The San Jose Sharks announced that they have completed a trade with the Buffalo Sabres to acquire the No. 11 pick in the upcoming NHL Draft in exchange for the No. 14 and No. 42 overall picks.

The No. 14 pick was the second first-round pick that the Sharks had in this draft, and they decided to package it with a second-round pick to move up to No. 11 with the Sabres. San Jose holds the No. 1 pick in Friday's first round, and the franchise is expected to select Boston University center Macklin Celebrini with that pick. Macklin Celebrini will be a huge piece for the Sharks' rebuild.

It will be interesting to see who the Sharks come away with at No. 11, and if they hit on that pick in addition to Celebrini at No. 1, this will be a franchise-changing draft for them. In the end, they decided moving up the few spots by giving up a second-round pick was worth their while.

For the Sabres, this gives them back-to-back picks in the second round with No. 42 and No. 43 overall. Buffalo now has nine picks, with two in the second and two in the fourth. It is notable that the Sabres have an additional second-round pick now because they are rumored to have significant interest in Carolina Hurricanes restricted free agent Martin Necas, who is on the trade block and wants a change of scenery. This additional pick gives the Sabres another asset to dangle in trade talks with the Hurricanes for Martin Necas, who would be a boost for a team trying to end a long playoff drought.

Who could the Sharks target after moving up to No. 11?

Even after moving up to No. 11, the Sharks do not know who will be on the board at that spot. But players like Barkly Catton, Cole Eiserman, Carter Yakemchuk and Dam Dickinson have been mocked in that range pretty often. It will be interesting to see of San Jose is comfortable doubling up on centers after selecting Celebrini at No. 1 and already having Will Smith in the fold. There are some defensemen who could be available at No. 11 that would be good tohave in a rebuild.

Even with likely adding two highly-touted prospects in the first round, the Sharks will not have many expectations next season, and they still have moves to make to get to the salary floor. The claim of Barclay Goodrow, who was waived by the New York Rangers, helps get them closer and provides veteran leadership, and the trade for Jake Walman helps too if he is not flipped, but Mike Grier will need to execute other moves to get to the salary floor once free agency opens next week.

It will be interesting to see the next steps in the Sharks' rebuild as they hope to add more young talent in the draft on Friday.