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Former San Jose Shark defenceman Timothy Liljegren was traded to the Washington Capitals for a 2026 fourth round draft during the trade deadline (photo from elite prospects)

San Jose Sharks podcast Charanbir Mahal INDUSATV:

#1 What does the Timothy Liljegren trade say about the Sharks’ strategy? The Sharks traded defenceman Liljegren to the Washington Capitals for a 2026 fourth round draft.

#2 How important is the Alex Nedeljkovic extension to San Jose’s future?The Sharks signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a two-year, $6 million contract extension after posting an 11-9-2 record and a .902 save percentage this season.

#3 Can the Sharks stay in the playoff race down the stretch? San Jose is reportedly just a few points out of a Western Conference wild-card spot with several games left in the season.

#4 How impactful will Kiefer Sherwood’s new contract be? Forward Kiefer Sherwood recently signed a five-year contract extension with the Sharks after joining the team earlier in the season.

#5 Is the Sharks’ young core ready to lead the team? Players like Macklin Celebrini have been producing offensively and helping drive the team’s recent scoring surge.

Charanbir Mahal of INDUSATV is a San Jose Sharks podcast contributor at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Sharks captain Logan Couture (39) seen walking down the runway to the ice at SAP Center in San Jose had announced that he was retiring from hockey on Tue Apr 14, 2025 (photo by San Jose Sharks)

San Jose Sharks podcast Charanbir Mahal:

#1 San Jose Sharks team captain Logan Couture is hanging up the skates after playing in the NHL and all 15 seasons with the San Jose Sharks from 2009-10 to 2023-24. Couture had been suffering from a debilitating injury where he played six games in Jan 2024 before having to go out with the injury.

#2 Charanbir, talk about the impact that it had on the team when Couture was out with the injury and it just kept being prolonged that he wasn’t coming back and people realized it was more serious than it first looked?

#3 Couture’s injury came when he couldn’t skate anymore in January 2024. The Sharks medical team decided the decision had to be made that Couture had to stop playing until he was physically able to improve.

#4 The debilitating injury that Couture was suffering from was called ostetis pubis it’s an inflammation of the joint between the left and right pubic bones. The injury was so bad that he couldn’t skate or even practice and the expectations were Couture would make it back but Couture couldn’t recover enough to get back to playing again.

#5 Couture 36, was a presence in the Sharks dressing room and he lifted the spirits of San Jose. He was the glue and the players responded around him and even during the Sharks post season years.

Charanbir Mahal is a reporter for INDTVUSA, does Sharks Snap Shot, and San Jose Sharks podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com