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On the Sharks podcast with Mary Lisa:

#1 The San Jose Sharks have been playing some competitive hockey in preseason. Although they lost in Calgary 7-5 on Saturday.

#2 The Sharks helped keep the Flames in check for two periods, but faltered in the third period. It’s just preseason, but will Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer have to worry about the Sharks late in the game?

#3 Let’s talk about Kevin LaBanc. LaBanc was playing some precise hockey for San Jose last season and was able to find the back end of the net in exhibition play thus far.

#4 What do you see in the Sharks in improvements from last season and also would you consider Erik Karlsson a huge piece of the Sharks’ puzzle?

#5 Preseason concludes Sunday going into the Sharks season, which starts Wednesday with Anaheim. How ready does team look going into opening night?

Mary Lisa Walsh does the San Jose Sharks podcasts each Thursday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com