San Jose Sharks’ Timo Meier (28) and Nashville Predators’ Matt Duchene (95) battle for the puck as the Sharks Tomas Hertl (48) looks on in the background on Apr 12, 2022 in Nashville. The teams meet in Prague for the NHL Global Series starting Fri Oct 7, 2022 (AP News file photo)

On the SJ Sharks podcast with Len:

#1 Len, the Sharks open up the season in Prague today and Saturday with back to back games against the Nashville Predators. This Global Series means a lot Czech Republic to have NHL hockey play there.

#2 Tomas Hertl said after missing a third straight post season he now gets to play in front of his hometown fans in Prague and he’ll be pushing hard to win those two games.

#3 Hertl got a chance to practice in front of the Prague crowd who was cheering him on. It meant a lot to him.

#4 Len talk about the goaltenders competing for a starting spot can you break them down? There’s James Reimer, Kaapo Kahkonen and Aaron Dell.

#5 Len talk about the Sharks head coach David Quinn whose hoping to get this team started on a good note this season.

#6 Len talk about the Sharks shoot first mentality, all defencemen how they dividy up the time.

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