Combine Buzz: Sturm Still Up for Coach, Which Prospects Did Sharks Interview?

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Guess who’s coming to (San Jose Sharks’) dinner?

It’s always a big deal who’s taking who to dinner at the Draft Combine.

Seen as a sign of a team’s interest in a top prospect – for example, the San Jose Sharks broke bread with Will Smith, who they picked at No. 4, and Leo Carlsson last year – it’s also a smokescreen.

Famously, the Montreal Canadiens didn’t wine or dine their eventual 2022 and 2023 top picks Juraj Slavkofsky and David Reinbacher, respectively, in their Draft years.

The Sharks, however, were once again transparent with their intentions at this Combine.

“They’re probably taking Celebrini out every night,” one league source joked.

Actually, San Jose Sharks director of amateur scouting Chris Morehouse confirmed that they took Celebrini out only once. Morehouse also noted that Celebrini was the only 2024 Draft prospect that they ate with this week.

Celebrini, by the way, told San Jose Hockey Now that he had chicken at go-to Combine restaurant Buffalo Chophouse.

But anyway, the Combine is the swirling storm for all kinds of rumors: Here’s what SJHN has heard this week about the Sharks’ head coach search, their free agents, and which prospects they interviewed.

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