Speedrunning The Offseason With Summoning Salt | Playoffs For 2026-27?

We speedrun the Santa Z Sharks off season with summoning salt. [MUSIC] >> You're locked on sharks. You're daily podcasts on the San Jose Sharks. Part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Your team, every day. >> Hello, my name is JD Young. In today's episode of Locked On Sharks, it's brought to you by Fandall Joule. Join all the action at fandall.com to play daily dingers. Make your free pick on who's hitting a Homer this MLB season. And summoning salt, the great YouTuber who's also a massive sharks fan joins. As we speedrun the off season, we're going to talk about expectations for the 2627 season. If the sharks should be a playoff team next year, go through some of our favorite and least favorite moves of the off season. But first, we're going to start with the draft. Talk about landing Stenberg Verhoff, everything Mike Greer did at the draft. So let's get to it. And joining us now, the one in only summoning salt as we're going to speedrun the off season. This has now become a tradition after two years. But Buddy, how's it going? >> Doing well. It's been a very exciting off season. I'm happy to come on and discuss it with you. >> Yes, I know you've got now have your own sharks versions. So many sharks where you're going to slowly just crush all the rest of us media content people on San Jose. So I have to enjoy what little piece of the pie I can now before you just wipe us all out, right? I've got some ground to make up. We're off to a nice, and we got like a nice little audience carved out right away. But there's a long way to go to catch the locked on a sharks and the San Jose hockey now podcasts the world. >> Yeah, I just picture the Bill Gates thing from the Simpsons. And he's like, buy him out, boys, they just start flipping all the tables and stuff. That's going to be you here pretty soon on that. But I think with the off season, you have to start with the draft because the draft is a fun thing to talk about. So let us start with that, going into the draft, right? What kind of your thoughts on getting Stenberg at number two? Like, was this had to be the pick no matter what the sharks had to pick Stenberg? So going into like after the shark season ended with clue or picking number two, in my mind, it was like, okay, this obviously has to be Stenberg. I get that there's Chase Reed. I get that there's a handful of really good defense when this has to be Chase Reed. And then all these reports start coming out. All these mock drafts, all these insiders start saying, it's almost certainly going to be Chase Reed. And I was like, okay, I mean, I feel like Stenberg seems like the better choice. But I kind of I warmed up to the idea of Chase Reed. I warmed up to, you know, you got to have faith in Greer. He probably knows what he's doing more than me and more than those people. And then he just picked Stenberg anyway. I think he feel really good about myself for seeing through all the others. I'm sure a lot of sharks fans did. So to me, that's the right move straight away. Yeah, I mean, I was in the Chase Reed camp, but as soon as they traded Eqwin, like that changed it for me because it's like, well, clearly you had to, like you traded Eqwin because you knew you're going to get Stenberg. And then you, you know, is how are we going to use that number nine pick? Of course, the sharks picked Bear Hof there. But, you know, if they had not traded Stenberg, if they'd not traded Eqwin, it would have been really interesting to see if the sharks would have gone with Stenberg. I still think they would have, especially when you hear Greer talk about, like he was a number one player on the board. You know, he was very glowing to talk about like what Stenberg did. You know, we know Greer's are pretty kind of keep things close to the best type of person. But he was pretty, see pretty happy that that Stenberg was there for Stenberg's ad number two. And then I wonder if they just picked Stenberg, had Eqwin, and then just be like, screw it. We'll figure it out at some other point when it comes to trying to find some defense of help for the long term. But I mean, you know, again, Stenberg's going to be like, Stenberg is going to be sick, like absolutely sick on the shark state in this year. Yeah, I mean, I'm psyched that they picked them. I think Greer obviously loved them. I think that you're probably right, that even if they didn't do the Eqwin trade, I think Stenberg was probably the pick. I have to ask though, you said Chase Reed was your pick going into it before the Eqwin trade. Is that who you wanted them to pick? Or is that who you thought they would pick or both? I, that's the direction I would have gone as an idiot with a microphone. Because I just think it's hard to find players like Chase Reed. My biggest argument is, yes, I do think Stenberg is a higher ceiling. I think it's also my argument is it's easier to find players like Stenberg than it is to find players like Chase Reed. Right? I think it's easier to find an impactful wing than it's defined an impactful defenseman. And that was kind of my argument for it. But that is all mute. And again, like I was, I have said throughout the whole process, like if they pick a Stenberg, I'm not going to be sad or anything like that. I think it's like, you can't go wrong with either decision there. But