The Sharks have multiple HIDDEN GEMS...

The San Jose Sharks have multiple hidden gems as there's been some great performances from some of our players in the Barracuda that are just waiting to be called up. In this video, we're going to break down our top four players coming out of the Barracuda that we could see this season. so much more, you're not going to miss this episode of San Jose Sharks Digest before we dive into everything here. Just want to say we're on the road for 4,000 subscribers here and we're about 8% of our way to hitting that goal right now. So if you guys aren't subscribed, you want us to have a date on the latest news around the San Jose Sharks, we're your home for it here on YouTube. Subscribe below, hit the subscribe button, it's completely free to do so. But with that said, let's dive into everything here today and dive into some San Jose Barracuda players who we've seen in the preseason that all had great preseasons with us that ultimately didn't crack the roster, but in an event of an injury, we could see call up. And these guys have been having great starts to the year here. So let's start it off with a guy we all know pretty well, and that's Philip Bysett. I'm pretty sure all of us know Philip Bysett and how good of a player he is, but he keeps building on his call-up case here. And if we just kind of take a look at his timeline this season, he led the Barracuda in scoring last year with 60 points. He reached his 100th NHL point back in October the 4th with two goals and an assist in San Diego. and then we've seen him October 16th on Friday scores his fourth goal in a 5-4 win over the Wranglers so he's been having a great start to the year and we kind of total all this together here now just kind of take a look at his stats so far this season he has six points four goals two assists like we said last year he led the team with 60 points right now projected to hit 72 this year 48 goals 24 assists so that's great to see Philip Bysett continuing his goal scoring way is continuing to be that player we all know he can be and just looking at how he kind of fits you know on the Sharks I consider him when the San Jose Sharks need offensive help I give him a defined role in regular shifts is how to keep you know that momentum going for Bysshe and judge his play away from the puck alongside his scoring as well and just kind of looking at the readiness test for him it's just can he create against NHL pressure I think he can can he earn trust without the puck you know i think Bysshe has proven that at the NHL level just not he's just not a full any time NHL yet but i definitely think he'll get there would a call-up offer more than a seat in the press box obviously like i said in the event of an injury i definitely think that would be the case for Philip Bysshe but just kind of looking at while we're thinking here my choice for a prospect audition uh if suitable forward uh forward uh role option uh opens like i like i said If something opens here where we need Bysshe in this lineup, I would like to see him up then. But for now, keep him down there until we really need him. And then when he comes up, he can take advantage of this opportunity and try to stay up here full-time. Another guy we've seen in the preseason was Andre Gasso, who has been scoring really well since his time in the Barracuda this season. Look, we see him score twice against Calgary on October the 14th. Then in Friday's game, he did score again against Calgary. So he's got four, that was his fourth goal on the season on Friday as well. Just kind of looking at his early totals here. We see six, yeah, four goals, one assist. For him, last year was the captain of Boston College. He had 23 points for them as well. He's projected on pace right now to hit 60 points this year with 48 goals and 12 assists. So it's great to see, obviously, Gasso keep contributing here. obviously is transitioning over from um you know the college level to pro hockey he had a great preseason with us i thought he looked good in the rookie face-off as well uh but yeah we're seeing him uh keep continuing his success down here in the barracuda and i really hope he keeps it up it's just the guy i would like to see at some point this season uh Gasso must sustain it is a big thing right candid uh to watch if the sharks need finishing again look for repeatable chances alongside the goals assess his full game before promoting him just you know kind of make sure that he is ready to go and you don't want to kind of bring him up and then you know shake his confidence by him not performing well or sitting in the press box I'm looking at his readiness test does he does the scoring continue beyond the Calgary series I really think it will can he create chances when the space disappears and can he contribute when he does not score and I think he can I think Gasso when we seen him in the rookie face-off at least our rookie showdown he looked good I thought he had a solid performance for us and I this is a guy to definitely keep on your radar going for this season and then obviously we got another guy who's kind of familiar to us and that's Jimmy