San Jose Sharks’ Mikkel Boedker (89) tries to control the puck in front of Arizona Coyotes’ Marek Langhamer (30) during the third period of a preseason NHL hockey game Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017, in Glendale, Ariz. The Sharks defeated the Coyotes 5-4 in a shootout. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

On the Sharks Podcast with Mary Lisa:

The Sharks seemed to be having a good pre season they’ve won their last three games scoring five times in each of those games although the pre season can be a little misleading. The line ups are kind of a mishmash with prospects and NHLers, NHLers we can expect to see in the lineup when the season starts. It does seem like everybody is following their system pretty well like when I talk with some of the prospects in the defensive zone which seems to be the biggest challenge for the forwards and defensemen.

A lot of the forwards are having trouble getting their defensive game together they were looking pretty organized pretty serious but again it’s hard to tell who’s exactly for sure who’s going to be in the line up. We’ll see how the season starts and how they’ll work together. With Patrick Marleau gone will Mikkel Boedker be able to step in and fill a void?

Boedker who has a similar skill set like Marleau had and is a scoring player, there’s always a challenge when you’ve lost a longtime veteran. The Sharks in particular have seen a number of players they were counting on be gone for a long time things like injuries Logan Couture had injuries in the last few seasons. Tomas Hertl has his share of injuries. The team is used to having someone step in and fill the void now the Sharks are looking to Boedker to help fill the void where Marleau left off.

Mary Lisa Walsh does Sharks podcasts each week at http://www.sportsradioservice.com