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In other San Jose Sharks news…

San Jose Sharks 2019 sixth-round pick Santeri Hatakka registered 19:17 in Finland’s 4-1 Preliminary Round victory over Switzerland.

Meanwhile, 2020 seventh-round pick Adam Raska tied for the game lead with five shots in a 2-0 Czech Republic WJC upset of Russia. The winger skated 16:27. 2019 second-pick Artemi Kniazev played 17:56 and 2019 fourth-rounder Yegor Spiridonov went 9:45 for Russia in the loss. (IIHF)

Around the NHL…

Casey Nelson played in the AHL last season (Rochester) and played 38 NHL games with the @BuffaloSabres in 2018-2019, has opted out. https://t.co/w3DTzRrH5b

— Darren Dreger (@DarrenDreger) December 27, 2020

Mike Hoffman has signed a PTO with the St. Louis Blues…Horton hears a who? Jeremy Rutherford makes sense of the surprise circumstances around the Hoffman signing — coming off a 29-goal campaign, Hoffman is probably the most accomplished PTO in hockey history. (The Athletic)

San Jose Sharks playoff nemesis Mark Letestu has retired. (The Athletic)

The Caps have signed Craig Anderson to a PTO. (Russian Machine Never Breaks)

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