yeah, I think though like getting Stenberg, like if they'd walk away with Stenberg, you'd be like, okay, cool, right? But the fact that they would, Greer was able to get Verhoff, who I know he's got some warts on him, but I actually think like if he's in the WHO last year, like this conversation is probably not happening. And then you get Lin as well, like to walk away with that first round. It feels almost like a coup for Mike Verhoff, right? Yeah, go back a year ago and tell yourself the sharks are going to narrowly miss the playoffs and then draft Stenberg and Verhoff. Verhoff, right? It's like those were top three players going into the draft season. It's ridiculous. And I will also say I'm going to give myself a little credit here. I made a mock draft the morning of the draft. And obviously I had Stenberg at two because everyone saw that coming. But at nine, I did have the sharks taking Verhoff. And I wasn't, I didn't think Rudolph was going to go four. I think I, I said like, time and war, it's just going to get drafted before. I thought that was going to be the surprise pick. But I ended up being Dax and Rudolph, which I'm fine with getting Verhoff instead of Rudolph. We'll see what happens. It's really hard to predict. Obviously, how prospects are going to pan out, but yeah, just a huge position of need with Verhoff. Pretty defensively solid with some offensive upside right shot defenseman, very highly sought after prospect, even though he's stocked it fall a little bit over the course of the draft season. It's a home run, those first two picks. And then we mentioned Ryan Linn. I didn't know as much about Linn because I was so focused on getting the sharks. We're going to be taking it to and then later, we they're going to take it nine. And I figured, okay, I had to pick at the very end of the first round. You know, whatever. I'll listen to walked on sharks later and you're out. You know, watch the draft profile. I also figure out who we've got. And then no, it ends up being Ryan Linn who I'd heard about. And I hadn't paid that much attention to him because I thought he was going to go in the teens somewhere and the sharks aren't picking there. So whatever. Another great area of need, very offensive right shot defenseman. Hopefully he pans out. It's kind of crazy that we don't even really need him to as long as Verhoff becomes the player we're hoping he will. But it's crazy how our defense now is almost like a strength in our prospect pool, which is crazy given where it was a year ago. Yeah, I mean, Ryan Linn, like he was one of those guys where if the defense didn't kind of pan out, like the draft didn't pan out. And if Greer was a trade back from nine, that was one of those guys I was targeting. Like if you could move back a couple spots, maybe with the blues and you know, get a guy like Ryan Linn in the, you know, the 15 range like sweet, awesome. Love it. But I love that Greer was just like screw it. Like we only more draft picks this year. Let's just go up and get Ryan Linn. Like because you're at that point where you like you have so many prospects and like what's another third ground prospect or another fourth round prospect type of thing. Like you have way too many prospects who are never going to make it just because of the log jam. Like going up and getting that quality defense been in Ryan Linn. Like I absolutely love it. Yeah. One of those guys is pan out. I think Lynn's floor is like also extremely high too as well. I'm super excited about Linn. If he was six foot two, he's a top five pick in this draft because but since he's five foot 11, that's why he fell to 20. But no, I think Ryan Linn is an absolute like I like there's a part of me that can kind of see where Lynn has a better career than Verhoff. I'm not going to bet on it, but there's there is a part of me that can easily see that path for going forward for those two guys. So. One thing I want to give to readers from credit for is that even though he always talks about how we need to get bigger, we need more size, we need to be more physical. He's not afraid of drafting small players like Canyon or Lynn, even Stenberg. I think is he six feet or is he like five 11? I don't remember. He's five 11 like as I stood next to him and like I'm exactly six feet on the dot and he's he's pretty close to it. So it's not like I know there was the worry and stuff, especially when you saw the pictures with him and Ryan Linn who's also five 11 and he looked way shorter and stuff like that, but no, Sandy right next to Stenberg, he's five 11. I'll just about six foot. So he's yeah, don't have to worry about that. But yeah, I mean, even Will Smith, right, five 11, six foot, Maclin, who's just at, you know, at six foot. If you are skilled, like Mike Gur is not afraid to draft you. Like you, you know, in Ken Yoni, I know he was should have been a second-round pick and fell to them in the fourth round. But yeah, he's going to go with talent. I know he has a reputation for size above everything. though he's going to get talented players. So yeah, I'm impressed with what he's done with the I know that a lot of our a lot of these really top level guys are like six feet tall six one I think he's kind of insulating by getting huge for sure would type players to kind of fill in on the on our checking line or whatever But I'm just I'm glad that it's not like well. We can't draft