We got a jam-packed show!

San Jose Sharks legend Dan Boyle talks about how we should evaluate pre-season performances from veterans and rookies. He also discusses the importance of talent, confidence, execution, and opportunity when it comes to the growth of a young star like William Eklund.

Boyle also shares the hilarious inside story about when he shotgunned a beer at a Sharks’ playoff game in 2019.

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Insider Sheng Peng, prospects guru Keegan McNally, and Sharks Ice beer league champ Zubair Jeewanjee share their thoughts about how training camp is going for the San Jose Sharks.

Sheng shares insight from Jack Han about an ill-fated Dmitry Orlov and Michael Misa exchange in Wednesday’s 5-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.

We also share Stathletes’ 2025-26 points projections for the San Jose Sharks. Zubair has points projections too, from his own algorithm!

We also project the opening night roster! (We recorded on Thursday!)

Dan Boyle starts with a story about director Danny Boyle!

(12:42) Boyle opines on how seriously we should evaluate pre-season hockey

(48:18) When did Boyle know that he had gone from hockey star to "nobody"?

(54:00) Our thoughts about the San Jose Sharks' pre-season so far, including Zubair's thoughts about Tuesday's scrimmage

(1:26:15) Jack Han is joining San Jose Hockey Now as a consultant! Han shared his thoughts about a recent ill-fated Misa/Orlov exchange

(1:33:18) What are Stathletes' points predictions for the 2025-26 San Jose Sharks?

(2:08:30) Our opening night roster predictions!

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Who are our 2025-26 pre-season top-10 San Jose Sharks prospects?

In a throwback San Jose Hockey Now Podcast segment, it’s just Sheng and Keegan together again to reveal their top-10. How much are Quentin Musty, Cam Lund, and Eric Pohlkamp trending up? Who’s No. 2, Yaroslav Askarov or Sam Dickinson? Where do 2025 Draft picks Michael Misa, Josh Ravensbergen, and Haoxi (Simon) Wang rank?

The general cut-off for prospects for this ranking, by the way, is 50 NHL games.

Before our top-10 prospects talk, San Jose Sharks legend Dan Boyle, Sharks Ice beer league champ Zubair Jeewanjee, insider Sheng Peng, and prospects guru Keegan McNally discuss all the hot Sharks training camp topics.

18-year NHL veteran Boyle weighs in on the idea of a fourth-liner like Barclay Goodrow being named Sharks captain. We discuss Jack Thompson perhaps being at a crossroads in his Sharks’ career. From Misa to Will Smith to Alex Nedeljkovic to Philipp Kurashev, who impressed in the Sharks’ pre-season debut?

(00:00:00) Introductions
(00:00:24) Sponsor: Bring Hockey Back (coupon code: SanJoseHockeyNow)
(00:01:13) Dating apps, boundaries & hockey fandom
(00:03:36) Band tees & music rabbit hole (Tool, The Liars, Dumb & Dumber, Tarantino)
(00:10:40) News/notes segue
(00:11:45) Sharks captaincy recap: Goodrow vs. Toffoli, Ferraro context
(00:16:04) Dan Boyle: What a captain actually does in the NHL
(00:24:04) Do captains need to play big minutes?
(00:32:00) Predictions: “C” now vs. bridge years without a captain
(00:33:38) Jack Thompson’s camp: tweener risk & path to NHL
(00:39:05) Boyle’s 80–90% rule for bubble players
(00:45:48) Michael Jordan lesson: fail forward & keep shooting
(00:50:30) Sports psychology & George Mumford
(00:51:01) Dan Boyle signs off
(00:52:00) Camp updates: illness return, cautious ramp-up, PP units
(00:53:29) Klingberg injury; Dickinson power play looks
(00:56:39) Preseason Game 1 takeaways & context
(00:58:49) Smith/Dickinson connection — what translates at NHL speed?
(01:00:57) Michael Misa’s “winning details”: faceoffs, strength, denial without penalties
(01:03:06) Group A/B practice reads — what they mean (and don’t)
(01:05:56) Musty’s 2nd-period dip & in-game coaching adjustments
(01:08:07) Roster math: waiver-exempt vs. earning trust
(01:14:04) Goaltending: puck-handling as a hidden weapon
(01:16:06) Nedeljkovic example: clean rims past pressure
(01:16:53) Yaroslav Askarov’s puck-handling upside — asset or risk?
(01:17:29) Tandems & mentorship: Askarov learning from Nedeljkovic
(01:18:24) Why this roster feels better constructed to win
(01:19:11) Grier’s summer moves: puck movers & more skill
(01:19:42) Orlov’s impact & easing Ferraro’s minutes
(01:20:29) Condolences to Mike Grier’s family
(01:20:53) Top-10 San Jose Sharks prospects intro
(01:21:20) Honorable mentions & methodology (games cutoff, graduation rules)
(01:22:30) Depth discussion: Graf, Mukhamadullin, Askarov, more
(01:23:39) Bubble prospects & the “third tier” pool
(01:25:03) Prospect tiers: Pohlkamp, Halttunen, Sahlin Wallenius, Cardwell
(01:28:30) San Jose Sharks’ surprising wing depth for Barracuda
(01:29:45) Other sleepers: Roberts, Svoboda, Muldowney, Laubach
(01:32:14) Honorable mentions wrap-up
(01:33:39) Just missed Top 10 — Wang & Lund debates
(01:37:33) Lund as a “poor man’s Chris Kreider” comp
(01:40:12) Sharks’ wing depth & potential breakouts
(01:41:48) Top-10 countdown begins

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