SJHN Daily: Sharks Get to Buffalo After Snowstorm Delay + KHL Scout on Chmelevski

Is Sasha Chmelevski on the way back to the NHL?

According to Kevin Weekes, the 2017 San Jose Sharks sixth-round pick, who’s starred in the KHL for Salavat Yulaev Ufa for the last two years, is garnering trade interest from other NHL teams.

**Breaking News ** 🚨 📰

The @SanJoseSharks currently hold his rights, there’s high interest from @NHL teams in trading to sign Sasha Chmelevski. He’s been one of the  top players in the KHL for the last 2 seasons, and his representation has been granted permission to engage… pic.twitter.com/qcWZSX6Px1

— Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) January 13, 2024

San Jose still holds Chmelevski’s rights. Chmelevski, 24, last played for the Sharks in the 2021-22 season. The center has notched 10 assists in 24 NHL games over parts of two seasons.

Since leaving San Jose after 2021-22, Chmelevski has registered 91 points in 117 games for Salavat.

“He’s a real game-changer [for them] right now. He’s made the team better in every way,” a Russia-based NHL scout told San Jose Hockey Now. “I’ve heard that he’s happy playing in Russia. Good team, good city, good ice-time can do wonders.”

At this time, it’s not clear if the Sharks themselves would be interested in bringing back the 6-foot-o center. His KHL contract expires after this season.

The Vancouver Canucks, according to Rick Dhaliwal, are among the teams interested.

AT SAN JOSE HOCKEY NOW…

San Jose Sharks coach David Quinn said the team got what it deserved in its last-second loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.

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Mike Hoffman is keeping the same approach through trade rumors and a slump.

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Tomas Hertl and Logan Couture are hard to trade right now.

IN OTHER SHARKS NEWS…

Tomas Hertl is up for voting to be included in the NHL’s All-Star Skills competiton.

The NHL All-Star Skills Fan Vote is a GO ⭐️

Cast your votes for @Tomashertl48 #NHLAllStarVote

🗳️: https://t.co/W9Q5xDbslY pic.twitter.com/MgGOcrsuQv

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) January 14, 2024

Danil Gushchin finished off this absolute beauty of a play for the Barracuda in a 3-2 loss last night.

#AHLAllStar Danil Gushchin with a sweet back door goal! His 13th of the season😎🚪 pic.twitter.com/5DWHXNap96

— SJ Barracuda (@sjbarracuda) January 14, 2024

Russ Cohen of Elite Prospects shared some positive thoughts about Chmelevski’s KHL play.

A massive Buffalo-area storm kept the Sharks from flying into Buffalo on Saturday night. They were finally able to leave Ottawa on Sunday.

Massive Buffalo-area snowstorm affects San Jose Sharks travel plans https://t.co/jrPUfRQ3kw

— Curtis Pashelka (@CurtisPashelka) January 13, 2024

AROUND THE NHL…

The Montreal Canadiens could trade veteran forward Sean Monahan.

Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog skated with the team for the first time following a lengthy injury.

Florida Panthers star Carter Verhaeghe is not your prototypical 40-goal scorer according to head coach Paul Maurice.

Rick Bowness, Peter Laviolette, Jim Montgomery, and Rick Tocchet named All-Star Game coaches.

The New York Islanders lost in heartbreaking fashion to the Nashville Predators on Saturday, giving up the game-winning goal with eight seconds to go before allowing an empty-netter with 0.2 seconds left.

They caught some heat after the players on their bench went to the locker room following the empty-netter.

You wanna talk about culture and what it means to be an Islander look at Bo Horvat here. All the other country club cowards that wear the crest fuck off to the room but this guy sits here and watches until the horn blows. Fuck you Lane Lambert #isles pic.twitter.com/HrmaGgJmvO

— Potato Boy (@NotPotatoBoy) January 14, 2024

Erik Karlsson and the Pittsburgh Penguins are at an impasse.

Jamie Drysdale is giving the Philadelphia Flyers blue line a boost.

The NHL released jerseys and rosters for the 2024 NHL All-Star Game.