Who’s leading the Calder Trophy race?

Colby Cohen of ESPN and Daily Faceoff’s Morning Cuppa Podcast talks about the case for Macklin Celebrini or Lane Hutson. (1:49:57)

But before we get to Colby, we chat about the state of the San Jose Sharks at the 4 Nations break.

Why do Sharks fans need to prepare for some pain (read more 8-3 losses) for the rest of the season?

What’s one of the big differences between say, the .500 Anaheim Ducks and the Sharks? How much swagger can good goaltending give you?

What have we seen recently from Andrew Poturalski, Shakir Mukhamadullin, and Collin Graf? (29:08)

How are Keegan and Sheng feeling about whether the San Jose Sharks will deal Trade Deadline candidates Nico Sturm, Jan Rutta, Luke Kunin, Mario Ferraro, Alexandar Georgiev, and Vitek Vanecek? (55:01)

Igor Chernyshov, coming off shoulder surgery is off to a torrid start with the Saginaw Spirit with eight goals and six assists in just five games. What has Keegan seen from the San Jose Sharks’ 2024 second-round pick? (1:24:05)

And now, Colby Cohen! (1:49:57)

What are Cohen’s thoughts about Celebrini losing a bet to Will Smith and wearing a Boston College jersey?

A couple weeks ago, Colby had Lane Hutson leading the Calder Trophy race, does he still think that? What are Hutson and Celebrini’s cases for the Calder? (1:53:50)

Smith has had an up-and-down rookie campaign, how does Colby see it?

Also, Cohen sees the Celebrini vs. Connor Bedard the same way that he did in the summer! (02:14:00)