{"id":270850,"date":"2025-10-02T03:16:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/270850\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T03:16:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T03:16:10","slug":"pre-season-preview-lines-4-grundstrom-on-roster-bubble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/270850\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-Season Preview\/Lines #4: Grundstrom on Roster Bubble?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ty Dellandrea<\/a> isn\u2019t the only San Jose Sharks forward on the roster bubble.<\/p>\n

Dellandrea, however, made a statement on Monday, in a 3-2 loss to the Anaheim Ducks.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe knows. He ain\u2019t stupid. He knows that his job is on the line, really,\u201d San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky said. \u201cKudos to him. The way he played tonight, he knew it. Played an outstanding game.\u201d<\/p>\n

So what\u2019s Carl Grundstrom\u2019s standing?<\/p>\n

Like Dellandrea, Grundstrom was brought in last summer to bring professionalism and physicality to the bottom-six. Like Dellandrea, however, Grundstrom suffered an up-and-down campaign.<\/p>\n

Warsofsky didn\u2019t mince words: \u201cSimilar to what Delly did, he knows what\u2019s going on. There are jobs to be won here, he\u2019s got to grab one of them by playing his towards his identity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grundstrom will get his chance tonight, as the Sharks face off against the Ducks again.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting on the forecheck, stopping the puck up, playing the offensive zone, when you don\u2019t have [the puck] you know what your assignment is. When you\u2019re in tough spots within your shift, you get a puck, you\u2019re making the right play,\u201d Warsofsky said, \u201cthose would be the things that Grundy, I don\u2019t care if he zero-zeros across the scoresheet, he\u2019s got four hits, that\u2019s a good night for Grundy.\u201d<\/p>\n

That might be a slightly different focus for Grundstrom, who\u2019s got a powerful shot, and had scored at a 15-goal-a-season pace previously with the Los Angeles Kings.<\/p>\n

Warsofsky isn\u2019t asking Grundstrom to stop scoring, but seemingly, to prioritize his \u201cB-game\u201d a little more than his \u201cA-game\u201d.<\/p>\n

Grundstrom, after all, isn\u2019t likely to score enough at the NHL level, that\u2019s his bread-and-butter. But the stout Swedish winger can be physical and detailed every night.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what he\u2019s going to be proud in,\u201d Warsofsky said, \u201cand that\u2019s what we\u2019re kind of preaching to him.\u201d<\/p>\n

Grundstrom, 27, is a pending UFA with a $1.8 million AAV. It\u2019s time for him to establish himself as an indispensable NHL forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrundy\u2019s had a pretty good camp,\u201d Warsofsky said. \u201cHe\u2019s done some good things, especially in the scrimmages.\u201d<\/p>\n

But now, he\u2019s got to do it in a game.<\/p>\n

San Jose Sharks (1-2-0)<\/p>\n

Yaroslav Askarov will start, and should go the distance.<\/p>\n

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#SJSharks<\/a> morning skate lines:<\/p>\n

Skinner-Wennberg-Graf
Eklund-Misa-Toffoli
Smith-Kurashev-Lund
Grundstrom-Gaudette-Reaves<\/p>\n

Leddy-Klingberg
Mukhamadullin-Orlov
Dickinson-Desharnais<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sheng Peng (@Sheng_Peng) October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Anaheim Ducks (3-2-0)<\/p>\n

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Ducks morning lines 10\/1:<\/p>\n

Kreider-Carlsson-Terry
Gauthier-McTavish-Granlund
Vatrano-Strome-Killorn
Johnston-Poehling-Sennecke
Nesterenko-Washe-Colangelo
Sidorov-Gaucher<\/p>\n

LaCombe-Gudas
Zelly-Trouba
Minty-Helly
Hinds-Moore
Solberg-Luneau<\/p>\n

Dost\u00e1l-Mr\u00e1zek-Husso-Clang#FlyTogether<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Zach Cavanagh (@ZachCav) October 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Where To Watch<\/p>\n

Puck drop between the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks at 7 PM PT at SAP Center. Watch it live on San Jose Sharks digital platforms. Listen to it on the Sharks Audio Network.<\/p>\n

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