San Jose Sharks’ recent 1st round draft picks getting observed by Quinn, others

SAN JOSE – Sharks mentor David Quinn before this week implored his staff, specially the young gamers, to not waste time in teaching camp if they hope to make a force for a spot on the team’s 23-guy roster.

Two of the Sharks’ most new initially-spherical draft possibilities are acquiring the concept.

Quinn has taken notice of forward Ozzy Wiesblatt each time he’s witnessed him so considerably, such as the new Rookie Faceoff, and thought William Eklund appeared much more associated in Saturday’s scrimmage than he was the day right before.

Wiesblatt, picked 31st all round by the Sharks in 2020, wasn’t frightened to mix it up at the rookie party in San Jose, as he observed himself in the center of various write-up-whistle scrums. Wiesblatt, 20, did not get in anyone’s confront in Saturday’s scrimmage but appeared to do some good factors absent from the puck.

“He’s been involved, even in the rookie camp, he was a male that was concerned, and that’s what he’s heading to have to be,” Quinn explained of Wiesblatt. “Most gamers his age, they’ve got to provide one thing to the table other than what they do with the puck mainly because it’s so hard to be a successful young offensive participant in this league.

“He’s been a guy that you have discovered mainly because he’s been associated.”

Quinn said he observed some improvement from Eklund, picked seventh total in 2021, and complimented him on how potent he seemed on his skates for a participant which is outlined at 5-foot-10 and 175 lbs.

“One of the things more compact gamers have to do is they are heading to have a good deal of anticipation in their recreation, not only offensively, but defensively,” said Quinn, who spoke with Eklund on Friday.

“(Eklund’s) not heading to defend down small the same way (Tomas) Hertl does, appropriate, because they are just differently created gamers. He’s likely to have to rely on his quickness, his anticipation, his stick, his body posture, and those people are points he’s going to have to be conscious of.”

It was unclear Saturday if possibly Wiesblatt or Eklund would participate in in the Sharks’ preseason video game with the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday at SAP Center.

GADJOVICH’S CAMP: Quinn mentioned there’s a good likelihood the Sharks trim the size of their education camp roster soon soon after Sunday’s sport.

Ahead Jonah Gadjovich doesn’t have to be concerned about that just but, but he’s mindful there’s no assure he’ll be on the Sharks’ roster ahead of their Oct. 7 time-opener with the Nashville Predators.

Gadjovich, when nutritious, was a continuous existence in the Sharks’ lineup as a fourth-line winger for the next 50 % of past time. But the Sharks have a further team of forwards now with the addition of forwards Steven Lorentz, Nico Sturm, and Luke Kunin, and Sturm, Lorentz, and Matt Nieto have been on a line together so considerably in camp.

“I think each individual male in this home was brought right here for a explanation. All people needs to earn,” Gadjovich explained. “I know I have to make a spot on this workforce and it is not heading to be straightforward, but I’m heading do whichever I have to do.”

Gadjovich, 23, was signed to a a single-12 months, two-way contract as a limited absolutely free agent in the offseason. He had three factors in 43 video games final time but was brief to stand up for teammates, as he completed the 12 months with 10 fights.

Gadjovich, although, desires to show he’s not a a single-dimensional player. He scored 71 goals around 102 in his closing two seasons in the OHL and experienced 28 plans in 57 video games with Utica in the AHL from 2019 to 2021.

Gadjovich, who was claimed off of waivers by the Sharks last October, scored a quite breakaway goal Saturday.

“I consider he can play hockey, far too,” Quinn reported of Gadjovich. “He had a good yr previous year, and which is the a single factor (typical supervisor) Mike (Grier) has accomplished a definitely excellent job of is he’s developed competition, which assists everyone. I think it motivates most people and will get folks out of their ease and comfort zone. That’s what we have listed here.”

“I undoubtedly consider I have a much better head on my shoulders this time all over, getting a large amount of working experience last calendar year at this amount,” claimed Gadjovich, who worked on his skating in the offseason. “I’m right here to make the workforce.”

BARABANOV Personal injury: Winger Alexander Barabanov was wounded in an early early morning skate Saturday at Tech CU Arena and did not choose element in the team’s scrimmage. Quinn, though, claimed he envisioned Barabanov to be Okay to skate Sunday.