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Why is Chris Peters excited about Eric Pohlkamp? (02:57)

Is Macklin Celebrini the MVP even if the San Jose Sharks don’t make the playoffs?

Should the Sharks have been another bad season to get another high draft pick? Draft expert Peters discusses how Celebrini’s emergence has changed that question, along with Matthew Schaefer and Connor Bedard talk.

Can Pohlkamp help the Sharks this season? Why is Peters excited about his ceiling? (24:10)

Are there any impact NCAA free agents for the Sharks to sign?

Can the San Jose Sharks package their two first-round picks to get into the top-10 of the 2026 Draft? Who are Peters’s top-seven defensemen in the Draft? Who else does Peters like in the middle of the first round? (44:38)

The San Jose Sharks are in a playoff spot! Will they hold it? It’s Randy Hahn Rubicon time, once again. (59:05)

We discuss some of the stars of the Sharks’ winning streak, like Zack Ostapchuk, Barclay Goodrow, Adam Gaudette, Collin Graf, Alex Wennberg, and Nick Leddy.

Is Celebrini the MVP, even if the Sharks don’t make the playoffs? (1:38:47)

Can Igor Chernyshov-Celebrini-Will Smith be a Stanley Cup-winning first line?

Should the Sharks look into trading for Auston Matthews?

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The San Jose Sharks are hanging on to their hopes for the playoffs, but we’re going to take an early look at how they should get better this off-season with NHL Network star and friend of the show Jason Demers.

(2:32) Demers discusses his off-season plan to improve the right side of the Sharks’ defense, sign Darren Raddysh, trade for Michael Kesselring, and re-sign Vincent Desharnais and John Klingberg.

(7:06) What about Eric Pohlkamp?

(14:42) San Jose Sharks legend Dan Boyle discusses Sam Dickinson’s development…Dan would love to work with Sam for a day!

(25:45) What about taking on a bad contract, like Darnell Nurse or Morgan Rielly or Brady Skjei or Dougie Hamilton? What is Sheng hearing from the scouts about Nurse and Rielly?

(33:30) How is the pressure on San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier this summer?

(37:19) What are our expectations for the Sharks next year? What’s a good season next year?

Demers offered his thoughts about Simon Nemec.

(45:40) Boyle and Demers discuss Macklin Celebrini’s usage. Is he getting burnt out?

(1:01:11) Finally, Keegan McNally and Zubair Jeewanjee talk about their favorite 2026 Draft defensemen!

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Should we be concerned with Will Smith’s confidence and Shakir Mukhamadullin’s development?

Also, Sheng and Keegan share their post-Trade Deadline San Jose Sharks’ top-10 prospects!

It was a fascinating road trip, full of highs and lows.

We discuss San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky’s controversial comments after the Edmonton Oilers’ loss (14:07), benching Will Smith, and playing Nick Leddy over Shakir Mukhamadullin. (29:23)

What’s the latest on Igor Chernyshov’s concussion? And why isn’t Sheng worried about Smith’s confidence?

We also talk about Yaroslav Askarov’s injury, recalling Laurent Brossoit, and re-signing Ty Dellandrea. (1:13:05)

And now, Sheng and Keegan’s top-10 San Jose Sharks’ prospects! (1:24:31)

1. Haoxi (Simon) Wang / Carson Wetsch
2. Cole McKinney / Kasper Halttunen
3. Eric Pohlkamp / Cam Lund
4. Luca Cagnoni / Leo Sahlin Wallenius
5. Sahlin Wallenius / Cagnoni
6. Lund / Pohlkamp
7. Filip Bystedt
8. Quentin Musty
9. Josh Ravensbergen
10. Igor Chernyshov

Also, we discuss a handful of honorable mentions!

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What did we think of what Mike Grier did (or didn’t do) at the Trade Deadline?

All of us -- San Jose Sharks legend Dan Boyle, insider Sheng Peng, and prospects guru Keegan McNally -- actually like how Grier approached March’s silly season!

There are two reasons why keeping pending UFAs like Mario Ferraro and company was a good idea: Boyle discusses the value of playing meaningful games for a young team. That includes, a short trip to the playoffs.

Why aren’t the San Jose Sharks calling up Luca Cagnoni?

What was up with that left field Sergei Bobrovsky rumor?

Finally, our thoughts on the William Eklund-for-Simon Nemec rumor: Was it realistic?

What’s Nemec’s ceiling? Could Grier be holding on to Eklund for a bigger move?

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How should the San Jose Sharks approach the upcoming Trade Deadline?

Jason Demers, NHL Network star and San Jose Hockey Now Podcast friend, shares his thoughts with insider Sheng Peng and beer league champ Zubair Jeewanjee. (1:00)

Before that, Demers, who was in Milan, talks Macklin Celebrini at the Olympics. He’s also excited about Michael Misa’s development!

