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San Jose Hockey Now Podcast

How Can Sharks Improve Next Year? | Demers, Boyle on Celebrini & Burnout | EP 124

March 30, 2026·1h 17m
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The San Jose Sharks are hanging on to their hopes for the playoffs, but we’re going to take an early look at how they should get better this off-season with NHL Network star and friend of the show Jason Demers. (2:32) Demers discusses his off-season plan to improve the right side of the Sharks’ defense, sign Darren Raddysh, trade for Michael Kesselring, and re-sign Vincent Desharnais and John Klingberg. (7:06) What about Eric Pohlkamp? (14:42) San Jose Sharks legend Dan Boyle discusses Sam Dickinson’s development…Dan would love to work with Sam for a day! (25:45) What about taking on a bad contract, like Darnell Nurse or Morgan Rielly or Brady Skjei or Dougie Hamilton? What is Sheng hearing from the scouts about Nurse and Rielly? (33:30) Why will the pressure on San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier be greater this summer? (37:19) What are our expectations for the Sharks next year? What’s a good season next year? Demers offered his thoughts about Simon Nemec. (45:40) Boyle and Demers discuss Macklin Celebrini’s usage. Is he getting burnt out? (1:01:11) Finally, Keegan McNally and Zubair Jeewanjee talk about their favorite 2026 Draft defensemen! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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