharks general manager Mike Grier also has a history of taking the best player available, as he demonstrated last year by selecting goalie Joshua Ravensbergen despite already having Yaroslav Askarov<\/a>. If San Jose believes that Stenberg is the top player available, it seems reasonable to assume Grier will take the highest-rated talent on his draft board.<\/p>\n

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