It’s an emergency episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier has fired head coach David Quinn. When did Sheng first get wind that Quinn’s job might be in jeopardy? He had an idea on Monday. (1:10) What’s our first reaction? Sheng argues that the Sharks’ ill-constructed roster wasn’t on Quinn, but more on Grier. (4:33)…

This week on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, we welcome ESPN senior NHL writer Greg Wyshynski! Greg recently made the case for Mike Grier for GM of the Year, and we had to dive into that, given some of the criticism we've heard recently about Grier (48:15). But before we get to Greg, we start our show with just how important it is that the San Jos…

The Frozen Four starts on Thursday! Top San Jose Sharks prospect Will Smith will be part of it with Boston College. So we got Cam Robinson from Elite Prospects to talk about Smith. (53:06) Back during the World Juniors, Robinson tweeted: https://twitter.com/Hockey_Robinson/status/1742237537999945804 Does Robinson still think that? Before Cam, we ta…

Welcome to the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Joining us this week are long-time broadcaster and hockey executive Pierre McGuire and Bruins insider Jimmy Murphy, hosts of The Eye Test Podcast! (50:40) They're joining us to talk all about their recent Mar. 20th episode of their podcast where they shared some less-than-optimistic views of the current s…

Welcome back to the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! This week, Keegan is going to reveal his current top-16 of the 2024 NHL Entry Draft! (23:50) But before that, we talk about the week that was for the San Jose Sharks. (00:30) We cover the recent improved play of Thomas Bordeleau, and we talk about a shift in his playing style and his mindset with the…

Who are our top-10 San Jose Sharks prospects, post-Trade Deadline? Before we share our rankings, we talk about the San Jose Sharks’ week that was, and the performances of Klim Kostin, Magnus Chrona, Devin Cooley, Thomas Bordeleau, and William Eklund. (3:05) What do we think about the Tomas Hertl trade, one week later? (30:08) We make sense of reass…

Tomas Hertl to the Vegas Golden Knights?!? We react to all of the San Jose Sharks’ Trade Deadline moves, and talk about why we like the Hertl trade for the Golden Knights. But before we get there, we talk about Logan Couture ruling himself out for the rest of the season, a perfect way to cap off perhaps the worst day in San Jose Sharks history. (1:…

It's our San Jose Sharks' Trade Deadline predictions! We dive deep into 12 potential players that could be traded this week from the Sharks and try to predict potential returns (32:30) But first, we talk this past week of Sharks' action. Four losses since the last podcast, who stood out for the San Jose Sharks in these losing efforts? (2:22) Sheng …

Why are the San Jose Sharks so easy to play against? And how unhappy are the players? But before the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast digs into that, Keegan and Sheng discuss Anthony Duclair’s recent play (2:22) and touch on David Quinn and Kevin Labanc not seeing eye to eye (4:50). What is Sheng hearing about the Sharks’ top Trade Deadline targets (8:3…

This week on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast we have an interview with Mike Santos from Team 33, an independent scouting service that consults for NHL teams around the league. He joins Sheng and Keegan to discuss the relative value of many of the Sharks' players that may be available at the trade deadline. (39:20) Before that though, we have our ne…

It’s mailbag time! What are San Jose Sharks fans curious about right now? Here’s what San Jose Hockey Now subscribers asked. Gary To asked if we think Tomas Hertl is staying or going this summer, and what GM Mike Grier would have to do to convince Hertl to stay (6:27). James R. wondered what Kaapo Kahkonen’s next contract, if he re-signs with the S…

What's the problem with the last-place San Jose Barracuda? We have a special guest, Patrick Williams from AHL.com and NHL.com, who knows all things AHL, to shed some light on why the San Jose Barracuda are struggling this season. (43:30) Williams has a good handle on realistic expectations for the last-place Cuda. But before we get to that intervie…

What’s a realistic path for the San Jose Sharks to be competitive by 2025-26 or 2026-27 (54:40)? We’re asking this question because that seems to be GM Mike Grier’s hope. “In two or three years, hopefully we can be a team that is pushing for the playoffs, if not hopefully grabbing a spot,” he said in his media availability on Thursday. https://sanj…

