{ "blocks": [ { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "The San Jose Sharks take on the Los Angeles Kings in their fourth preseason game." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Although the Sharks haven't put out an official game roster, head coach David Quinn revealed a couple of lineup decisions to the media." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Quinn told THN that goalie Magnus Chrona will start. He also said that Luke Kunin will be in the lineup." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "This will be his first game action for Kunin since tearing his ACL on Dec. 13, 2022, against the Arizona Coyotes." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "\"He was dying to get a game. [He] was all over me the other night that he wasn't in,\" Quinn said this morning. \"He's looked good. He's felt good. The good news for him [is that] he's been through this before, so there's no uncertainty on what's going to happen. He doesn't get alarmed when there's some soreness because he's been through it.\"" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Kunin will be the right wing on a line with Thomas Bordeleau as the center and William Eklund on the left wing." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Quinn emphasized how much the San Jose Sharks missed Kunin in the lineup. Kunin brings a physical presence that the Sharks lacked in the second half of last season." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Projected lines:" } }, { "id": "8sz5z3n6-0wlsjik2", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Sheng_Peng/status/1707816365174972790", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1707816365174972790", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Mikael Granlund did not skate today and will not be in tonight's lineup. As said above, Bordeleau will take the spot of Kaspick." } }, { "id": "rxntswxz-cw0re72u", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/Real_Max_Miller/status/1708180068726628581", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1708180068726628581", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Tonight's official lines will be out during warm-ups." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "According to Mayors Manor, tonight's LA Kings lineup should look like this:" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Fagemo – Turcotte – Laferriere
Pinelli – Thomas – Ziemmer
Maltsev – JAD – Chromiak
Ward – Helenius – Hudson / Doty" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Moverare – Clarke
Connauton – Hicketts
Englund – Björnfot" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Rittich" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Make sure you bookmark THN's San Jose Sharks site for the latest news, exclusive interviews, breakdowns, and so much more." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "BREAKING: Sharks Claim Ty Emberson from Rangers" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Kasper Halttunen Scores in OHL Debut" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Henry Thrun Will Be The Sharks No. 1 D-Man" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Erik Karlsson Projected to Regress According to THN Model" } }, { "type": "list", "data": { "style": "unordered", "items": [ "Follow Max on Twitter: @Real_Max_Miller" ] } }, { "type": "image", "data": { "file": { "url": "https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAwNTkwNDcwMzA3MzkwODQw/img_6014.jpg" }, "caption": "The Hockey News" } } ] }

Preseason Pregame #4: Kunin Returns as Sharks Host Kings