this guy because he's not six two So we're not gonna take Ryan's I'm very happy that that's not what he's doing So that's that they just make up for by picking a seven foot one defense in the seventh round that don't even it out So I want to say one thing I can't remember the guys name off thought in my head. Do you remember? Alexander is a cumin offer some yeah, something like that so But yes, one thing I want to say about him is Someone asked a question to Greer after the draft where it's like yeah So you drafted this guy in the seventh round and what do you like about him other than his height other than the back of the Seven one and Greer gave like a very diplomatic like professional answer like yeah We like like this artist great thing this can can grow into this and skating and this and that and it's like He's a seven foot one defenseman drafted in the seventh round if he had like a lot more There's no way he's getting drafted in the seventh round So I like the guy a lot. I think it's very interesting. I'm happy. That's a fun story Yeah, yeah, and there's a lot about his game that needs to be ironed out obviously even just watching him skate around It's like okay, that's probably not quite like a draft a draft quality player for the most part But yeah, it's intriguing the whole seven foot thing if that if that ever works out Oh, man, yeah Carmanov and how she bond just holding hands at the blue line good luck getting past that Yeah, you're not getting through that. That would be so cool. They both pan out. Well, that would be yes All right, before we get to free agency We talk about our favorite moves of the off season just need to take quick break Baseball fans if you think he was you know is hitting a home run today Van Dill is giving you a free chance to call your shot with daily dingers It's easy to play just make your free pick of who you think will hit a home run in their next game If you're right, you'll receive a profit boost to use on your next bet for a chance at extra wings That's the ball you can make a free pick every day throughout the M.O.V season Daily dingers is another fun way to stay engaged with every day's games Whether you're following your favorite team or keeping eye on matchups across the league every game as someone capable of going deep Now you get the chance to make your prediction before first pitch There are certain players where every at bat feels like something big could happen That so makes daily dingers fun Get to back the play you think is ready to go deep that day So if you're ready to play your game today join all the action at fandall.com It's fandall.com to play daily dingers and make your free pick on who's hitting a homer Play ball and swing for the fences on fandall the official partner of the Mlb All right, let's switch over here to free agency because there's a lot to dig into with free agency with the moves the sharks made right trading for Darnell nurse signing Jacob Truva trading for You know for Kessel ring they sign in base emarchment Eric Comrade as or third so Let me start here. What was your favorite move? They did this off season and I'll even throw in the celebrity extension since we're have that as well so So I think of the signings at least my favorite was a march minute although So here's the thing going into Free agency the floodgates opening. I was looking at the roster and I was like, I don't know how we could sign a forward I feel like we already have a log jam. I mean Delandria or goodrose gonna have to sit out and the coach loves those players So how like how this can work and then yeah like five minutes later we signed march minutes five years so I was wrong about that and we have a very good forward group now for sure I think march minute, you know, he probably has a good chance of age and fine as anybody I don't think that he's gonna necessarily completely fall off three years from or anything Yeah, I like that signing just fine. I think he maybe brings another dimension to his game that Maybe is lacking a little bit in some of our top forwards. He's a physical tough guy, but he still has a good shot and playing the top six And I think that would probably my favorite of those those big signings. Did you like that march minute signing - I'm assuming you didn't see too much pushback from No, I Yeah, the march one makes sense as well, right? And especially when you you like my thing is you think about like what they tried to do with key for sure would right They got key for sure where they put them immediately with Celebrity and Smith Wasn't a natural fit there, but I don't mind them kind of going back to that well again I'm like, okay, let's get a bigger guy who can play with these while and that way we don't have to have Shurnish we don't have to have kind of maybe push Shurnish off into that role right away and then when Shurnish off's ready March when I think can easily slide down and play a middle six role for you as well like I think it gives you a little bit of You know kind of protecting your your assets here a little bit here And I actually I think I know a lot of people are kind of you know like okay With Sanberga at the top line right I don't think Sanber plays the top line right away. I think you're 20 minutes Yeah, I think you'll get there eventually But that that's kind of the way I'm penciling in right now as I think Marchment kind of and