The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast dives into everything San Jose Sharks fans are buzzing about — with deep insights, debate, and a little heat.
The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is brought to you by Bring Hockey Back!
🦈 Marc-Édouard Vlasic buyout — was the Sharks’ front office disrespectful to Vlasic?
🎖️ Joe Pavelski’s legacy — should his jersey be retired next to Thornton & Marleau?
🏟️ SAP Center renovations + future arena plans — is a brand-new Sharks arena coming?
🧠 Hlinka Gretzky Cup breakdown — Top 2026 NHL Draft prospects you need to know
🚀 Young Sharks’ development — What Celebrini, Smith, and Eklund are working on this summer
🧤 Askarov vs Nedeljkovic — Goalie battle incoming?
Hosted by Sheng Peng, Keegan McNally & Zubair Jeewanjee.
00:00 Intro: Meet the Hosts + Sponsor Shoutouts
02:31 Sharks Buy Out Marc-Édouard Vlasic – Was It Disrespectful?
08:00 Did San Jose Sharks Management Fumble the Vlasic Situation?
16:00 Should Joe Pavelski’s Jersey Be Retired?
20:45 Comparing Pavelski to Thornton, Marleau, and Other Sharks Legends
29:30 SAP Center Renovation & Arena Plans Through 2050-51
40:00 Where Will the New Sharks Arena Be Built?
45:00 Hlinka Recap – Top Draft-Eligible Prospects Analysis
52:00 Verhoeff, Rudolph, Ryan Lin: Defensemen to Watch in 2026 Draft
59:00 Top 5 NHL Draft Prospects for 2026 (Post-Hlinka)
1:04:00 What Sharks’ Young Guns Are Working On This Summer
1:10:20 Celebrini’s Sophomore Leap? Projected Goals + Shot Selection Fix
1:17:00 Will Smith: From Center to Winger? Offseason Adjustments & Ceiling
1:24:30 William Eklund: Shooting More, Confidence Gains, and Point Prediction
1:33:30 Michael Misa’s Likely Role + Dickinson & Askarov Forecasts
1:42:00 Goalie Showdown: Askarov vs Nedeljkovic – Who Takes the Net?
1:49:30 Wrap-up: Sharks Youth Movement Outlook
➕ Hit that Like & Subscribe for weekly San Jose Sharks content, prospect scouting, and deep hockey brain fuel.
14 Comments
The contiguous parcel of land that Google now owns that SAP Center sits within is as long as the Golden Gate Bridge and includes said parking lots. Google keeps pushing back development and the city has power in the matter. The city could very well leverage an exchange to build a new arena on the Google land and then turn over the land of the demolished SAP Center to Google. Google wouldn’t even care. They’re going to have to start doing some things to make the city happy.
I love Nolan, but he isn't close to Pavs. Pavs is above all the people you tried to compare him with, with Burns being the only possible exception. You even said he had a lot of success, longevity and was beloved. Pavs spent almost his entire career here, is third in points for all time, with a much higher PPG than Marleau too. I have to strongly disagree with Pavs not having his jersey retired, he is up there with Marleau and Thornton. He did everything for this franchise.
It is not Holinka or Helinka. It's called Hlinka after Ivan Hlinka, czech legendary player and coach. A bit of respect please.
You are an idiot if you think Joe Pavelski doesn't deserve to have his jersey hung in the rafters. You are not trying to discredit Joe, whilst discrediting Joe… Sheng you are close to the pulse arguably closer than almost anyone, and to me your stance on this is beyond fucked.
The Misa ELC will need another move to precede it. Dickinson is taking the last contract (his doesn't count towards the 50 until 10 games played.) and we're at 49/50. Most people aren't talking about this, but I, personally, think it's a major reason why Misa doesn't have an ELC yet.
I think Will Smith's production will depend entirely on how much they attempt to have him play center. I think 65 is completely legit if he plays winger all year. I think he'll produce less if he's playing center and trying to learn to play defense.
Point is a pipedream for Eklund, sorry. Point was a 30/30 player in year 2. The Ehlers comp is much more accurate.
In the future if Misa's 2 way game makes him the better 2c over Smith, couldn't you still run him on 3c? He'd still be playing big minutes and paid accordingly, which means you barely play your 4c which is nbd.
28:13 zinger by Mr Peng
Come on, guys. It's JUST entertainment don't over analyze it. Pavelski 's number can and should be retired. I just hope it gets hung a little higher than 12 and 19, because Murica.
So, Burns is going to the HHoF one day and its because of what he did in San Jose.
Pavs is probably not going to the HHoF, and if he makes it, its because he had a great 2nd act in dallas.
On those criteria, Burns is higher than Pavs in the 'jersey retirement' thing.
On the flipside, I think Pavs was a better player in San Jose than Marleau.
But I do wonder if the jersey retirement has other angles. Would it influence the HHoF to select Pavs – or put another way — would it be a negative for HHOF committee if Pavs' jersey wasn't retired? And also, how many jerseys are you gonna retire from a group than never won a Cup and made the Final just once?
Great breakdown. Cant wait to see growth this year. The cupboard is full.
Sharks have been greatly overpaying Vlassic for the last 2 or 3 years. He should be happy they didn't do this years ago! He only felt respected being vastly overpaid!
SJHN team: Please accept this as honest feedback…..no trolling here. I wonder what content creation consultants would say….
But good heaven……consider breaking up your episodes. Instead of one huge podcast / YT once every 1.5 weeks (ish), record what you record and slice it up into more digestible lengths and have 3 posts in a week instead. I suspect you would get more engagement, more subs, and more people staying until the end.
By having a staggered posting, it keeps SJHN more in people's feeds with content you can digest in the car / whatever going to/from work, etc.
I enjoy the depth of content so keep it up. Just think it can be in a shorter format.
Just one man's 2 cents.