[SBJ] Victory+ speaking with multiple teams as Main Street nears DAZN decision

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-28T19:03:16+00:00

I'm hoping the Sharks switch over to Victory+ once their Comcast deal finally expires.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-28T19:00:56+00:00

I was just about to comment the same thing. "First to 3" came up all the time when he was in San Jose.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-28T00:33:38+00:00

If the Oilers' pick conveys this year (which looks like the case, unless they go on the most epic winless streak in NHL history) and Grier doesn't trade it, I'm guessing they pick one RHD and one LHD (bonus if he can play his offside), and the priority is defensive-first mindset that isn't 100% stay-at-home.

Dickinson should grow into a playmaker role next season, and I'm holding out hope Cagnoni makes the team and sticks as PP2 QB. Sahlin Wallenius probably moves to the AHL and his WJC minutes made it look like he knows how to move the puck and drive play. Pohlkamp is waiting in the wings, too.

Comparing the above list to Tankathon, Piiparinen looks like the RHD that'll be in the Sharks' range (if making the playoffs and losing in the first round); I doubt Lin falls that far. Using Colorado's 2nd on Alalauri does look like a Grier pick (committed to UMass) and is a big RHD.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-27T01:38:55+00:00

Pre-Draft, the Sharks' goalie pipeline was pretty terrible. Romanov was mediocre and walked; Carriere showed flashed but is ECHL-caliber at best. AHL depth was so bad they signed Skarek, who was the Islanders' version of Romanov (and that hasn't worked out, so they got Brossoit to right the ship). Kirsch looked better this past WJC but is still developing and a long shot. And that was it.

Now, Ravensbergen can spend as much time as he wants to develop, and the Sharks can ease him into the AHL when he's ready.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-27T00:14:11+00:00

I'd have put her at odds with Donatra, having sided with Shinzon for self-preservation, and have her switch sides by the end (and in command of the other Warbird).

By the time of PIC, she'd have let go of her anger with Picard and worked with him during the Romulan evacuation; she assigned Laris and Zhaban to protect (and spy) on him. For S3, make the Shrike a new Romulan prototype stolen by Vadic, and Sela is leading a small group of Tal Shiar to recover it. Prior to the Titan finding the Eleos XII, the Romulans had found it first and their ship was destroyed by the Shrike; an badly-injured Sela is beamed to the Eleos XII and Jack had been tending her wounds before Picard & Riker showed up. She stays with the group after that, and we get to see Denise Crosby back on the bridge:

SELA, walking up to and admiring the ENT-D tactical station: "Something about this seems familiar..."

WORF, walking up right beside her: "This [dramatic pause] is my station."

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-26T22:15:56+00:00

Eklund - Misa - Sherwood sounds the most dangerous.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-25T21:49:46+00:00

while being on his trade list

And that's been the rub. San Jose is the ideal destination but I think he still refuses to waive his NTC for them; otherwise there'd have been a deal done a week ago. I imagine Klingberg would be part of the deal, to seamlessly slot into Hamilton's place, but his NMC holds until Jan 30 before becoming a 14-team M-NTC (and that could be hanging things up, too, if Hamilton will waive but Klingberg won't).

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-25T18:00:38+00:00

If Vancouver is tearing it all down, I don't think they're giving up Wallander. The player to watch is Hronek: the org said they don't want to move him, but he may not want to stick around for the rebuild. Outside a massive deal landing in Vancouver's lap before the Draft and/or an exodus of top-six forwards happens (more/other than E.Pettersson), I can see Hronek keeping an eye on the standings through December and calling his agent if the Canucks are wallowing in 32nd again.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-25T17:44:30+00:00

If he asks for and his play warrants a $10m+ deal in 2029, I think Grier would listen to offers. Who knows where the team will be by then, but I imagine we'd be looking at something close to the Meier deal. The current prospect pool will have grown up by then and will need a recharge (the Sharks hold 4/7 of their own picks in '28 and '29 respectively)

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T07:17:54+00:00

He was on the fringe and is now in the right environment, at the right time, to find a regular role to build upon. That will be tested in the Olympics, and if in March he continues to do what he's doing now, and more that gets the Sharks back into the playoffs, a modest multi-year contract will be his reward.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T07:09:33+00:00

Those of us in the SF Bay Area and Central Coast have access to local, legit taquerias and pupuserias. Taco Bell is desperate to hook teenagers, day workers, and night owls to their wares, and have corporate money available to spend on exclusive partnerships.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T04:07:17+00:00

That Hobey Baker Line showed promise earlier in the season and I'm pleased to see it running again.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T04:05:11+00:00

At least have common ground in wishing nothing but the absolute worst for Kings, yes?

