Craig J. Button
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650 appearances
2 recordings
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first heard Jun 2026
last heard 23 Jun
Craig J. Button’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It doesn't work like that.
So if I look at the San Jose Sharks and I look at how many really good young offensive forwards they have, and then you consider what they went and did.
They traded for Gasol, advancing that pick into four years with a player in a trade.
They pick up Kesselring.
They move a couple spots back in the draft to fill out that part of their lineup.
It feels to me like they have a bunch of the areas of their team covered off with respect to prospects and current young players.
It feels like that defense spot, specifically that right shot defense spot, is vacant.
And it feels like this is an opportunity that's presented itself to the San Jose Sharks today.
that is very different than if they were picking eight.
And for me, that feels like taking a right shot defenseman.
I feel that Chase Reed, it wouldn't surprise me one bit if he ends up being the best player in this draft.
And people say, well, why don't you have him number one?
Because I'm not there yet.
I'm just saying like Tim Stutzla back in his draft year, it wasn't going to surprise me if he ended up being the best player.
Lafreniere had shown ability.
You know, certainly Byfield had shown ability and potential.
And I feel the same way about Reed.
And I think that you look at the offense and the forwards and you look at Sam Dickinson, it feels like you've got bookends now for a top pair of defense if you draft Chase Reed.
Now, they might look at it and say Daxon Rudolph fits that bill or Keaton Verhoff fits that bill.
For me, it's Chase Reed, but it still comes back to a red-shot defenseman.
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