Joe Pavelski\u2026head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs?<\/p>\n
Elliotte Friedman says<\/a> that the Leafs are looking at the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars legend to take over behind the bench.<\/p>\n Pavelski, retired since 2024, has been coaching his son Nate at the youth level, but the younger Pavelski has just been drafted into the USHL.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no sense of how high Toronto is on Pavelski, but he is interested and will interview.<\/p>\n And while Pavelski is a non-traditional candidate, Friedman says that he\u2019s been compared favorably to Martin St. Louis, another recently-retired legend who went straight from coaching youth to helming an Original Six franchise. St. Louis led the Montreal Canadiens to the Eastern Conference Finals in his fifth season behind the bench this year.<\/p>\n At San Jose Hockey Now\u2026<\/p>\n Sharks Combine buzz: Macklin Celebrini<\/a> contract negotiations have begun, Mario Ferraro probably gone, ideas about how to improve the defense. Also, how many players did the San Jose Sharks<\/a> take out to dinner? How many did they interview?<\/p>\n SJHN got to know Chase Reid<\/a> and Ivar Stenberg<\/a> at the Combine.<\/p>\n PWHL San Jose<\/a> has added its first four players.<\/p>\n How did Chase Reid<\/a> do in fitness testing\u2026and what were 2026 Draft prospect heights and weights?<\/p>\n Other Sharks News\u2026<\/p>\n Finalist Macklin Celebrini has missed out for the Ted Lindsay Award: Connor McDavid has tied Wayne Gretzky<\/a> with his fifth win of the player-voted honor.<\/p>\n HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Kasper Halttunen and Cam Lund! pic.twitter.com\/QvkqFouKts<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 San Jose Barracuda (@sjbarracuda) June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Friedman wondered if Dylan Larkin would be interested in playing on the San Jose Sharks<\/a>?<\/p>\n Around Hockey\u2026<\/p>\n Feel like this is worth clearing up in regards to Kristin O’Neill:<\/p>\n Outside of staying in New York, San Jose was O’Neill’s preferred destination. Had she told Troy Ryan she did not want to be there, he’d have never made the offer.<\/p>\n She was also #1 on San Jose’s EFO list.<\/p>\n \u2014 Hailey Salvian (@hailey_salvian) June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Georgii Romanov has re-signed with the St. Louis Blues<\/a>.<\/p>\n Andrei Vasilevskiy has won the Vezina Trophy<\/a> and Nick Suzuki<\/a> has taken the Selke.<\/p>\n The Vegas Golden Knights take a 2-1 series lead in what\u2019s been a thrilling Stanley Cup Final against the Carolina Hurricanes, powered by Mitch Marner:<\/p>\n MITCH MAGIC \ud83e\ude84<\/p>\n He sets the @GoldenKnights<\/a> franchise record for most points in a single postseason! \ud83d\ude2e\u200d\ud83d\udca8 #StanleyCup<\/a> <\/p>\n \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8: ABC \u2014 NHL (@NHL) June 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Rob Blake<\/a> is joining the Nashville Predators\u2019 front office.<\/p>\n Matthew Knies almost went to the Montreal Canadiens<\/a> in a blockbuster trade.<\/p>\n Ex-Sharks forward Jay Leach is taking over the Hartford Wolfpack<\/a>.<\/p>\n Milan Lucic officially retires<\/a>.<\/p>\n i’m celebrating Indigenous hockey players making history for #NIHM2026<\/a> \u2014 monty \ud83e\uddb7 (@moncuries) June 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Could the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> land a big fish in a trade?<\/p>\n Why does Dylan Larkin<\/a> want out?<\/p>\n Philadelphia Flyers nearing extension with Dan Vladar<\/a>?<\/p>\n Hockey Hall of Fame executive Cliff Fletcher has passed away at the age of 90. pic.twitter.com\/5A3NCjDlua<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) June 5, 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
\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6: @Sportsnet<\/a> & @TVASports<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/DR2UDMlfx6<\/a><\/p>\n
i feel so lucky to follow a sport that is finally recognizing the incredible impact and legacy of these athletes pic.twitter.com\/A0fmMe0mF0<\/a><\/p>\n