Throughout the win against Montreal and a following three assist night against Ottawa, Ferraro has emerged as a leader, something Sheng has been saying for a few months now. (
06:45)
Sheng and Keegan dive into the Chmelevski trade rumors that were shared by Kevin Weekes. What's a likely return for him? Can he be successful at the NHL level? (
15:42)
We discuss Sharks' former first round pick Ozzy Wiesblatt and his meniscus surgery, and highlight some of his struggles in the AHL this year. (
32:00)
Keegan is excited as Danil Gushchin is an AHL All-star! (
37:20)
Finally before the Chris Peters interview, Sheng has some thoughts on the coaching job of David Quinn (
41:30). What was expected of him this year, and is he the right coach for next year and beyond in this rebuild?
Now to the Chris Peters interview. (
1:14:31)
We ask Chris about his thoughts on Team USA's gold medal. (
1:16:20)
We get the deep dive on Will Smith, and how he turned his game around throughout the tournament. (
1:17:20)
Should the Sharks sign Will Smith at the end of this year? (
1:23:15)
How did Chris think Eric Pohlkamp performed, and what led to him being the odd man out in the medal rounds? (
1:26:45)
Now onto Team Sweden and Jonathan Lekkerimäki's MVP. Sheng has some questions about how he won it over a few of the other candidates. (
1:29:45)
Chris remarks on the less than impressive performance of Filip Bystedt. (
1:32:00), and the so-so performance of Mattias Hävelid (
1:34:30).
Chris answers Sheng's question of where would Filip Bystedt be ranked among the Swedish forwards from the 2022 draft? (
1:36:30)
Moving onto Team Canada, Chris answers the question of Jake Furlong's pro potential after he surprised many and made Team Canada. (
1:39:17)
Finally, Team Finland's only Sharks representative, Kasper Halttunen. What needs to improve to transform Halttunen from a junior shooter to an NHL regular? (
1:41:50)
Chris shares a few remarks on prospects that weren't at the WJC including Quentin Musty (
1:47:30), Cam Lund (
1:48:05), Magnus Chrona (
1:48:30) and Daniil Gushchin (
1:48:55).
Finally, we ask the question, is Macklin Celebrini the unanimous #1 overall for the 2024 Draft? (
1:50:00)
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