Sharks move up to No. 11 in NHL draft, add D-man in two trades originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Sharks are already active before the 2024 NHL Draft begins.
San Jose has acquired the No. 11 overall pick from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for the No. 14 and No. 42 selections, Sharks general manager Mike Grier announced Thursday.
The Sharks now have nine projected picks in the two-day draft, which begins Friday at 4 p.m. PT.
Shortly thereafter, Grier also announced that the team traded defenseman Kyle Burroughs to the Los Angeles Kings for forward Carl Grundstrom.
Grundstrom, 26, recorded 12 points (eight goals, four assists) in 50 games with the Kings last season, backing up his strong 2022-23 campaign, in which he set career highs in all scoring categories with 19 points, 12 goals and seven assists in 57 games.
In his career, Grundstrom played in 236 NHL games and scored 67 points (40 goals, 27 assists).
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound Swedish native was originally selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2016 NHL Draft.
After originally being selected in the 2013 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders, Burroughs signed with the Sahrks in July 2023.
The 28-year-old played in 73 games with the Sharks last season, scoring eight points (two goals, six assists). He ranked eighth among San Jose defensemen in scoring, led the group with 71 penalty minutes and was fifth among the team’s defensemen with 19:09 of ice time per game.