So who should the San Jose Sharks trade for, if anybody, at the Deadline? (30:04) Demers suggests a host of names like Michael Kesselring, Braden Schneider, and Zach Whitecloud. He also says no to a few
names, and bats around impact defensemen like Adam Fox and Josh Morrissey.

Will the Sharks keep or trade Kiefer Sherwood or Mario Ferraro?

Next, how does prospects guru Keegan McNally think the San Jose Sharks should approach the Trade Deadline? (1:01:17)

Sheng and Keegan agree: “Buy responsibly.”

Should the Sharks keep or flip Sherwood?

What did we make of what Ryan Warsofsky said about analytics and Sherwood versus Collin Graf on the Celebrini line? (1:31:14)

Finally, Keegan breaks down top 2026 Draft prospect Chase Reid’s game! (2:02:36)

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What a game, what a guest!

(00:40) Logan Couture talks about the epic USA-Canada gold medal game…what did he think (and hate) about it?

(9:38) Couture and ex-Sharks teammate/current San Jose Hockey Now Podcast co-host Dan Boyle also break down Jack Hughes’s golden goal, and what a certain Canadian superstar could’ve done better on that play.

(13:12) Couture also pumps San Jose Sharks superstar’s Macklin Celebrini’s tires!

(15:00) Couture and Boyle also rank the top-five players in the world and where Celebrini belongs in that discussion.

(22:00) What’s most remarkable about what Celebrini did at the Olympics with the two-best players in the world, Connor McDavid and Nathan MacKinnon?

(34:13) What was Couture and Boyle's hilarious pre-game ritual together?

(38:57) Sharks Ice beer league champ Zubair Jeewanjee also asks Couture to talk about when Pavel Datsyuk embarrassed him, more stories about Game Seven versus the Vegas Golden Knights, and the three San Jose Sharks teams that he felt were closest to winning the Stanley Cup.

(57:24) After our chat with Couture, Sharks insider Sheng Peng and prospects guru Keegan McNally discuss the Sharks’ return to play.

Why do Sheng and Keegan think that San Jose has to be more aggressive with adding elite talent around Celebrini now? What impressed them most about Celebrini at the Olympics?

Keegan also shares why he thinks the Sharks must upgrade their talent now, even with just better bridge players. Which defensemen would Keegan target at the Trade Deadline?

We also review Pavol Regenda, Alex Wennberg, and Philipp Kurashev’s Olympics.

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Jack Han has a left field trade suggestion for the San Jose Sharks!

(2:30) But before that, Sharks legend Dan Boyle, insider Sheng Peng, and beer league champ Zubair Jeewanjee discuss the Artemi Panarin trade to the Los Angeles Kings, and if San Jose should’ve gotten more involved.

(22:33) Are you prepared for what a Kiefer Sherwood extension might look like?

(55:02) And now, Jack Han! Han grew up a big Dan Boyle fan: They discuss a subtle reason for Boyle’s success, something that the current San Jose Sharks can learn.

(1:12:12) How can the Sharks improve on their current fourth line? Han discusses other fourth lines around the league, and why head coach Ryan Warsofsky values his current fourth line.

(1:24:11) Why is Han pleased with Sam Dickinson and Michael Misa’s progress this year? Han thinks that the San Jose Sharks are developing Dickinson and Misa at the right pace, not too fast, not too slow.

(1:36:24) Han doesn’t think that the Sharks’ new five-forward power play is going to be very successful…why?

(1:43:45) Finally, what team does Han think will be a good trade partner with the San Jose Sharks? And who’s his left field trade suggestion for San Jose?

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Cat Toffoli talks “Heated Rivalry” with the boys on this episode of the “San Jose Hockey Now Podcast”!

We also ask Cat about her career with the Los Angeles Dodgers and boarding Michael Misa. And she shares why she cried after the San Jose Sharks’ win over the New York Rangers!

(16:35) Onto "Heated Rivalry"! This will be a very spoiler-heavy segment, by the way: What’s the moment when the show grabbed everybody? Did the actors feel like authentic NHL’ers? Why haven’t any NHL players come out yet?

(57:34) We also talk about this exciting San Jose Sharks’ week!

(1:02:51) What did we think of the Kiefer Sherwood trade?

(1:36:52) There was a goalie fight between Alex Nedeljkovic and Sergei Bobrovsky!

And for the first time in a long time, the Sharks bullied an opponent and SAP Center felt like SAP Center of yore.

(2:14:37) And on Keegan's Prospect Corner, he focuses on Haoxi (Simon) Wang and Ivar Stenberg.

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