again He gives a little bit of size to play with Smith and celebrating a little bit of protection with them, but yeah, I like that one my actually my favorite move I love the Kessel ring trade that was my favorite thing. I think Greer did Of kind of acquiring players because I know Kessler. He had a brutal season last year but I think if he gets back to what we saw from him in Utah That's exactly what San Jose needs is that puck moving defenseman on the blue line who can do a little bit of everything Yeah, and I think that bet as well, especially when you you move down nine spots and not even I think it's eight spots in the draft and you just end up moving back up anyway Yeah, I love the Kessel ring trade like I think that is my favorite Acquisition my career made this off season. Yeah, I think I mean, it's a good move for sure I hope he can get back to the player that he was in Utah It's I think just being healthy. That's gonna be a huge state just being healthy I think even if he's not quite the player he was in Utah I think he's still probably an upgrade over a chunk of our blue line from last year We we really I mean if he can become a solid middle-parent guy, which is probably what he was in Utah We just we need those we need yep. We don't even really Top pair defense and we're like we do we need them but yes, we can get like last year We had basically like five bottom-parent level defenseman plus or a lot of preparing and this year we have With some of the other guys we signed we have a bunch of middle-parent guys. Yes, it's an upgrade It's broader stuff great. All right. What move did you dislike the most from my career? I think It's kind of a weird answer here I think if they could have only done one or the other I think I would rather than have done the nurse signing than the truba move But I think nurse brings I we need more offense from the blue line basically and even though he's overpaid We need we need somebody to put up 35 40 points on the blue line. That would be absolutely huge for us but I feel like since they did both and I don't know if it was because they did the truba one first instead of nurse I feel like Nurse just hurt a little more because It's like man. We really like they didn't eat evidence and didn't eat any of that contract and they actually got some Prospects out of us to like move my duels gone. I'm not overly upset about that but still yeah it just it hurt and I he his game better hold up man. I mean, I know that trubas I think a lot of people are almost penciling in that he's probably gonna fall off in a few years nurse He falls off too that's that's a huge huge contract for four more years And I get that the caps rising and I get that it's not quite the same impact that they might have right now, but It's just it's a lot of guys that have been signed in their Mid they're gonna be in their mid 30s and a few years here. It's it's a lot. It's fine if we do a few of those right But it's it's adding up and I think of them all I think nurse may have been the most like head scratching like Is that really the way we want to spend our cap space? Yeah, I mean my I'm right there with you in mind it was like if they don't just the truba one like I'm like Okay, that's fine, right and you have a lot of young especially because you saw true book, you know I know the analytics were super well great, but you kind of saw him Play well with a young puck-waving defense window Nana Hyman It's like okay, we can probably replicate that here in San Jose with a guy like either Ken Yone you're Dickinson Whomever, right? But yeah, the nurse one where it's like you really you bailed out Edmonton without like taking you know either Retaining or like some sort of sweetener or anything like that Especially for a guy who had to wave is no more causes San Jose come to San Jose That was one where I was I'm kind of there with you with it, but I've kind of warmed up we were talking about it beforehand, but I was kind of warmed up to a little bit like again like all these guys like It's true. We're overpaid 100% is nurse overpaid 100% are they still better than Nick Letti and You know little Jigran and some of these other guys that San Jose rolled out, you know the past couple years Yeah, they're still better than those guys like you said they're they're now middle-pairing defenseman You know are they the best middle-pairing defenseman in the world? 100% no, but I think they can hold the fort down while you wait for your you know your verhoves and your limbs and your pole camps as some of these other guys to develop and it'll just be interesting to see if career is able to maybe get off the contract if he needs to at some point. So yeah, I think the logic I've heard from a lot of people that have been defending the moves which I don't I don't fully disagree with what they're saying but it's we have cap space or at least we have cap space to spend. And if we don't spend it we're going to be leaving wins on the table and this is a time where we need to grow as a group and since these young players to stick around and it might hurt years three years four of these deals but we can try to get out of them we can well that's probably the best option it's we might have to get out of these by like here four but hopefully if the caps rising that won't be as hard to do as it was five years ago we have to attach like first round picks