Corey Masisak joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to Corey and talk about his incredible Hasso Plattner story (44:56), only on San Jose Hockey Now, we talk about the latest San Jose Sharks news! Keegan and Sheng chatted about the Sharks’ week, including a feel-good victory over the Anaheim Ducks (2:10). Keegan is predicting no …

Chris Peters, NHL Draft and Prospects analyst and Senior Content Creator, @FloHockey, joins the San Jose Hockey Now podcast to recap the World Junior Championship and the play of the six Sharks prospects at the tournament. (1:14:31) But before that, after a 12 game losing streak, we finally have a Sharks win to talk about! (01:32) Throughout the wi…

Welcome to the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast Mid-season Award Show! We hand out all sorts of awards, as well as predict a breakout candidate and predict some trades for the back-half of the season. But first, there's more! Sharks are...bad. (02:30). Sheng and Keegan briefly recap this week's losses and how they keep finding new ways to lose (03:15). …

2024 World Juniors round-robin play is over! How are the San Jose Sharks prospects at the WJCs doing? Also, the Sharks have six prospects at World Juniors, third in the NHL. Is that the most in franchise history? But before we get to that, Sheng talks about his (unimpressed) impressions of Sharks games this week (2:40). Is 10 Goals Against Watch ba…

Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis joins us to discuss the six San Jose Sharks prospects at the World Junior Championships and why he’s so high on Will Smith. But first, Keegan and Sheng talk about some of the San Jose Sharks that had a good week, like Filip Zadina (2:40). What’s going on with Logan Couture and Nico Sturm’s injuries (15:40)? We discuss w…

Should the San Jose Sharks trade Mario Ferraro? And if they do, what’s a reasonable return? That’s what we’re discussing in this episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast. But before we get to that, Keegan and Sheng talk about this week in San Jose Sharks hockey and strong performers like William Eklund, Tomas Hertl, and Mikael Granlund. (2:08) Th…

Welcome to the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! We have a special guest, Luke Kunin who joins to talk the Sharks locker room and his foundation for Type 1 Diabetes (1:17:00). But first, an introduction of the topics for the day (1:30), including Sharks are...good? (2:10) We run through a few of the players who have stepped their game up the past few we…

Should the San Jose Sharks trade or keep Mackenzie Blackwood? Keegan and Sheng debate. Sheng thanks everybody for all their well wishes on the passing of his father-in-law. (2:00) Keegan and Sheng then chat about what’s up with the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks are playing better! Is this the team that Mike Grier envisioned? (4:30) They waived Nikola…

The theme of this week’s episode of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is not writing off players too quickly. First, a brief apology for Keegan's bad audio this week. He's dumb, but at least he apologizes. (0:13) But before we get to that, Keegan and Sheng get to some of the big news surrounding the San Jose Sharks. (3:35) We send our best wishes to …

Craig Morgan from PHNX Sports joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast (39:10)! He joins us to take a trip down memory lane, reflecting on the 2017-2018 and the 2021-2022 Arizona Coyotes, who both started 0-10-1, just like the Sharks. The echoes between these teams and the current Sharks makes for a great conversation about the parallels between bad t…

“Job security” is the buzz phrase in this subscriber’s mailbag edition of the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast. From Sheng Peng to John McCarthy to David Quinn to Mike Grier to Jonathan Becher to Hasso Plattner to the literal concept of the Sharks in San Jose, everybody’s job security is questioned. Alaskan_ice started us off nice though, wondering if S…

Keegan and Sheng look for the bright spots on the 0-8-1 San Jose Sharks. But before that, they talk about Joe Thornton officially retiring from the NHL (1:52). Sheng takes a guess when the San Jose Sharks will retire Jumbo’s jersey. David Quinn also said something interesting in regards to Thornton joining the Sharks front office (4:15). Next, we t…

