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 Hoffman would mess up locker room chemistry? (
1:55)
Jigglz asked who was more responsible for the Karlsson retention amount, Hasso Plattner or Mike Grier? (
4:12)
James R. asked for an evaluation of Evgeni Nabokov and the state of San Jose Sharks goaltending? (
7:45)
Chris Geer wondered which Sharks prospects are the future leaders of the team? (
16:50)
Embrace_the_rebuild asked what the San Jose line-up would look like on opening night, especially where William Eklund, Kevin Labanc, and Jan Rutta will slot? (
22:51)
Mike I. wondered if the Sharks will trade for an offensive defenseman before camp? (
28:01)
Splash114 wondered whether the veterans would block deserving youngsters from an NHL job? (
31:50)
Patrick asked what the San Jose Sharks will look like in 2026-27? (
39:17)
Chris Dahlstrom asked what’s going on with Gannon Laroque and Mason Beaupit? (
43:35)
Fin Coe asked what Grier is prioritizing in trades, prospects or picks? (
47:47)
Eric Pichette wondered who should have their jersey retired after Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton? (
54:49)
Alex asked about Couture trade rumors? (
1:01:16)
Zeke wondered what a successful 2023-24 Sharks season would be, and how they got there? (
1:05:23)
Jodv asked about San Jose Barracuda culture issues? (
1:09:33)
Basking Shark asked how likely it is for the 2023-24 San Jose Sharks to have a miracle season? (
1:11:00)
Downriver asked about potential Trade Deadline values for the Sharks’ pending UFAs? (
1:18:45)
Matthias893 wondered if San Jose will trade someone before the start of the season? (
1:23:28)
Anthony asked how the Sharks will react if the prospects outplay the veterans during camp? (
1:30:16)
Just Steve wondered if the Sharks have drafted too many forwards recently? (
1:37:55)
And if we didn’t get to your question, here’s why! (
1:42:30)
Finally, Logan Couture! (
1:44:37)
Couture tells us what it’s like being a new dad – he and fiancée Brielle just had their first child, Kaden. (
1:45:15)
He shares why the Sharks move forward without Karlsson and why last year might have been more “fun” for Karlsson. (
1:46:32)
Couture shuts down any talk about Burns and Karlsson having a “strained relationship”. (
1:49:44)
Sheng and Logan swap favorite Karlsson stories. (
1:50:55)
Couture muses on the great what-if of the Karlsson Sharks’ era: If Karlsson was healthy during the 2019 playoffs? (
1:54:20)
Couture says his team goal isn’t to be good by 2025-26, but this coming season – he discusses his future with the Sharks. (
1:58:39)
Finally, Couture shares what he’s heard about new San Jose Sharks Mike Hoffman, Mikael Granlund, and Jan Rutta. (
2:01:22)
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