and stuff. Yep so I don't know I mean I I like you said I've warmed up to it a bit I don't think it's like awful and terrible. It's not the worst move my career has ever made or I think I like my career doesn't need to be fired and stuff like that or like I give it reaction to so but we would be remiss if we didn't talk about of course the big news we just still happen to be recording this on the day macro and celebrity signed his massive extension. What was your initial reaction when you saw that 18.8 number hits your feed. So the very first thing I thought was like that's a lot of money that's a lot of money. I think everyone is secretly hoping we're going to get him for like 15 million or something and he's a bit of a discount but then I built into it a little bit and I compared it to one cross-b and McDavid sign I'm sure people seen those comparisons all over Twitter and whatnot today and it's pretty much right in line with the percentage of the cap that McDavid and Crossbeats took when they signed their first contracts and I think that a lot of us were hoping for the the hometown discount for Celebrini but it's kind of a news flash to everyone. The hometown discount is something you do when you're like in your mid-30s and trying to come face not when you're 20 and signing your first contract in the NHL. Yeah he needs all that money to move out of Thornton's basement here. Exactly. Exactly. So I think it's great that he's just kind of taking he could have he got onto the maximum and he didn't which is probably a good thing. I think that if he might be taking this calculator down the road and that's great if he does but for now it's the right move on his end to get a very nice healthy contract and not go the maximum when the cap is rising and I think it's a perfectly fine signing and it does make the truba and the nurse contracts maybe call into question a little more where it's like what are we going to do four years from now but it's a good signing I'm happy with it I'm happy that the math was going to be here for a while. Yeah I'm the same thing right there like yeah it was you know I think my prediction I think my prediction last year was eight by 15 and even this year I was kind of like eight by 15 and stuff but you're you're seeing especially with like Baudard and Carlson that five years I think they've young players have learned like it's better to get back into the pool sooner than later to try to kind of you know take advantage of of your earning potential and you're never going to fall to player for trying to get their money especially a guy like Celabrine who's actually probably massively underpaid when you compare to other stars and other leagues you know he's arguably the most one of the most recognizable names and hockey and still getting you know 15 for 16% of the cap and you look at you know when be signed for like $250 million with the spurs and stuff like that like he's he'll be okay I think and yeah he'll be able to kind of make up you know get some more money here later but I think though it does kind of put that like Greer like he knows it's it's time to start going here right you have six years now to basically try to kind of prove to Mackle and like we can build a winning team around you and not that I don't think Greer can do it I don't think he's already taken those steps with the players that he's drafted and developed and stuff but I do think it's kind of the like we're going to start pushing in some ships here in the next couple seasons to make sure Mackle and tries to get or like a legitimate few cup runs before this contract runs also we can sign them to another big extension before we don't have to play this game of will he to stare while he's staying going forward so but yeah I think home run like Greer said in his press conference we were just happy that he didn't ask for the max and that he even if he had asked for the max like there's really not much we would have been able to we would have had to sign him for that 20.8 million yeah he could have done it Greer himself admitted that he'd asked for the max who would have given him the max which I was joking online earlier it's kind of funny if the GM would have gone and bragged like that every single time a player signed a contract like oh I would have paid him eight million but he only asked for six so cool but but yeah no I think it's absolutely sure he could have asked for whatever he realistically wanted and he would have gotten it and I think it's a good sign that he's not doing that and he yeah understands the value of leaving some for the other players on the team to hopefully help them win and like the cap in two years it'll basically have gone up 20 million dollars anyway so there's your celebrity contract you can just fit in right there anyway so all right we're gonna finish up here by talking about the expectations and if the would be a disappointment if the sharks don't make the playoffs next year let's move on to this season right and this upcoming season here and I know we are both excited about it and stuff so I mean sharks just missed the playoffs last year do you think it is playoffs or bust I don't like Greer isn't putting expectations on the season but as a sharks fan if they do not make the playoffs this year is it a disappointment oh well okay there's that's two see is it a disappointment I think yes is it playoffs or