What will Macklin Celebrini, Will Smith, and Collin Graf’s next contracts look like?

Hart Levine, founder of Puckpedia, shares his thoughts.

Levine also spoke on how the Darnell Nurse and Jacob Trouba additions could affect the San Jose Sharks’ cap situation in the future, what’s taking so long for the Graf deal to get completed, and how the Leo Carlsson offer sheet “changes the landscape” for RFAs around the NHL.

(00:02:27) Hart Levine on How Leo Carlsson Offer Sheet Changes Things
(00:17:09) Expectations for Macklin Celebrini Contract?
(00:25:20) Sensible Will Smith Contract?
(00:33:03) What’s Taking So Long With Collin Graf Contract?
(00:43:16) How Will Darnell Nurse and Jacob Trouba Affect Sharks’ Future Cap?
(00:49:25) How Else Could San Jose Sharks Have Improved Defense?
(00:55:56) Thoughts on New AGM Jeff Kealty
(01:05:38) On Celebrini NHL 27 Cover
(01:10:24) San Jose Sharks’ 2026-27 Schedule Reaction
(01:20:07) Sharks’ Path to Playoffs?

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Alex Wennberg joins the podcast!

Wennberg talks about the William Eklund trade, possibly having Ivar Stenberg live with him, and new San Jose Sharks additions Jacob Trouba, Darnell Nurse, Michael Kesselring, and Mason Marchment.

Wennberg also discusses athletic recovery and longevity, and how Swedish sports nutrition drink Nomio has helped him in both.

Eliza Morgan and Justine Kang of Elite Prospects jump on to deep dive San Jose Sharks’ development camp:

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What makes Stenberg look so NHL-ready? How much progress has Haoxi (Simon) Wang actually made? Who has faith in Alexander Karmanov?

Also, we discuss which San Jose Barracuda prospects are most likely to make an NHL impact this year? And will the San Jose Sharks make playoffs?

(00:01:20) Alex Wennberg Jumps On!

(00:02:35) Wennberg on William Eklund Trade

(00:05:03) Wennberg on Ivar Stenberg

(00:06:00) Could Stenberg Move In With Wennbergs?

(00:07:16) Better Babysitter: Macklin Celebrini or Will Smith?

(00:08:16) Wennberg on Trouba, Nurse, Kesselring & Marchment

(00:10:30) Wennberg Shares Origin of Social Activism

(00:13:17) Wennberg Talks Recovery & Longevity

(00:19:32) Wennberg on Benefits and Science Behind Nomio

(00:27:03) Wennberg Rates Importance of Popular Performance Boosts

(00:34:36) Eliza Morgan & Justine Kang Jump On!

(00:36:14) Development Camp Discussion: Ryan Lin

(00:48:03) Max Heise

(00:54:30) Keaton Verhoeff

(01:04:00) Ivar Stenberg

(01:08:32) Haoxi (Simon) Wang

(01:31:28) Jake Gustafson

(01:34:48) Yegor Rimashevsky

(01:35:41) Alexander Karmanov

(01:42:42) Nate Misskey

(01:44:58) Teddy Mutryn

(01:48:57) San Jose Barracuda prospects most likely to make NHL impact this year?

(02:08:46) Will San Jose Sharks make playoffs?

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The San Jose Sharks' rebuild is over!

Hate it or love it, this is GM Mike Grier's vision for a winning Sharks team: He signed Jacob Trouba and Mason Marchment to big deals, and traded for Darnell Nurse.

NHL Network's Jason Demers shares his thoughts -- also, read and watch more of Demers's thoughts on the San Jose Sharks at The Bite:

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Demers and the San Jose Hockey Now team like what Grier is doing, though we all recognize the risks.

We also say good-bye to Mario Ferraro and discuss Ivar Stenberg's impressive showing so far at development camp.

(00:00:00) Introduction: The Rebuild Is Over
(00:01:58) Jason Demers's Nurse & Trouba Thoughts
(00:05:04) What Should San Jose Sharks' D-Pairings Be?
(00:08:33) Why Darnell Nurse & Jacob Trouba Contract Lengths Make Sense
(00:11:56) Zubair & Demers Are Thinking Playoffs!
(00:13:39) Sharks on Two Timelines
(00:19:56) Mike Grier Taking Calculated Risks
(00:23:08) What Do Scouts Think of Nurse & Trouba?
(00:27:42) Nurse & Trouba Aren't Perfect But They're Upgrades
(00:29:59) Get Excited, Sharks Fans!
(00:32:37) Judge Grier in a Year
(00:39:02) Thoughts on Mason Marchment
(00:40:35) Next Areas of Focus for Sharks?
(00:45:08) Goodbye Mario Ferraro
(00:50:16) Could Nurse Bounce Back?
(00:54:11) Why Sign Eric Comrie?
(00:56:50) Risks Getting Lower Each Off-Season
(00:57:41) Excitement Watching Ivar Stenberg

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Should the San Jose Sharks trade for Zach Werenski?

