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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

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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Who can the San Jose Sharks trade for to help them make the playoffs?

Jason Demers of NHL Network jumps on to talk about potential trade targets, on defense and up front.

Does Demers think that the Sharks will make the playoffs?

(19:19) Sheng likes Justin Faulk a lot, but Demers shoots down the idea. What about Dougie Hamilton?

(25:00) Demers would like to see the San Jose Sharks make a run at Owen Power or Bowen Byram.

(31:35) We also discuss Tyler Myers, Will Borgen, and Logan Stanley.

(41:40) How good of a No. 1 defenseman is Adam Fox?

(52:00) We also discuss why Kiefer Sherwood could be a good fit with the Sharks, for the right price.

And what would Demers do with pending UFA Mario Ferraro?

San Jose Sharks insider Sheng Peng, Sharks prospects guru Keegan McNally, and Sharks Ice beer league champ Zubair Jeewanjee also discuss waiving Nick Leddy, the return of Will Smith, and Michael Misa’s recent play.

Zubair also introduces the newest addition to the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast family!

(1:33:50) Finally, in Keegan’s Prospects Corner, Keegan spotlights Filip Bystedt and Tomas Galvas.

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Pronger Talks Celebrini & Olympics! | EP 116 Misa Staying in NHL, Brossoit Trade

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What does Chris Pronger think of Macklin Celebrini’s star-making season and the 2026 Canadian Olympic team? (02:39)

Zubair guides the ship as the Hockey Hall of Famer, 2010 Olympic gold medalist along with Dan Boyle, and also Public Enemy No. 1 for San Jose Sharks fans joins to talk about the adversity that he faced throughout his career, especially his troubles as a youth…plus how good Owen Nolan was during the 2000 playoffs.

Why are we fans of the Alex Wennberg extension? (48:14)

It appears that Michael Misa is staying with the San Jose Sharks this season. Why does Dan have some concern? (59:09)

Who will be the odd man out when Misa counts against the 50 maximum contract limit?

Boyle shares stories about his playing time under Roy Sommer, who is being honored by the San Joee Barracuda this week. (1:38:52)

The San Jose Sharks also made an interesting minor deal, acquiring Laurent Brossoit and Nolan Allan from the Chicago Blackhawks while filming the show! (1:41:33) 

Ben Pope of the Chicago-Sun Times texts Sheng his thoughts live.

What did Keegan think of Misa’s World Juniors performance? (1:51:55) (the music gets partially edited out this week, sorry!)

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San Jose Hockey Now wishes everyone a Happy New Year and a Happy New Year to Macklin Celebrini, who has made Team Canada!

TSN Draft guru Craig Button joins us to talk all about that! Back in July, he was already telling people that Macklin was making the Canadian Olympic team! What made Craig so confident and what are some of his 2026 Draft thoughts?

We also check in on what I call the Randy Hahn Line: Since we last recorded, the Sharks have ripped off 3 straight wins…do we think now that the Sharks are making the playoffs?

Igor Chernyshov is among the Sharks that are buzzing, I went to talk to another NHL scout about Chernyshov!

Finally, what’s the value of playoff experience or playing playoff-like regular season games for the likes of Chernyshov and company? Or should the Sharks just traded UFAs Wennberg and Ferraro for whatever they can get?

(15:00) Dan Boyle recounts his Olympic experiences.

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What’s Igor Chernyshov’s ceiling?

The San Jose Sharks rookie winger had an impressive NHL debut this past week.

Insider Sheng Peng, prospects guru Keegan McNally, and host Zubair Jeewanjee dive into that in the latest episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast.

Why did one NHL scout pump the brakes on the Chernyshov hype, by setting more of a top-six winger expectation for the San Jose Sharks’ 2024 second-round pick? Are stars Mark Stone or Valeri Nichushkin valid comparisons for Chernyshov?

Also, San Jose Sharks faceoff consultant Zenon Konopka jumps on the podcast! Legendary defenseman Dan Boyle joins in on the hilarious chat.

Konopka discusses Ty Dellandrea’s growth at the faceoff circle and how impressive Macklin Celebrini is as a player.

Konopka also shares now-funny stories from his colorful career, like spooking Dion Phaneuf and threatening Brian Boyle before a playoff game.

Also, what’s the path for the San Jose Sharks to make the playoffs?

Happy holidays from all of us at the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! We also share our Sharks’ Christmas wishes, what we’re grateful for, and unsung heroes.

Finally, Keegan previews the World Junior Championships!

(3:20) What's Sheng grateful for? We also talk about the path for the Sharks to make the playoffs.

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San Jose Sharks legend Dan Boyle, insider Sheng Peng, prospects guru Keegan McNally, and rink rat Zubair Jeewanjee talk all things Sharks!

We’ve got a jam-packed episode this week!

Randy Hahn joins to discuss his rousing call in the greatest regular season comeback in San Jose Sharks history, the 6-5 OT win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.

Hahn also shares more about the vibe on the team airplane after the game and declares that the Sharks are making the playoffs this year.

We discuss the Will Smith and Philipp Kurashev injuries: Did the Sharks call up the right prospects in Igor Chernyshov and Ethan Cardwell?

Finally, Keegan and Sheng discuss how San Jose is going to improve their defense in the future. Should they have been more aggressive chasing after Quinn Hughes? Which teams with No. 1 defensemen might make them available, via trade or UFA, in the near-future? Or, how can the Sharks make a Stanley Cup-caliber defense without a true No. 1?

(00:00:00) – Intro: Randy Hahn, Will Smith Injury, No. 1 Defenseman

(00:05:29) – Road Trip Recap: Three Wins and a Statement Finish

(00:06:03) – Should Macklin Celebrini Wear the C Next Year?