bust I would say no I think I personally think they have like a 55% chance of making the playoffs I actually I went I went I hadn't like predicted all the point totals and everything for the players and what I thought the team is gonna do and I I have them being like a 95 point team next year which I did see that team yes and that also leaves a lot of room for them to not make the playoffs if there's an injury or someone underperforms the gold tending to mediocre whatever so I think they're gonna be better than last year and I think last year they're probably worse than their point total indicated just based on school differential and celebrating carrying the whole team so I think for them to make the playoffs they probably have to improve a decent amount over what they were last year and it's not just celebrating and I think they are probably in a position where they can do that it's just it's gonna depend what's asked for I'm gonna be like next year is Dickinson and Ken Yoni are they gonna take steps to be legitimate solid angel defenseman how are the new signings gonna be our nurse and true but gonna be able to play the decently high level you know it's if all that or at least most of that hits that I think gather very likely to play off team but there's there's a lot that can go wrong and I think even if it does go wrong so they calm it's okay it's a lot of young guys even ignoring the young guys on the team we have so many reinforcements and a draft that can potentially be coming so I think I think even if we miss the playoffs next year it's definitely not assigned for panic unless we finish with like 70 points or something then that's probably a sign that something is wrong yeah if assuming like celebrate is healthy that whole season or like if they if celebrating misses like half the year like that yeah 70 points is type of thing but I'm I'm I'm there with you like I think the expectations around the team too is playoffs from some of these you know from the guys like that's whether even if Greer's not going to say like put the expectations on the team because I don't think you want to do that to the young guys already but I think the growing sense is like they felt like they missed out last year and then you especially if you go back and look at the beginning of the year where they plume so many games and they lost like every game to start the season if some of those game you know the Vegas game the Ducks game if they make you know get a save there if you know are good friend to Ducks which doesn't wander out of the net and go on adventure type of thing they probably you know it's like oh look we would have made the playoffs type of thing but I do think that this team and then you take into account to just how bad the specifics probably going to be like you can probably already cross off Vancouver you can probably already cross off Calgary yeah like the they're going to be the most 84 point team that would ever existed you know so yeah like I think they're they're going to be able to kind of stack some points against those types of the hope is to stack some points against those types of teams and make our run so I'll ask you who do you think is the most important non-celebrini player next year for the shorts to make a playoffs which guy either has to take a step continue his play which which is the most important guy to you okay in terms of skaters I think Misa is huge I think if Misa can be a legit two center who puts a 60 point 65 points or something like that I think yep it's hard to see the sharks missing the playoffs I think arguably even more important than Misa though might be Ascarov because there there is so much potential in this guy's game you could see the way he's played for recently long stretches and you can also see what a safe percentage ended up at last year despite that and how many soft goals ended up going in I mean if we get doesn't even have to be November Ascarov from last year if we get 915 safe percentage Ascarov then look out but if we get if we get 900 zapers that is from Ascarov I think look out too it starts with a nine where we're probably sitting pretty good yeah very So if that's what we get, then I think he's the most important player, but there's so much very building with all gold tenders, really. I mean, there's like five gold tenders who are actually reliably going to give you a great save percentage over here. So it's, it's, goalies are voodoo and the old saying. So it's hard to say. So I would say, yeah, one of Misa are asked for, off you take your pick. Yeah, those are my two guys to you, right? I think Misa, Misa turned into the legitimate 2C, then that knocks Wendberg down to 3C, and you have, I think Wendberg, especially after the last season where he was playing insanely tough minutes, is still producing the way he was. And I think the Sharks have better wing death now, where you can kind of surround him with decent players, where, like, two years ago, Wendberg where he's playing with Luke Cunning and stuff and trying to carry a line. I think that you're going to have a legitimate top three lines there if everything kind of works out. Yeah, I mean, Ascrow, right? I mean, there's a reason you traded a first round pick plus to go get him. And I think this is a big year for Ascrow to kind of prove that, again, like you said, does this mean November Ascrow all the time? I don't