Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Mike Babcock, left, talks with forward Patrick Marleau, right, during NHL hockey training camp in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Friday, Sept. 15, 2017. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

On the Sharks podcast with Len:

1 The San Jose Sharks faced off with their first pre season game last Sunday with a huge 9-4 victory in Vancouver with lost of rookies and minor league players trying to break in. Lots of scrums and a hard effort by all trying to make the club. Len takes a look.

2 Former and current San Jose Baracuda AHL players Timo Meier, Ryan Carpenter, Dan O’Regan, and Troy Grosenick a look at their roles and most likely Meier, Carpenter, and O’Regan will be extra players on the roster.

3 The Toronto Maple Leafs Jerod Cowen was not too happy by the way he felt used by the Leafs to be placed on the injured reserve list to help loosen up cap room and then Cowen was later dealt to the Colorado Avalanche.

4 The Toronto media will be evaluating 38 year old Patrick Marleau who will be in his first year with the Leafs. Marleau is expected to actually lead the team in scoring and assists. He played up to the level for the Sharks last season but he’s in an entirely different environment this season.

5 Joe Thornton looks like he’s going to continue to grow his beard until the Sharks win their first cup it’s down to the Sharks emblem on his sweater Len talks about what impact Thornton expected out of him going into the season

Len Shapiro does the SJ Sharks podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com