(00:07:20) – Celebrini Steps up for Will and the Bench Feels It

(00:13:50) – Are We Overhyping Celebrini or Watching a LeBron Arc

(00:14:46) – Guest Joins: Randy Hahn Talks Sharks Comeback

(00:20:43) – Where Does This Rank Among Randy’s All-Time Sharks’ Calls?

(00:22:19) – Randy’s Bold Take: San Jose Sharks Make the Playoffs This Year

(00:24:45) – Was Smith Hit Dirty? Randy’s Take and Why the Response Mattered

(00:26:40) – John Klingberg’s Bounceback: Patience, Health, and Power Play Time

(00:34:10) – Handling the High: How Players Reset After a Massive Win

(00:36:01) – Why Two Days Off Might Be the Smartest Coaching Move

(00:39:36) – Randy’s Hidden Talent: Late Night Karaoke Standards

(00:41:04) – Dan Clears a Room: Rage Against the Machine at Midnight

(00:42:54) – Last Thought With Randy: Why This Win Becomes a Team Touchstone

(00:50:54) – Road Trip Takeaways and Call-Ups After Injuries

(00:57:30) – Ryan Reaves Factor?

(00:59:34) – Deadline Dilemma: Can Grier Trade UFAs During Playoff Push?

(01:01:12) – Playoff Experience vs Asset Value: What Matters More?

(01:03:54) – Sheng’s Vegas Parallel: When a Team Forces You to Believe

(01:06:49) – Sam Dickinson Development: Defense First, Power Play Later

(01:11:02) – Sam Dickinson’s True Projection: Two-Way Minutes Eater

(01:12:04) – Why the Sharks Still Need an Offensive Defenseman

(01:13:44) – Comparing Dickinson to Noah Hanifin, Not Quinn Hughes

(01:15:27) – Alex Wennberg’s Quiet Impact on the Comeback

(01:17:00) – Smith and Kurashev’s Injury Report

(01:18:05) – Why Chernyshov and Cardwell Were the Right Call-Ups

(01:19:14) – The Sunburn Story and Why Chernyshov Slid in the Draft

(01:20:28) – AHL Eye Test: Who Actually Looks NHL-Ready

(01:21:54) – Why Musty Isn’t There Yet

(01:22:49) – How Scouts View Chernyshov’s Ceiling

(01:23:39) – What a True No. 1 Defenseman Means for This Roster

(01:26:10) – Multiple Ways to Build a Cup-Winning Blue Line

(01:27:30) – By Committee vs Superstar Defense Models

(01:33:45) – Should San Jose Sharks Accelerate Rebuild

(01:36:52) – How the Panthers Won Without a Quinn Hughes Type

(01:38:08) – Historical Cup Winners and Their No. 1 Defensemen

(01:39:58) – Why the 2026 Draft Might Be Too Late

(01:41:27) – Safe Defense Picks vs Swinging for Elite Skill

(01:43:10) – Evaluating the Sharks’ Defensive Prospect Pool

(01:47:43) – Why the Sharks Were Right to Pass on Hughes

(01:49:26) – Why Minnesota Could Gamble and San Jose Couldn’t

(01:50:58) – Vulnerable Teams With Elite Defensemen

(01:52:09) – McAvoy, Dahlin, Werenski, Fox: Who’s Actually Gettable?

(01:54:04) – Why Dahlin Is a Near-Impossibility

(01:59:05) – Why the Sharks May Need a Statement Signing

(02:03:12) – Why Bowen Byram Is Intriguing

(02:05:49) – Learning From Florida: Buying Devalued Assets

(02:07:05) – Brandon Montour as a Transitional D?

(02:09:14) – Finding Deals in Risky Defense Contracts

(02:10:39) – Evan Bouchard as a Long-Term Wild Card

(02:12:06) – Adam Fox Debate: Skill vs Size

(02:13:29) – Grier’s Methodical Approach vs Big Swings

(02:14:24) – The Askarov Trade as a Blueprint

(02:15:17) – Why the Sharks Didn’t Rush the Hughes Market

(02:18:09) – Celebrini Is Accelerating the Timeline

(02:25:05) – Could San Jose Sharks Buy at Deadline?

(02:25:30) – Keegan’s Prospect Corner

(02:27:43) – Tynan Lawrence Rockets Up 2026 Draft Boards

(02:28:52) – Why Lawrence’s Rise Is About Center Scarcity

(02:30:25) – Lawrence’s Game: Strengths and Limits

(02:33:58) – Current Top of the 2026 Draft Board

(02:36:50) – Teddy Mutryn Development Check-In

(02:45:01) – Keegan vs. Hodge: Who Was First to Graf Meme?

(02:48:29) – Final Thoughts and Sign-Off

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It’s a dream (or nightmare?) lefty-righty combo: Sheng is paired with just Dan Boyle today!

Does Macklin Celebrini have a strong case for the Hart Trophy? Sheng thinks so.

How about Alex Wennberg for…Selke? It’s not as crazy as it sounds.

We also discuss the state of the San Jose Sharks’ blueline: Who deserves to play every night?

What’s going on with Shakir Mukhamadullin? What’s a path for the young San Jose Sharks defenseman to get more consistent playing time?

Dan is honest about what he’s seen from John Klingberg this season. Sheng asked some NHL scouts about Nick Leddy.

Finally, Dan recalls when he knew that it was time for him to retire. He shares the mental challenge of adjusting to a lesser role in his last two years with the New York Rangers.

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(00:00:00) – Intro: Aging Players, Sharks D and Celebrini MVP

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