{"id":337212,"date":"2026-05-29T08:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337212\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T08:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T08:10:11","slug":"former-sharks-winger-claude-lemieux-passes-away-at-60","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337212\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Sharks Winger Claude Lemieux Passes Away at 60"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday morning, the NHL Alumni Association announced that NHL legend and former San Jose Sharks<\/a> winger Claude Lemieux has passed away at the age of 60.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Moving on from the Leafs, let’s talk about the Sharks.<\/p>\n

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This is the fourth straight year that they’re gonna be picking inside the top four.<\/p>\n

back in 2023, they got Will Smith, fourth overall, then Macklin Celebrin, number one overall, then last year, Michael Misa, second overall.<\/p>\n

Ryan, with the number two overall pick, you know, w- who do you expect San Jose to be picking, and is this enough of a move?<\/p>\n

We talked about Toronto getting a bump.<\/p>\n

What is the bump gonna be like for a Sharks team that was right on the cusp of being a playoff team this year?<\/p>\n

Well, my, my initial thought, and I, I, I did this in my, my instant mock draft last night, I went with a defenseman, Chase Reid from Sault Ste.<\/p>\n

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Marie in the OHL, because they do have those high-end forwards already.<\/p>\n

And yes, they do have Sam Dickinson, who’s a very good young defenseman.<\/p>\n

But I think Sam Dickinson ideally is like a Jacob Chychrun, like he’s probably like a number two defenseman, you know, in an ideal situation.<\/p>\n

Chase Reid, has so much potential, where he’s so good in both ends.<\/p>\n

He’s got size, he can skate, he can put up points.<\/p>\n

he’s still, you know, emerging as a, as a developing player, so there’s still upside there.<\/p>\n

S- I think that’s the type of player San Jose should go for.<\/p>\n

Now, if they go with a forward, Iver Stenberg would be another amazing top six player for them.<\/p>\n

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But in this draft, you have Chase Reid, you have Carson Carls, who’s kind of a flawless defenseman, when you talk to scouts, and you have Keaton Verhoff, who’s six foot four and had 20 points as a freshman in the NCHC, which Drew knows very well is a very hard conference, and Verhoff is still 17 years old.<\/p>\n

so the Sharks, they’re in a n- they’re in a great spot, because they can basically pick whoever Toronto doesn’t and, and land a great player.<\/p>\n

And I think it should be a blue liner just to round out, you know, that roster.<\/p>\n

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