Sheng’s Daily: “Unlikely” Eklund Falls to Sharks, 7 Eichel Trade Partners

Who are the best players of the 2021 NHL Draft? Who do the Locked On Sharks guys want the San Jose Sharks to pick? They debate in their latest Draft big board:

Draft Big Board 2.0: Our Latest Top-10

In other San Jose Sharks news…

This is also relevant to the San Jose Sharks:

Unlikely Eklund will fall to the Red Wings at No. 6.

Around the NHL…

Matiss Kivlenieks died at goalie coach Manny Legace’s house. (The Athletic)

“Zero chance” Game Five of the Stanley Cup Final will be postponed because of Tropical Storm Elsa. (ESPN)

Martin Jones and the San Jose Sharks make this list:

Her fight with the NHL over, Todd Ewen’s widow Kelli wants to help the partners of struggling players. (TSN)

Seven potential destinations for Jack Eichel. (Sportsnet)

Corey Pronman talks to a number of NHL scouts about this year’s draft class. (The Athletic)

#CBJ have added @joshweissbock and @thatcamlawrence to its Hockey Ops team as “Hockey Analytic Consultants.”

A solid infusion of talent for the organization.

— Alison (@AlisonL) July 6, 2021

Examining the life of the max-term contract. (TSN)

“I feel like it’s more the offender and not the offense” – Nazem Kadri on the hit that ended his season, and the lack of NHL officiating consistency

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