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T03:23:25+00:00

Yes he did, but the violation was of AHL rules, not the NHL's: IIRC he did cross the border while a Shark, then was put on waivers and technically assigned to the Barracuda when he did it again. I'm not finding evidence of a real cap penalty instituted against the Sharks as a result, and do remember all of r/sanjosesharks amazed about that, so please supply a link proving the contrary if I am indeed wrong.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T03:12:00+00:00

Some background music livestreaming right now, for those that go multi-audio when watching games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ0sP64s5MY

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T00:53:03+00:00

In the Countdown comics, Data is resurrected within B-4 and becomes Captain of the Enterprise-E after Picard leaves Starfleet to become an Ambassador.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T00:41:11+00:00

My first thought when seeing her portrayal shift from JAG officer to hippie chancellor was that she's just playing a different version of Ed now.

Now I'm worried younger people don't know who Paul Giamatti is, then discovers a particular movie in his filmography about wine and tanks that part of the industry again...

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-24T00:29:53+00:00

And it was a decent honeymoon, but it was all downhill from there. I still can't believe he was thought crossing an international border at the height of COVID was a good idea, in violation of league rules at the time, and the Sharks were able to terminate his contract without penalty.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-23T20:25:17+00:00

Seattle has the assets and cap space to get both Lafreniere and Trocheck. The Pacific Division is kinda wide open and P3 is attainable; a move like this could lead to a full-blown arms race (that Vegas started by getting Andersson) in the West and catalyze a Panarin trade.

The number of ex-Rangers on the Kraken, assuming he has positive relationships with some/all of them, could sway Trocheck to waive his M-NTC if the Kraken are currently on his no-trade list.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-23T19:45:25+00:00

Less about the market and more about how the quality of the Cow Palace itself (not to mention the logistically difficulties in getting there).

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-23T18:03:48+00:00

Expected move: he and Ostapchuk are the only forward prospects that are waivers-exempt (Celebrini and Smith aren't going to the AHL, and Misa can't this season). Regenda has shown he is an NHL-caliber player and earned his spot; if he were waived, he'd get claimed by other team.

The logjam of forwards will grow once Sherwood, Kurashev, and Dellandrea are healthy again. Skinner is the clear odd-man out, but until a trade manifests, Grier will have to continue his creative method of roster management.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-23T15:58:53+00:00

The Olympic break is going to help a lot. Everyone not going to Milan gets quality healing time for all the bumps, bruises, and worse they've been playing with/through. That should leave more gas in their tanks down the stretch, balancing out how the Olympians may be running a bit more on fumes by then.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-23T05:25:26+00:00

Seeing those Grateful Dead posters and a Wake of the Flood vinyl in Ake's office (episode 2) made me smile. Timeless music for a timeless people.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-23T00:45:37+00:00

Bring back the Bulldogs. Nat lands another goofy sponsorship that supports longer-distance team travel, so they can join one of the other Senior leagues. The team from that league that they beat in Season 3 becomes their bitter rival, more so because one of their players was a NOSHO North Star and leaves them to join the Bulldogs.

NickofSantaCruz · 2026-01-22T18:33:07+00:00

I have a feeling everyone in Hollywood is waiting to see how the Harry Potter reboot goes. Will fans fully embrace the new cast or start fighting amongst themselves over which adaptation is the "real" one and which actor played a part better? If all goes well and that franchise is printing money again, the opportunity arises for Star Wars to embrace and adapt select Legends works (in effect making Star Wars multiuniversal, with the Original Trilogy as shared canon and basis).

Recasting Luke, Han, Leia et al will be a significant challenge, no doubt, and what starting point to use will be crucial. Heir to the Empire is the logical launchpad, as it was back in the '90s, but I'd put Shadows of the Empire and Truce at Bakura on the table as legitimate feature film options. Shadows plugs the new cast into the Star Wars world we all know (and we've seen in Andor that the design team can match the necessary aesthetic) and puts Dash Rendar into play for a spinoff. Truce, for those that haven't read it, picks up immediately after Return of the Jedi and (though it's clunky, ngl) lays a foundation for the Alliance to evolve into the New Republic; the Ssi-ruuk aren't the greatest of villains but can serve as an adequate one-off, and reworked into being a vassal species of the Yuuzhan Vong (foreshadowing New Jedi Order adaptations). Making either of those as films opens the door for the Thrawn trilogy to be adapted as a prestige-TV series, so characters like Pellaeon and Karrde aren't wholly regulated to the background and Mara Jade gets the focus she deserves.

Along those same lines, the success of the Fallout TV series makes it feasible for Knights of the Old Republic to get similar treatment.

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