Former Vancouver Canuck and current San Jose Sharks left winger Keifer Sherwood (44) moves the puck up the ice agianst the Seattle Kraken on Mon Dec 29, 2025 at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Sherwood makes his first San Jose appearance against the New York Rangers Fri Jan 23, 2026 at SAP Center in San Jose (AP News photo)

San Jose Sharks podcast Lincoln Juarez:

#1 Can Macklin Celebrini continue his push toward the scoring lead and be the difference-maker for the Sharks against a Rangers team struggling to contain top offensive talent?

#2 How big a role will William Eklund play in setting up San Jose’s attack early, especially against New York’s defense that’s shown vulnerability this season?

#3 Will Alex Wennberg’s experience and playmaking complement Celebrini and Eklund enough to tilt the ice in San Jose’s favor in key moments?

#4 Can newly acquired forward Kiefer Sherwood provide the secondary scoring punch the Sharks need to support their young stars and keep pressure on the Rangers?

#5 How crucial will goaltending be for the Sharks, and can Yaroslav Askarov slow down New York’s attack to give players like Celebrini and Smith room to breathe?

6 Lincoln five minutes (4:30pm) before we went on the podcast the rink started to fill up with smoke there is no word from the San Jose Sharks what caused the smoke on the playing surface to fill the arena with smoke but the arena staff has turned on all the fans that blow air onto the arena surface which is clearing up the smoke. The employees who work on preparing the ice surface before the game were still out working on the ice before the game. The smoke cleared up an hour after it filled the playing surface.

Lincoln Juarez does the San Jose Sharks podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com