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]
- Some speculation that a potential Talbot deal could also include defenseman Kevin Klein. [CSN Bay Area]
- 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]/
- Minnesota has made "little headway" on signing pending UFA goalie Devan Dubnyk. [Star Tribune]
- 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]/