think that's sustainable, but we just need to work consistent Ascrow throughout the season. And yeah, I think this team can definitely content for a playoff spot. If not, be the 13th in the Pacific, to be honest, if Ascrow, if those two guys hit, this is, I think, the third best team in the Pacific. Yeah, it's a big year for a lot of those, like, early in the mid 20s, guys. I mean, if Ascrow has another 880 something safe percentage, I don't know how great we're feeling about him being the future starter. And I think, like Sam Dickinson, if he has another, I mean, he wasn't bad last year by any means, but if he hasn't taken step here soon, we'll see. So it's a big year next year for a lot of these young guys. And I'm looking forward to seeing how it shakes out. And I just can't wait for open nights to get here two months away. Well, let's get out here with one more question. So who is the, like, under the radar player, you cannot wait to see next year? Under the radar player. Is this someone who hasn't played for the shark's yet or someone who has? And I just, doesn't matter, just, like, not like your will Smith or your Maclin's or anything. Like just the one player you're kind of like, I cannot wait to see him go. Okay. I mean, this guy is probably under the radar in a national sense, maybe not so much for sharks fans, but I want to see what Ken Yoni can do if he's running the power play. That's my point. You picked my guy. Yeah. I was like, come on. Like putting Cag is on the first power playing unit with Celebrine. Like, I want to see what he can do. I think there's a legitimate 40 point player in there, even right now. There's a chance for that. I would love to see if he can do it. Yeah, Cag's, I love Ken Yoni, since it's draft year. Like going back and watching his Portland games and just like, like, man, this kid is just something different. Like the engine for that, even even with the Barracuda, like when he's not out there, it's just, it's just not the same team. I'm hoping he gets his legitimate chance this year. Like the kids earned it. He's done everything you could ask in the AHL. And I think with the way Mike Gurz handled this off season where they don't really have, like they don't really find that much competent. Like, as with all the pieces they added, they really didn't add a guy who does has kind of the same skill set as Ken Yoni. So I think he's going to get his opportunity. I think the kids going to make the most of it. So he's the player. I think I'm ready to see the job. I also full season of Sharnishov. Like I'm ready to see full season of Sharnishov too, just kind of go, hey, I'm especially not rehabbing anything anymore. Like he's, I think, used to it. Like he's, I think he's ready to have a big season. So I've seen rumors from that rumors, but people speculating he might start in the AHL and God, I hope he doesn't because I got his total miss. You're missing out on Sharnishov. We have seen him how he can play in the top six in the AHL already. If we're starting the Landry and Good Road no shade on those guys, but if we're starting them and place Sharnishov again, I hate it. Yeah, no, I get it. He's just, he's a, he's a different dude, like just a different dude. Kind of what we talked about before. Just different play style, different body style than some of those are the top six guys. I think you need guys like him. So 70s salt, working the people find you buddy. What do you got coming out? What are you working on? Well, I'm making a new speed run history video like usual, but what you guys might be more interested in is that I have a, a sharks YouTube channel now where I turn on a camera and look kind of like I do right now just rambling about whatever the sharks are doing. So summoning sharks is my YouTube account. I just started it about a month ago so you can go check me out there and follow me and watch all my videos. Yes, I mean, I've been doing the same thing of standing in front of a camera talking and rambling about the sharks for, you know, six years, five, six years now. It's time flies, buddy. It goes by really fast. So, I enjoy it. So thanks again, buddy. We'll chat again soon. Enjoy the rest of your summer. Sharks talk is going to be back here pretty soon. Thanks for having me, man. Go sharks. Can't wait to see you in a couple months. All right. Do of course want to thank summoning salts, summoning sharks to hang out with me and the off season. So I kind of like in the yearly traditional, we just kind of recap everything and get each other's thoughts on it. So thanks for having me hang out. Go check out summoning sharks if you're a shark's fan. Of course, go check out some of the insults stuff on YouTube. It's legendary. You guys don't know who he is as well. So we'll be back later this week. I'm on vacation this week. So episodes pre-planned, if anything crazy happened or something like that and I missed it. I'm sorry. We'll react to it when we get back. So, but yeah, pre-planned episodes here. So, yeah, watch it like two or three times. Helps me out while I'm on vacation. So, that's going to be it. You said we're back later this week. Make sure you're fine. Along with wherever you get podcasts, watch on YouTube as well. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and on TikTok. I locked our sharks, follow me on Twitter and Blue Sky at my fry hole. Until then, bye friends.