San Jose Hockey Now Podcast #20: Why Sending Bordeleau Down Makes Sense, Is This Worst Sharks Team Ever?

Keegan and Sheng look for the bright spots on the 0-8-1 San Jose Sharks. But before that, they talk about Joe Thornton officially retiring from the NHL (1:52). Sheng takes a guess when the San Jose Sharks will retire Jumbo’s jersey. David Quinn also said something interesting in regards to Thornton joining the Sharks front office (4:15). Next, we talk about everything wrong with the 0-8-1 Sharks (6:55). Sheng talks about why it’s the right call for the San Jose Sharks to send Thomas Bordeleau (8:55) down to the AHL. Keegan shares his thoughts about why Jacob Peterson (16:00) got sent down. He also thinks, however, that the Barracuda style of play may not be great for Bordeleau (16:50). Sheng and Keegan dive into the Luke Kunin debate (21:30). Next, they talk about the unpolished Filip Zadina (24:30). What’s up with Mike Hoffman, Anthony Duclair, and Alexander Barabanov (26:00)? How about the San Jose Sharks defense so far (27:25)? The goaltending (32:20)? Keegan and Sheng then go back up front to talk about Mikael Granlund (33:20) and Fabian Zetterlund (37:15). Is this the worst San Jose Sharks team ever (40:40)? Keegan talks about what he’s focusing on with this Sharks squad (47:00). Finally, Keegan shares his thoughts about Will Smith so far (52:15). ★ Support this podcast ★ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.