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San Jose Sharks senior advisor and director of player development Todd Marchant gives us a system update! (31:37)
But before we get to Todd, we talk about head coach Ryan Warsofsky, goaltending coach Thomas Speer, video coach Nick Gialdini, and Will Smith winning the World Championships. (4:23)
Then, we chat a little about the only San Jose players still playing, Sam Dickinson and Kasper Halttunen of the London Knights. And what do we think about Dickinson playing for the San Jose Sharks next year? (14:22)
Our current thoughts about what the Sharks should do with No. 2 pick of the 2025 Draft. (21:40)
And now, Todd Marchant! We talk about Sharks prospects, from the OHL to the KHL, Igor Chernyshov to Joey Muldowney to Yaroslav Korostelyov and more, just skipping San Jose Barracuda prospects. (31:37)
We go league by league, starting with the OHL!
Is Sam Dickinson NHL-ready? (31:58)
Kasper Halttunen is stepping it up in the playoffs.
Quentin Musty had a chaotic year. (38:40)
Where does Marchant think that Igor Chernyshov will play next year?
Areas of growth for Carson Wetsch? (44:34)
Where’s Nate Misskey playing next year?
How’s Colton Roberts coming along?
Moving on to the NCAA, Joey Muldowney exploded this past season. (49:02)
What’s next for Eric Pohlkamp? Where will Muldowney and Pohlkamp play next year?
How’s Reese Laubach getting better?
How is Brandon Svoboda handling his role? (54:09)
Why did the San Jose Sharks sign Noah Beck?
Is Timofey Spitserov still part of the organization?
What’s next for Eli Barnett?
Is David Klee a sleeper prospect? (57:42)
What compelled the San Jose Sharks to sign Mattias Havelid? (58:45)
What was up with Leo Sahlin Wallenius’s chaotic season? (1:00:19)
Where’s Axel Landen playing next year?
Are the Sharks keeping Theo Jacobsson in the organization?
How’s Yegor Rimashevsky coming along? (1:03:40)
Is Yaroslav Korostelyov coming to North America?
Where will Christian Kirsch play next year? (1:05:48)
What’s the latest on Michael Fisher?
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Misa is lower risk and high upside pick. Schaefer is more need, might be a better player but also higher risk. There are enough scenarios where the Sharks get Schaefer at 2. I'm not moving away from 2nd overall. The Sharks could offer a big time package, including their unprotected 1st for 2026, to try and get Schaefer or another elite d-man
Love hearing from the development management team. Great insight into the prospects. Wouldn’t mind getting Todd and the other staff on as much as able for updates and personal opinions. My kind of episode.
The difference between Misa and Schaefer at this point does not seem like two late firsts. Poor Sharks might just be stuck with Misa, oh darn
This is a wide ranging exploration of Sharks prospects with many players in a pool who want 5 to 10 jobs in the NHL (not sure what kind of openings Mike Grier moves will leave in Sharks roster). I expect Sharks to experiment with more new faces and stop using so many journeymen veterans. I expect Grier to stop trading away his best players at trade deadline this year because he does not need more draft choices, he needs partially developed players. Less rehabilitation projects (players getting a second chance) shoud follow from making sure new faces/rookies get more games and playing time. Not sure what Grier can do to speed up development of the next generation Sharks, but no one knows when the experimenting with new players with pay off. So many of these prospects are long shots who may well never play a game in NHL, and a majority will not get contracts as there are limits on roster size. It seems to be something like 100 prospects competing for 20 open NHL contracts or extreme odds to make it. It is a hard but good life being a pro hockey player.
Thanks, guys. Nice interview with Marchant (who was very generous with his time and info); a pleasant combo with Sheng’s story about Warso on the website. Good work, boys.
Sharks trade:
– #2 pick
– #30 pick (Dal 1st rd)
– #33 pick
To Sabres for:
– #9 pick
– Peterka
– Byrum