Friday Sharks Links: Sharks among frontrunners in Cam Talbot sweepstakes

Your daily assortment of links to news and analysis from around the hockey world.

  • Along with the Oilers and Sabres, the Sharks are considered one of the three teams aggressively pursuing New York Rangers goaltender Cam Talbot via trade. The 27-year-old posted a .926 SV% as Henrik Lundqvist's backup in 2014-15 and has one year remaining on a contract that carries a $1.45 million cap hit. [Pro Hockey Talk]
  • Here's the Sharks ' full seven-game preseason schedule including a matchup with the Canucks in North Saanich, British Columbia as part of Kraft Hockeyville. [SJSharks.com]
  • Projected top ten 2015 picks Jack Eichel, Noah Hanifin and Zach Werenski highlight Team USA's World Junior Championship evaluation camp roster. [USA Hockey]
  • Here's the NHL's official release of the full 2015 entry draft order. The Sharks own eight picks in all. [NHL.com]/
  • Highlights from yesterday's Chicago Blackhawks Stanley Cup parade. Unfortunately none of them involve Andrew Desjardins. [Second City Hockey]
  • Sean Avery on the harsh transition from professional athlete to regular person. [The Players' Tribune]/