Scott Hannan joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast – and it’s a family reunion! Really! But before we find out, between Keegan and Sheng, who’s related to Hannan (1:17:24), let’s talk about some of the big San Jose Sharks news. What’s going on with Kevin Labanc (1:25)? What was up with the Frank Seravalli report that he was going to be waived? Radi…

On the eve of the San Jose Sharks’ season opener, Keegan and Sheng drop 5 bold predictions (each) for the 2023-24 season. But before we get to the fun, we touch on the big news as Sharks training camp comes to a close. We discuss the opening night lines (2:00), Kaapo Kahkonen earning the nod as opening night starter (7:48), Logan Couture’s setback …

Ryan Miller, the winningest American goaltender ever and the newest addition to the San Jose Sharks goaltending staff, joins the podcast this week! But before we get to Miller (39:57), Sheng and Keegan discuss all the recent moves and cuts from the Sharks roster, as well as the players who have surprised during training camp. Oskar Lindblom, Jacob …

What will the San Jose Sharks’ opening night roster look like? Keegan and Sheng take an early swing at it, just one week into training camp. Keep in mind that these are our projections as of Sept. 28 – a lot can change from now until opening night on Oct. 12. We start off with the locks at forward for the San Jose Sharks (1:30), and Sheng touches o…

What were our impressions of how San Jose Sharks prospects performed at the Rookie Faceoff? Keegan and Sheng started from the net out, touching on Georgi Romanov, Magnus Chrona, and Mason Beaupit’s performances (2:00). They agree that Shakir Mukhamadullin was the San Jose Sharks’ top prospect in this tourney (5:45). But Sheng thinks Mukhamadullin w…

Tomas Hertl joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to Hertl Power (1:15:00), Keegan and Sheng preview the San Jose Sharks’ Rookie Faceoff roster (1:48) and John McCarthy’s first media availability since Martin Kaut’s accusations. In honor of the Rookie Faceoff, we formed two all-time San Jose Sharks prospects teams (7:10), the Mos…

Mario Ferraro joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Before we get to Ferraro (1:34:49), Keegan and Sheng touch on surprises from the San Jose Sharks’ Rookie Faceoff roster (2:08) and the Pittsburgh Penguins hiring Doug Wilson (8:00). Then, we look at how post-salary cap era Stanley Cup winners and contenders have been built (11:50). Based on that,…

It’s time for our pre-season top-10 San Jose Sharks prospects rankings! Keegan and Sheng counted down their respective top-10 lists, then talked about some honorable mentions at the end. At No. 10, Sheng has Kasper Halttunen (2:30). Which San Jose Sharks prospect, not in Sheng’s top-10, did an NHL scout slot ahead of Halttunen? Keegan also had Halt…

Jason Demers joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Before we get to Demers (30:34), Keegan and Sheng give a too-early preview of the 2024 Draft. What trends and prospects should San Jose Sharks fans be keeping a closer eye on? We start at the top of the Draft with Macklin Celebrini, Cole Eiserman, and Ivan Demidov (3:15)? Why might Eiserman drop? …

Kevin Constantine joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to Kevin Constantine (33:57), Sheng and Keegan discuss the latest additions to the San Jose Sharks staff like Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek (1:10), and what the Miller hiring signals about the Sharks’ continued investment in player development (8:20). They also reflect on for…

Logan Couture joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to Couture (1:44:37) – who talked about the Erik Karlsson trade, denied that Karlsson and Brent Burns have a “strained relationship”, and discussed his own future with the San Jose Sharks – Keegan and Sheng answered your questions in a subscriber mailbag. Stina117 asked if Mike …

Join us on a special emergency podcast where Sheng @ShengPeng and Keegan @halfwall_hockey discuss the breaking news: Reigning Norris Trophy Winner Erik Karlsson has been traded to the Penguins. ★ Support this podcast ★Oleh Sheng Peng, Keegan McNally

Alyn McCauley joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to San Jose Sharks great and current Philadelphia Flyers’ assistant general manager McCauley (46:42), Sheng and Keegan chat about the latest Erik Karlsson news and how Sharks prospects performed at the World Junior Summer Showcase. Karlsson talk is hot this weekend because the P…

