The media caught up with Connor McDavid at Zach Hyman's charity golf event this week, and the former spoke out for the first time on this summer's loss of his longtime Edmonton Oilers teammate, defenseman Darnell Nurse. The 12-year Oilers blueliner was dealt on July 1st to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Shakir Mukhamadullin and the draft rights to prospect Zachary Sharp. McDavid said he was " extremely disappointed" to hear of the Nurse trade. Connor McDavid s...
Just because a team owns three first-round picks doesn’t guarantee a draft will be a resounding success. The job isn’t done once the front office accumulates assets. They must still select players with the right skill sets, development timelines and intangibles for the team—players who will fill areas of need and fit with the rest […]
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Nurse was traded to the San Jose Sharks after requesting a trade from Edmonton.
The San Jose Sharks have had success drafting, especially under Doug Wilson in the late rounds, but there have also been many whiffs. While no draft pick is a certainty…
The San Jose Sharks surprised many last season with their improvement over 2024-25, but they fell just shy of a playoff berth. Expectations are different heading into 2026-27. San Jose…
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John Klingberg remains available deep into the offseason, and the veteran puck-moving defenseman could still draw interest from contenders looking to add offense to their blue line. Klingberg just finished a one-year, $4 million deal with the San Jose Sharks, posting 10 goals, 17 assists, and 27 points in 79 games during his healthiest season in years.
Heading into free agency, AFP Analytics projected him to land a two-year deal worth around $5.15 million annually, but that contract never ma...
After the $18M AAV contract that Leo Carlsson received after the Anaheim Ducks matched the Philadelphia Flyers' offer sheet, it's been fair to ask what on earth Carlsson's much more accomplished young contemporary Macklin Celebrini will be worth on his next contract. ESPN's Greg Wyshynski talked to Celebrini about that, and the young San Jose Sharks superstar said he's willing to go the Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid route and give his team a hometown discount so that they have the fle...
As we approach the 2026-27 NHL season, 10 teams have captaincy vacancies, including the Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, and New York Islanders. Could we see Hockey Canada’s future trio of Connor Bedard, Macklin Celebrini, and Matthew Schaefer named captains?
Macklin Celebrini established himself as the brightest young star in the NHL after a fantastic 2025-26 season, in which he broke the San Jose Sharks’ single-season point record previously held…
Kealty was the GM for the United States’ 2025 World Championship team that won gold.
The NHL debate surrounding Darnell Nurse has taken another turn following his offseason trade from the Edmonton Oilers to the San Jose Sharks. This time, Oilers fans are pushing back against what they see as a dramatic shift in media…
Earlier this week, we looked at NHL teams that have taken a step back this offseason. Today, we’ll look at six teams that have improved their stock heading into the…
For the better part of a decade, the San Jose Sharks entered each season with a familiar sense of low stakes. The rebuild years asked for patience, not results, and…
EA Sports touted the differentiation of all 32 NHL teams as part of the NHL 27 reveal trailer, which dropped on Thursday.
Ivar Stenberg is coming off the fifth best point total for an 18-year-old in SHL history. Only Daniel Sedin (1998-99), Markus Naslund (1991-92), Tomas Sandstrom (1982-83) and Henrik Sedin (1998-99)…
With the 2026 NHL Draft behind us, let's take a look back at some of the greatest selections in NHL history. In this piece, we will name the greatest draft pick of all time from each of the 32 NHL teams. However, to make this a bit more difficult, we will only include names who […]
Despite having a handful of flaws, one thing Darnell Nurse never shied away from was protecting his teammates. On July 1, Darnell Nurse’s 12-year tenure with the Edmonton Oilers came to an end, as they shipped him off to the San Jose Sharks for Shakir Mukhamadullin and prospect Zack Sharp. Over those 12 years, Nurse…
The Edmonton Oilers sending Darnell Nurse to the San Jose Sharks was not only a shift on their back end, but a changing of their team culture. The long-time defenceman…
Lundberg has been the Swedish women’s national team head coach for the past six years.
San Jose Sharks star Macklin Celebrini could become one of the NHL‘s biggest contract stories this offseason. The 20-year-old center is eligible to sign an extension while entering the final year of his entry-level contract, which carries a $975,000 salary…
Celebrini becomes just the second San Jose star to grace the cover of the popular video game series.
EA Sports has one of the league's newest superstars gracing the cover.
San Jose Sharks star Macklin Celebrini is adding "EA Sports cover athlete" to his stacked NHL resume.