San Jose Hockey Now Podcast #9 - Logan Couture Guest Stars + Subscriber Mailbag

Logan Couture joins the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast!But before we get to Couture (1:44:37) – who talked about the Erik Karlsson trade, denied that Karlsson and Brent Burns have a “strained relationship”, and discussed his own future with the San Jose Sharks – Keegan and Sheng answered your questions in a subscriber mailbag.Stina117 asked if Mike Hoffman would mess up locker room chemistry? (1:55)Jigglz asked who was more responsible for the Karlsson retention amount, Hasso Plattner or Mike Grier? (4:12)James R. asked for an evaluation of Evgeni Nabokov and the state of San Jose Sharks goaltending? (7:45)Chris Geer wondered which Sharks prospects are the future leaders of the team? (16:50)Embrace_the_rebuild asked what the San Jose line-up would look like on opening night, especially where William Eklund, Kevin Labanc, and Jan Rutta will slot? (22:51) Mike I. wondered if the Sharks will trade for an offensive defenseman before camp? (28:01)  Splash114 wondered whether the veterans would block deserving youngsters from an NHL job? (31:50)Patrick asked what the San Jose Sharks will look like in 2026-27? (39:17)Chris Dahlstrom asked what’s going on with Gannon Laroque and Mason Beaupit? (43:35)Fin Coe asked what Grier is prioritizing in trades, prospects or picks? (47:47)Eric Pichette wondered who should have their jersey retired after Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton? (54:49)Alex asked about Couture trade rumors? (1:01:16)Zeke wondered what a successful 2023-24 Sharks season would be, and how they got there? (1:05:23)Jodv asked about San Jose Barracuda culture issues? (1:09:33)Basking Shark asked how likely it is for the 2023-24 San Jose Sharks to have a miracle season? (1:11:00)Downriver asked about potential Trade Deadline values for the Sharks’ pending UFAs? (1:18:45)Matthias893 wondered if San Jose will trade someone before the start of the season? (1:23:28)Anthony asked how the Sharks will react if the prospects outplay the veterans during camp? (1:30:16)Just Steve wondered if the Sharks have drafted too many forwards recently? (1:37:55)And if we didn’t get to your question, here’s why! (1:42:30)Finally, Logan Couture! (1:44:37)Couture tells us what it’s like being a new dad – he and fiancée Brielle just had their first child, Kaden. (1:45:15)He shares why the Sharks move forward without Karlsson and why last year might have been more “fun” for Karlsson. (1:46:32)Couture shuts down any talk about Burns and Karlsson having a “strained relationship”. (1:49:44)Sheng and Logan swap favorite Karlsson stories. (1:50:55)Couture muses on the great what-if of the Karlsson Sharks’ era: If Karlsson was healthy during the 2019 playoffs? (1:54:20)Couture says his team goal isn’t to be good by 2025-26, but this coming season – he discusses his future with the Sharks. (1:58:39)Finally, Couture shares what he’s heard about new San Jose Sharks Mike Hoffman, Mikael Granlund, and Jan Rutta. (2:01:22)Listen to the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast — it’s a new link — on Apple Podcasts and Spotify and Google Podcasts.Subscribe to the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast YouTube channel, we’re trying to get over 1K subscribers! ★ Support this podcast ★