Huntington a veteran option a guy who I really like to be honest with you guys thought he had a good preseason with us he was named a Barracuda captain on October 2nd and then he added three assists to his total on October 16 against the Wranglers now he has three goals four assists for seven points on the season so great to see Huntington pick up where he left off And you see here, last year he had 48 points, 15 goals. Now this year, 7.3 goals, 4 assists, like we mentioned. On pace right now to have 123 points. I don't think that's going to happen. I think maybe this projection is broken. But yeah, definitely some great early production here from Jimmy Huntington. And I think this is a guy that when a call-up does arise, we will see him be the one that's call-up, just because he has that veteran presence. And obviously, match his call-up case to the available forward job. the way he's experienced alongside current production from him as well, and compared the opportunity with keeping prospects in major AHL roles. So I think Huntington would be great to kind of bring up. Obviously, you know, in an event of an injury, we never want to see that. But if this is a guy who could easily slot in on the fourth line and really, you know, go to work with a stop-checking graph, I really do like Huntington a lot as well. So if there is something and we get to see him this year, I would be very grateful to see that because I think he's a great player. then the next test is does the NHL vacancy match his game obviously if we're losing someone um you know that doesn't match how Huntington plays then maybe we'll go for another one of these guys on the list will he regularly uh play if uh if recalled uh he would regularly play in instance of an injury all this is just kind of an injury I don't really think that any of these guys will get called up just to take a roster spot from like Goodrow or Gaudette when he comes back but uh if there's injuries these guys would definitely be called up can he turn his AHL production into useful NHL shifts. And I think every time we've seen Huntington at that level, he has been putting in good shifts. So I don't worry about this. And the next guy I want to talk about is a guy who's probably my favorite on the list and that's Brett Leeson. He pushes for another opportunity. This is a guy who obviously he cleared waivers to go back down to the Barracuda on October the 9th. He scored and added an assist on October 14th and two points against Calgary. Then again, Friday he scored on the power play for a goal in consecutive games against Calgary, which is great to see it's great to see when Brett Leeson was up I thought he was one of the big standouts for me in this preseason the guy really made a name for himself and impact on me and how I view his game he really came in made some great plays I remember there was one play where he chipped it uh you know had a little swat at it with the stick chipped it over the defenseman and then really just found his his line mates cutting down the middle of the ice and you know from that moment I was kind of a Brett Leeson guy and I really do like this guy and I think if anybody needs to be called up this year you can really rely on Brett Leeson he's just such a great player offensively defensively in the neutral zone I found him to be a great 200 foot player and I know a lot of you guys who've been watching the Barracuda and have realized this as well I really do like it and just kind of looking at his point total this year in four games he has four points he's on pace to get 70 points this year 35 goals 34 assists so yeah we're hoping that Leeson can go forward here and try to you know bolster his case for being called up and this is a guy who I think we 100% will see at some point this season just because of how much of an impression he left on us and the coaching staff and he's a guy who they're going to rely upon for sure especially if injuries do arise throughout the season but just kind of looking at how all of these prospects would fit uh you know leeson belongs in a depth recall discussion obviously Bissett leads to my prospect audition list for sure i think Bissett is a great goal scorer and i definitely think it would transition to the NHL level we got Gasol can climb by sustaining his scoring if Gasol can keep contributing and having these big games against other opponents in the AHL this is a guy to keep on your radar for sure Huntington gives San Jose another experience option like I said if they need a guy to just come in and do a job Huntington is a guy who'll come in and do whatever a coach needs and that and I really like that about him so that's kind of what he brings to the table as well so I want to hear your guys thoughts down below in the in the comment section who are you bringing up if you have the opportunity is it either Bissett Gasol Huntington or leeson let me know down below in the comment section for me right now i'm backing leeson 100 but i want to hear your guys thoughts down below while you're down there leave a like subscribe to the channel as always i've been your host kc keep your stick on the ice