Jason Demers shares his thoughts on what the cost might be.

Demers also talks about potential trade or free agent targets to improve the San Jose Sharks’ defense.

What will unlock Michael Kesselring’s potential? Should the Sharks hand Eric Pohlkamp a spot?

Demers also shares his thoughts about free agents Rasmus Andersson, Mason Marchment, Jamie Oleksiak, and Ryan Shea? How about trading for Morgan Rielly or Mason Lohrei?

Who are the San Jose Sharks’ top-five untouchables in a potential Werenski deal?

Dan Boyle and Demers also commented on Keaton Verhoeff and Ryan Lin’s tape. Demers is also full of praise for Ivar Stenberg.

(00:00:00) Intro / We’ve Made a Huge Mistake
(00:03:12) Jason Demers Talks Up Michael Kesselring
(00:13:44) Why Trade William Eklund?
(00:17:33) How Should Sharks Add to Defense?
(00:20:52) Rasmus Andersson Concerns
(00:29:08) What About Morgan Rielly?
(00:33:20) Sharks Are on Two Timelines
(00:35:53) Should Sharks Chase Zach Werenski? Top-5 Untouchables in Trade?
(00:43:49) Demers’s Free Agency Targets
(00:44:52) Should Sharks Sign Mason Marchment?
(00:48:21) Dan Boyle on Keaton Verhoeff & Ryan Lin
(00:57:10) Demers Teases Doing More Sharks Coverage
(01:04:31) What Would Mason Lohrei Cost?
(01:05:18) How Does Eric Pohlkamp Fit Into Sharks’ Plans Next Year?
(01:14:47) Would You Make Quinn Hughes-Like Trade for Werenski?
(01:19:42) Demers Bullish on Ivar Stenberg
(01:35:38) Zubair Loves Lin
(01:44:20) Keegan on Brady Knowling, Jake Gustafson, Alexander Karmanov

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The San Jose Sharks just blew up draft week!

Mid-recording — right as we were rolling on our pre-draft special — Elliotte Friedman dropped the bomb: Sharks GM Mike Grier had traded William Eklund to the Ottawa Senators. So you get our genuine, unscripted, live on-air NHL reaction to the chaos as it broke!

The full return: The San Jose Sharks sent Eklund, Kasper Halttunen, and the rights to Brandon Svoboda to Ottawa for the ninth-overall pick in the 2026 Draft — a pick the Sens had just landed from Florida in the Brady Tkachuk deal. That leaves the Sharks holding the No. 2, 9, and 27 picks heading into Friday's draft

But before all that craziness, an exclusive: Our sit-down with Laila Edwards, the first draft pick in PWHL San Jose history, taken fourth-overall out of Wisconsin. A 2026 Olympic gold medalist and the highest-drafted black woman in PWHL Draft history — she gets into being a role model, her mom's "fire" fashion sense, her planned move to the Bay, some of her biggest personal influences, and what she brings to an expansion roster. She also jokes about moving into Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith's mansion.

Then co-host Dan Boyle re-joins us from vacation with his insights on Chase Reid, Carson Carels, and the big decision for the Sharks at No. 2 — and the domino it sets off right behind them.

To close — lost in the chaos but recorded the day before the Eklund trade — Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects joins us for the definitive prediction on the San Jose Sharks' pick at No. 2...Ivar Stenberg, the Frölunda winger projected as a future 80-90 point NHL forward.

00:00:00 Intro / Cold Open
00:02:59 Laila Edwards Interview: PWHL San Jose's First-Ever Draft Pick
00:23:45 Dan Boyle Returns: Sharks at No. 2 & the Canucks Domino (Reid, Carels)
01:02:00 Friedman Drops the Bomb: Sharks Trade Eklund to the Senators
01:17:27 The Full Trade Return — Live Reaction to the Chaos
02:21:41 Cam Robinson (Elite Prospects) on the Sharks' No. 2 Pick

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Post-Combine, Scott Wheeler jumps on to talk about the 2026 Draft!

Joshua Ravensbergen also comes on to talk about Prince George Cougars teammate and potential San Jose Sharks No. 2 pick Carson Carels!

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(00:04:12) Scott Wheeler shares why he has a “hunch” that the Sharks will pick Ivar Stenberg at No. 2.

(00:10:39) How does Wheeler look back at Michael Misa vs. Anton Frondell last year?

If the Sharks select the Swedish winger, Wheeler explains why he wouldn’t be so quick to trade from the Sharks’ excess of forwards for defensive help.

(00:19:13) If the Sharks pick a defenseman, have Chase Reid and Carels set themselves apart from the rest of the field?