Michael Santos joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast to talk about Erik Karlsson! Santos (27:00) brings 17 years of NHL front office experience to the discussion, and brings that perspective to these questions: What are the positives and negatives of Karlsson starting the season with the San Jose Sharks? Before we get to Santos, Keegan McNally and …

Anthony Duclair joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to Duclair (1:04:33), who talks about his involvement with the “Black Ice” documentary, getting Joe Thornton to center him next year, and the Hockey Diversity Alliance/Evander Kane drama – Keegan McNally and Sheng Peng talk about the biggest San Jose Sharks’ news of the week. …

Nico Sturm joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we congratulate Nico on winning a silver medal at the World Championships, and get his thoughts on the Erik Karlsson trade rumors and the San Jose Sharks’ acquisition of his Team Germany teammate Leon Gawanke – Keegan McNally and Sheng critique each other’s Erik Karlsson’s trade proposals…

Will Smith joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! Before we get to our interview with the latest San Jose Sharks sensation, Keegan McNally and Sheng Peng talked about the culmination of Sharks development camp, Thursday night’s prospects scrimmage (1:55). Sheng shares pre and post-scrimmage insights from Sharks director of player development Todd M…

WARNING: This podcast was recorded on the fly in Nashville and our interview with Patrick Marleau was conducted on a noisy Draft floor, so our video, audio, and internet connection aren't optimal in this episode. Apologies! Patrick Marleau joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! But before we get to Mr. Shark, Keegan and Sheng offer their reactions …

Welcome to the new San Jose Hockey Now Podcast! For our reboot debut, SJHN editor-in-chief Sheng Peng has a new co-host, Keegan McNally. We also have a special guest, San Jose Sharks director of player development Todd Marchant, to talk about the 2023 Draft. Sheng and Keegan jump right into the big San Jose Sharks news right now, the Sharks hiring …

Sheng and JD react to the news of the San Jose Barracuda coaching change with Roy Sommers moving to a front-office role and John McCarthy becoming the head coach. We analyze why the move was made (5:00) and the differences between Sommers and McCarthy as the Barracuda are set to start a new era of Cuda hockey (12:00). Then we look at why the Sharks…

Sheng introduces his new co-host, plus examines the news and notes around the San Jose Sharks, including Alexander Barabanov's new deal (3:00), if Brent Burns and Erik Karlsson could be on their way out of San Jose, what a Burns trade could look like (9:00), and what's the hold up on Mario Ferraro's new deal (23:00). Then we discuss the latest on t…

Official San Jose Sharks Podcast of The Hockey Podcast Network! On episode 39 Nick gives his final farewell to the listeners of the podcast. Before that the boys open up one of the biggest mailbags to date. Yes, there's #DrunkSheng involved as well. Stay safe and stay hydrated Sharks fans. Presented by DraftKings - Use Promo Code THPN at sign up fo…

Official San Jose Sharks Podcast of The Hockey Podcast Network! On episode 38 Nick and Sheng highlight the Sharks “putting a dagger in the hearts of the Golden Knights” . Then we get into some more GM talk involving Kevin Weekes and John Ferguson Jr. Then Sheng spoke to someone likely on the Sharks list for the GM job to learn the process of interv…

Official San Jose Sharks Podcast of The Hockey Podcast Network! On episode 37 Nick and Sheng bring on George Richards of Florida Hockey Now to talk about Bob Boughner’s tenure as head coach of the Florida Panthers. Also, why didn’t things work out in Florida and how is it connected to Bob’s murky future with the Sharks? Before that we dive into som…

Official San Jose Sharks Podcast of The Hockey Podcast Network! On episode 36 Nick and Sheng break down Thomas Bordeleau’s AHL debut and Sheng gives his impressions of his play. Then we dig into the hottest topic in San Jose, the search for a new General Manager. Presented by DraftKings - Use Promo Code THPN at sign up for exclusive offers SHOW NOT…