Sheng’s Daily: When’s Last Time There Were Back-to-Back Games in Final?

We caught up with Joel Kellman yesterday.

Kellman confirmed his desire to play in Allsvenskan this year to prepare for the next NHL season. He also revealed which former San Jose Sharks prospect pushed him toward signing with the teal last year.

Kellman Hopes to Play in Sweden This Year

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In other San Jose Sharks news…

Elliotte Friedman said that San Jose has inquired about Darcy Kuemper. (Sportsnet)

Per @FriedgeHNIC, Sharks have inquired about Kuemper. Also asked about Allen.

DK makes 4.5 mil for 2 more years, JA 4.35 mil for 1 more. Gives us a sense how much SJS is willing to spend on goaltending this off-season?

Wrote about this recently: https://t.co/Puv3YoDAjC

— Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) September 17, 2020

How about a bought-out Kyle Turris to the Sharks? (Locked On Sharks)

Kelowna Rockets head coach Kris Mallette talks up new San Jose Barracuda signing Kyle Topping. (San Jose Barracuda)

Around the NHL…

I wrote about how it was Chandler Stephenson’s turnover — and not Zach Whitecloud’s penalty — that doomed the Golden Knights in the Western Conference Finals:

Blame Chandler Stephenson, Not Zach Whitecloud on Series Ending Goal

Christian Arnold on what the Islanders have to be proud of after a stunning post-season run. (NYI Hockey Now)

Can the Penguins be better…without Kris Letang? (Pittsburgh Hockey Now)

Was Aleksander Barkov the right choice to be Panthers captain? (Florida Hockey Now)

How much will Avalanche RFA Ryan Graves command? (Colorado Hockey Now)

For San Jose Sharks fans, it might seem like a lifetime ago, but it wasn’t that long ago that Erik Karlsson might have been the best player in the world. (The Athletic)

Luke Fox speaks with ex-Shark Manny Malhotra, who accepted an assistant coach position with the Maple Leafs. Malhotra was highly complimentary of his San Jose head coach Todd McLellan. (Sportsnet)

Frank Seravalli on 10 big contracts potentially on the move. (TSN)

The Dowlings are the only NHL family in the Edmonton bubble. (The Athletic)

Korean-American skills coach Alex Kim is helping to develop high-end players of color in California. (NHL)

If there is a Game Five in the 2020 Stanley Cup Final, it will be just the second time in 65 years that there have been back-to-back games played in a Final.

In 2009, Pittsburgh and Detroit played Game One on May 30, then Game Two on May 31, both in Detroit. The Red Wings beat the Penguins 3-1 in both contests. Funny enough, Jim Nill was the Assistant General Manager of that Red Wings team.

Before that, the last time there were back-to-back games played in a Final was in 1955.

On April 9, the Canadiens beat the Red Wings 5-3 in Game Four in Montreal. The following night, the Red Wings topped the Canadiens 5-1 in Detroit.