CHICAGO \u2014 It looks like that the San Jose Sharks will have some big changes in Denver tomorrow.<\/p>\n
Kiefer Sherwood should make his debut in teal and Michael Misa will receive a significant promotion.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s how lines looked today:<\/p>\n
Sherwood-Celebrini-Smith
Eklund-Misa-Toffoli
Kurashev-Wennberg-Graf
Goodrow-Ostapchuk-Gaudette<\/p>\n
Orlov-Klingberg
Ferraro-Liljegren
Mukhamadullin-Desharnais<\/p>\n
That\u2019s Sherwood on the top line and Misa as 2C.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose guys are world-class players. Their magic speaks for itself,\u201d Sherwood said, of playing with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith. \u201cI\u2019ll try to play to their strengths, win some pucks back, create some space for them, and just get them the puck.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sherwood also made a point saying that he wants to bring the team into the fight, which the Sharks have desperately needed, especially the last two losses.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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There were also dramatic changes on the power play, as the San Jose Sharks are going five forwards on the man advantage.<\/p>\n
PP1: Celebrini (point)-Smith (left flank)-Eklund (right flank)-Toffoli-Wennberg (net front)
PP2: Klingberg-Sherwood (left flank)-Orlov (right flank)-Kurashev-Misa (net front)<\/p>\n
In right-handed Smith and left-handed William Eklund, the Sharks will have a chance to unleash dueling one-timers. Head coach Ryan Warsofsky explained putting Celebrini on the point as a way to free him up from the greater defensive attention that he gets in his customary half-wall spot.<\/p>\n
On the second unit, Sherwood and Dmitry Orlov are expected to bring a shot mentality, and Misa, perhaps a surprising net front choice, will be tasked with recovering pucks with his quickness.<\/p>\n
Celebrini breaking in red and black Canada gloves pic.twitter.com\/hUZBpkRFVf<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n It looks like Pavol Regenda, Jeff Skinner, and Sam Dickinson will sit out.<\/p>\n Ryan Reaves missed practice, and was also placed in IR with an upper-body injury. That opens the door for Sherwood to be activated for the San Jose Sharks\u2019 23-man roster.<\/p>\n Overall, Warsofsky is just looking for the Sharks to \u201cempty the tank\u201d tomorrow at the Colorado Avalanche, in both teams\u2019 last game before the Olympic break. It\u2019s more about the process than putting everything on toppling the NHL-best Avs.<\/p>\n \u201cWe got to be fast and loose, we got to get out there and just play and compete and do the things that we did when we were winning hockey games,\u201d Warsofsky said, \u201cas far as through our structure, through our effort, through [our] competitiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n Warsofsky declined to commit to any of these practice changes for tomorrow. So we\u2019ll see tomorrow in Denver.<\/p>\n Warsofsky is coy about his line-up, doesn\u2019t commit to anything, even though practice and power play lines are a usual tell.<\/p>\n Then I remember he\u2019s playing Bednar tomorrow. The South Carolina guys are usually coy about their lines before they play each other<\/p>\n \u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) February 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t