Sheng’s Daily: NHL Planning Outdoor Games at Lake Tahoe?

San Jose Sharks’ training camp madness!

Here’s our Day 2 recap:

Handemark Steps in, Middleton Bulks Up

Boughner on Vlasic-Karlsson, Why Gambrell Might Have Leg Up for 3C

Marleau Looks Back, Why Will This Year Be Different for Jones?

Miss Day 1?

Boughner on How He’ll Use D Differently Than DeBoer, Sharks Miss Jumbo

Hertl Claims He Has “Bigger Size Legs”, Couture Says Sharks Must Have Quick Start

Great Expectations for Karlsson, Burns Talks “Vikings”

I joined Locked On Sharks to talk about some of the big training camp battles:

Sheng on Sharks’ Training Camp: Gregor as 3C? Ozzy & Tristen on Barracuda?

From now until the beginning of the regular season, we’re dropping the subscription price for San Jose Hockey Now from $29.99 to $22.99 — get two free months of the best San Jose Sharks coverage around!

Also, I’ve set up a Tip Jar to help fund my travel to and from Sharks road games this year.

In other San Jose Sharks news…

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Tahoe ❤ https://t.co/odze0gMktH

— Marc-Édouard Vlasic (@Vlasic44) January 1, 2021

The San Jose Sharks aren’t giving up Lake Tahoe without some shade:

#SharksTerritory 😶 pic.twitter.com/HZjkURMpRb

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) January 1, 2021

Marleau, on what he was doing at NYE midnight: "I think I was sleeping already."

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 1, 2021

Marleau added: “A lot of the guys, we were all in our rooms, doing our thing, reading books or watching TV. There were some fireworks they had here, guys were watching from their balconies. Pretty low-key.”

Good news! #SJSharks say they want to stream both Teal-White scrimmages (Jan. 8 and Jan. 10). Not confirmed yet pending Ice Den technological logistics — but we might be getting some Sharks hockey before Jan. 14!

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 1, 2021

Interesting behind-the-scenes look at #SJSharks training camp: They get dressed in temporary parking lot-adjacent dressing room apart from rink, put on skates at rink, then shower up back in their rooms.

Enjoy this look at Gregor and Hertl in full gear and flip-flops. pic.twitter.com/c4UKsDfpLw

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 2, 2021

Can confirm Tristen Robins is also in Arizona, working out with other Barracuda players and Ozzy Wiesblatt, apart from #SJSharks main camp

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) January 1, 2021

Per #SJSharks, on Wiesblatt: He & other players are doing voluntary pre-camp training in AZ in advance of Barracuda camp. No SJS oversight of their training, similar to captain's ice before camp. Not in same city as SJS camp

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 31, 2020

Boughner says True is day-to-day, roughly a week until he's ready to go

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) December 31, 2020

Happy 60th Birthday to #SJSharks radio play-by-play announcer Dan Rusanowsky.

📸 Sharks Twitter pic.twitter.com/sfNNfJpazV

— San Jose Sharks History (@sjsharkshistory) January 1, 2021

Also on New Year’s Eve, 2020 seventh-round pick Adam Raska notched an assist and skated 14:07 in a 7-0 Czech Republic WJC rout of Austria. 2019 sixth-rounder Santeri Hatakka led Finland with 24:29 played in a 4-1 loss to Canada.

Today, Russia, featuring 2019 second-round pick Artemi Kniazev and 2019 fourth-rounder Yegor Spiridonov will face off against Germany in the beginning of the knockout round. Finland takes on Sweden, Canada battles the Czech Republic, and finally, the United States squares off versus Slovakia. (IIHF)

Around the NHL…

Elliotte Friedman broke that four teams — but not the San Jose Sharks — might play in Lake Tahoe in mid-February. (Sportsnet)

Long-time San Jose rival Trevor Lewis is going to Winnipeg on a PTO. (Winnipeg Free Press)

How taxi squads will allow salary cap-strapped teams to save cash. (The Athletic)

So why did it have to end this way with the Boston Bruins and their longtime captain Zdeno Chara? Here's the story behind Big Zee's free agent departure from Boston 🏒🐻🏆 https://t.co/N8ti7QkMnv

— Joe Haggerty (@HackswithHaggs) January 1, 2021

Lou Speaks: Ho-Sang Snub, UFAs and Barzal Drama

Identity & Swagger: 3 (Should Be) Penguins New Year Resolutions

Scott Takes: Is Devon Toews the perfect partner for Cale Makar?

Merry New Year! The final Florida Panthers mailbag of 2020