What is Mike Grier up to now? If the San Jose Sharks’ proactive general manager has something else in store with the NHL Draft right around the corner … well, we can’t wait.Having already addressed his subpar defense by acquiring Michael Kesselring and then adding first-round draft capital by parting with winger William Eklund on a buzzy trade-filled Tuesday, Grier could be out to light some fireworks on Friday’s draft night. Maybe even before, given how he and his GM brethren have been acting this week.The trade of Eklund to the Ottawa Senators for the No. 9 selection gives the Sharks more ammunition to go with their own No. 2 pick after a shocking leap from their ninth position in the draft lottery. And though they traded down in sending the No. 20 pick — which was Edmonton’s that San Jose possessed thanks to the Jake Walman deal — to the Buffalo Sabres, they still managed to keep a third pick for Friday with the No. 27 choice as part of the return with the 26-year-old Kesselring.To trade Eklund, a 23-year-old left wing who’s been a top-six fixture for three years, for a draft pick rather than an established NHL player doesn’t make much sense in a vacuum. But if that opens the door for the Sharks to draft high-ceiling Swedish winger Ivar Stenberg with the No. 2 pick and possibly use the other two first-round selections for another immediate upgrade on the blue line, then Grier has a good game of chess going.Will he win or lose that game in the end? Who knows, but he has created even greater anticipation for his next move.“It’s just all about trying to make the team better,” Grier said. “If we do something, it’s all with that in mind, to just trying to improve the roster, make the team better not only for this year but for down the road, too. That’s always the job here. Make the team better now but also keep an eye on the future. We’ll be aggressive if something kind of fits those two timelines and can make us better now but also in the future.”The options at Grier’s disposal expanded when the lottery delivered the Sharks a top-two selection for the third consecutive year, a luxury considering they have a burgeoning superstar, Macklin Celebrini, as the face of the franchise and Michael Misa as the second-line center with a lot of upside behind him. Now Grier has the means to improve a Sharks team that was in a playoff race until the final couple of weeks, set it up for the future or do both.Let’s take that No. 2 selection. On the surface, it sure looks like sending out Eklund — and the Kesselring acquisition on defense before that — is a sign they’ve targeted Stenberg, a left wing who had one of the best seasons by a draft-eligible player in the Swedish Hockey League. The 18-year-old followed that up with a showy performance at the World Championship and might be the most NHL-ready player in this draft.With Igor Chernyshov showing to be a top-six talent capable of playing with Celebrini and Will Smith on San Jose’s top line, Stenberg’s addition as another high-end offensive player with defensive chops can make surrendering Eklund feel like less of a big loss. And if the Toronto Maple Leafs were to pull a shocker and take Stenberg instead of Gavin McKenna, that could mean another left wing and the player most have tabbed to go No. 1 falling into the Sharks’ lap.