Eklund Trade Reaction! | Cam Robinson Talks Stenberg, Laila Edwards Excited for San Jose EP 131

The San Jose Sharks just blew up draft week! Mid-recording — right as we were rolling on our pre-draft special — Elliotte Friedman dropped the bomb: Sharks GM Mike Grier had traded William Eklund to the Ottawa Senators. So you get our genuine, unscripted, live on-air NHL reaction to the chaos as it broke! The full return: The San Jose Sharks sent Eklund, Kasper Halttunen, and the rights to Brandon Svoboda to Ottawa for the ninth-overall pick in the 2026 Draft — a pick the Sens had just landed from Florida in the Brady Tkachuk deal. That leaves the Sharks holding the No. 2, 9, and 27 picks heading into Friday's draft But before all that craziness, an exclusive: Our sit-down with Laila Edwards, the first draft pick in PWHL San Jose history, taken fourth-overall out of Wisconsin. A 2026 Olympic gold medalist and the highest-drafted black woman in PWHL Draft history — she gets into being a role model, her mom's "fire" fashion sense, her planned move to the Bay, some of her biggest personal influences, and what she brings to an expansion roster. She also jokes about moving into Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith's mansion. Then co-host Dan Boyle re-joins us from vacation with his insights on Chase Reid, Carson Carels, and the big decision for the Sharks at No. 2 — and the domino it sets off right behind them. To close — lost in the chaos but recorded the day before the Eklund trade — Cam Robinson of Elite Prospects joins us for the definitive prediction on the San Jose Sharks' pick at No. 2...Ivar Stenberg, the Frölunda winger projected as a future 80-90 point NHL forward. 00:00:00 Intro / Cold Open 00:02:59 Laila Edwards Interview: PWHL San Jose's First-Ever Draft Pick 00:23:45 Dan Boyle Returns: Sharks at No. 2 & the Canucks Domino (Reid, Carels) 01:02:00 Friedman Drops the Bomb: Sharks Trade Eklund to the Senators 01:17:27 The Full Trade Return — Live Reaction to the Chaos 02:21:41 Cam Robinson (Elite Prospects) on the Sharks' No. 2 Pick The San Jose Hockey Now Podcast is sponsored by Bring Hockey Back and Bladetech Hockey. Become a YouTube Member — early access to videos, our community Discord, and more: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUwjWXBCpK5K9O0sivx3-dQ/join Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.