Wheeler has been arguing with fellow Athletic draft guru Corey Pronman on their podcast about the potential value of Reid versus Stenberg. How does Reid rank amongst recent top blueline picks like Artyom Levshunov, David Jiricek, Simon Nemec, Zayne Parekh, Zeev Buium, and Sam Dickinson?

(00:26:44) What are strong San Jose Sharks’ options at No. 20? Wheeler selected defenseman Tommy Bleyl to San Jose in his most recent mock.

What are Sharks’ draft trends under GM Mike Grier? Which Sharks prospects are most likely to help the big club next year?

(00:44:13) Why do Keegan, Sheng, and Zubair still think that the San Jose Sharks will pick a defenseman at No. 2?

What about Joe Pavelski interviewing for the Toronto Maple Leafs head coach job?

Sheng talks more about his brutal AirBNB story.

(01:30:11) Who was the best prospect to chat with at the Combine?

(01:34:50) What can the San Jose Sharks learn from Stanley Cup finalists Vegas Golden Knights and Carolina Hurricanes?

Some free agents Mario Ferraro, Vincent Desharnais, Ryan Reaves, and Philipp Kurashev talk.

Should the Sharks trade for Darnell Nurse, Morgan Rielly, Marcus Pettersson, or Filip Hronek?

(02:17:30) Would you do this Hronek trade?

PWHL San Jose has signed its first players.

(02:31:45) Finally, top San Jose Sharks prospect and 2025-26 WHL Goaltender of the Year, Joshua Ravensbergen!

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(00:01:39) Director of development Todd Marchant talks about Eric Pohlkamp, Joshua Ravensbergen, Leo Sahlin Wallenius, Haoxi (Simon) Wang, Carson Wetsch
(00:09:53) Marchant on San Jose Sharks' NCAA prospects like Cole McKinney, Joey Muldowney, Brandon Svoboda & more
(00:18:01) Where will Max Heise play next year? Marchant talks Sharks' CHL prospects like Christian Kirsch and Teddy Mutryn
(00:20:28) What about San Jose Sharks prospects abroad like Axel Landen and Yaroslav Korostelyov?
(00:23:46) Marchant talks a couple San Jose Barracuda prospects like Quentin Musty and Kasper Halttunen
(00:29:15) Keegan's got a crazy story!
(00:34:55) What do we think of Ivar Stenberg and Alberts Smits at World Championships?
(00:47:57) Macklin Celebrini is Canada captain: What does that mean for San Jose Sharks' captaincy?
(00:55:02) What are sensible No. 2 trade backs for Sharks?
(01:08:09) Breaking down Kevin Costner's "Draft Day" trades in 2026 Draft terms
(01:20:02) Dan Boyle shares why Bill Davidge was essential to his career
(01:38:12) Sheng on the flak that he got for not voting Celebrini No. 1 in Hart Trophy voting
(01:47:16) PWHL is headed to San Jose

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Who does Craig Button think that the San Jose Sharks should pick at No. 2?

(00:04:32) Button is on the hot seat from the first question!

If the Toronto Maple Leafs pass on Gavin McKenna, would Button take Chase Reid over McKenna?

Is Reid his clear-cut top defenseman of the 2026 Draft over Keaton Verhoeff, Carson Carels, Alberts Smits, and Daxon Rudolph?

Is Ivar Stenberg vs. Caleb Malhotra a discussion? Could Malhotra make sense for the Sharks?

(00:27:44) Why is Reid so exciting to Button?

Would Button trade the No. 2 pick for a star NHL defenseman?

Button shares a possible target for the San Jose Sharks’ No. 19 or 20 pick.

What did Button think of Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson’s rookie seasons? Why is he high on Leo Sahlin Wallenius and Eric Pohlkamp?

(00:46:09) Dan Boyle and Zubair Jeewanjee jump on to talk about the playoffs! Why has Boyle been so impressed by Quinn Hughes?

What did he think about the Norris Trophy voting? Boyle has no issue with Evan Bouchard getting passed up. He also shares his thoughts about potential UFA target Darren Raddysh.

(01:11:27) Would we trade the No. 2 pick for Werenski?

(01:32:22) We chat about the Connor McDavid and Auston Matthews to the San Jose Sharks speculation.

(01:38:35) Our thoughts on how Toronto Sun reporter Steve Simmons approached the John Chayka press conference. Sheng Peng also recalls making Macklin Celebrini walk off in a post-game press conference this season and asking David Quinn about his job status three years ago.

Who are realistic free agency or trade targets on defense for the San Jose Sharks this off-season? Keegan McNally wrote a great article about it recently!

(02:27:04) Peng gives a more concise explanation for why he didn’t vote Celebrini No. 1 for the Hart Trophy.

(02:39:01) Finally, who do we think the Sharks should pick at No. 2?

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