{"id":352866,"date":"2026-06-09T09:11:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/352866\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:11:26","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T09:11:26","slug":"sharks-philipp-kurashev-linked-to-return-to-switzerland-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/352866\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks&#8217; Philipp Kurashev Linked to Return to Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Swiss media outlet Contropiede, <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/teams\/san-jose\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Jose Sharks<\/a> forward <a data-ylk=\"\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/nhl\/players\/8017\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philipp Kurashev<\/a><a data-ylk=\"slk:could be returning home;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;could be returning home&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.contropiede.ch\/stories\/2772\/hockey\/aspettando-elvis-e-kurashev\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">could be returning home<\/a> to Switzerland if he&#8217;s unable to find a contract in the NHL.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-show-transcript\">View More<\/p>\n<p>Video Transcript<\/p>\n<p>Moving on from the Leafs, let&#8217;s talk about the Sharks.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This is the fourth straight year that they&#8217;re gonna be picking inside the top four.<\/p>\n<p>back in 2023, they got Will Smith fourth overall, then Macklin Celebrin number one overall, then last year Michael Missa second overall.<\/p>\n<p>Ryan, with the number two overall pick, you know, who do you expect San Jose to be picking, and is this enough of a move?<\/p>\n<p>We talked about Toronto getting a bump.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>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<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Marie in the OHL, because they do have those high-end forwards already.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, they do have Sam Dickinson, who&#8217;s a very good young defenseman, but I think Sam Dickinson ideally is like a Jacob Chychrun.<\/p>\n<p>Like, he&#8217;s probably, like, a number two defenseman, you know, in an ideal situation.<\/p>\n<p>Chase Reid, has so much potential, where he&#8217;s so good in both ends.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s got size.<\/p>\n<p>He can skate.<\/p>\n<p>He can put up points.<\/p>\n<p>he&#8217;s still, you know, emerging as a, as a developing player, so there&#8217;s still upside there.<\/p>\n<p>S- I think that&#8217;s the type of player San Jose should go for.<\/p>\n<p>Now, if they go with a forward, Iver Stenberg would be another amazing top six player for them.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But in this draft, you have Chase Reid, you have Carson Karls, who&#8217;s kind of a flawless defenseman, when you talk to scouts, and you have Keaton Verhoff, who&#8217;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<p>so the Sharks, they&#8217;re in a n- they&#8217;re in a great spot, because they can basically pick whoever Toronto doesn&#8217;t and, and land a great player.<\/p>\n<p>And I think it should be a blue liner just to round out, you know, that roster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"caas-hide-transcript\">Close<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to Swiss media outlet Contropiede, San Jose Sharks forward Philipp Kurashevcould be returning home to Switzerland 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