Sheng’s Daily: Next Up for Miro Heiskanen, Brent Burns

“It’s unprecedented.”

Last month, the San Jose Sharks and six other Bay Area sports teams, including the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers, and San Francisco Giants announced their endorsement of Proposition 16.

Eva Paterson from Equal Justice Society, who’s a leader of this measure, spoke about why the teams got behind this measure, whether you can really separate politics and social issues, and more:

Eva Paterson on Sharks’ Involvement in Prop 16

In other San Jose Sharks news…

San Jose Sharks video coach Dan Darrow will be speaking at The Coaches Site Virtual Hockey Summit this week:

🚨SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨@Canes head coach Rod Brind'Amour highlights 5 NHL coaches speaking at the #VirtualHockeySummit!

The list also includes @EdmontonOilers assistant Glen Gulutzan and @Senators assistant Davis Payne.

More info: https://t.co/mOPysNjupW pic.twitter.com/nPTISctgIB

— The Coaches Site (@TheCoachesSite) September 20, 2020

The Vlasics have some sweet new coffee chairs:

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Our new morning coffee chairs 🏒🦈 @mycustomsportschair @mevlasic44

A post shared by Martine Auclair (@mrsvlasic) on Sep 20, 2020 at 8:29am PDT

Around the NHL…

Dave Reid talks about whether or not the Avs need Taylor Hall or a new goalie. (Colorado Hockey Now)

What do the Penguins need to learn from this year’s Stanley Cup Final? (Pittsburgh Hockey Now)

Jimmy Howard doesn’t think he’s returning to Detroit, but he still wants to play next season. The goalie suffered a miserable 2-23-2 season this year, but based on his past track record, he could be good low-cost gamble for a team. (Sportsnet)

Three-time Stanley Cup champion Al Langlois passes away at 85. (NHL)

Next up for Miro Heiskanen, Brent Burns. Burns scored 24 points in 24 games in the 2016 Playoffs, while Heiskanen is at 23 points and counting in 22 games.