- Editor's note: Sheng Peng will be a regular contributor to NBC Sports California's Sharks coverage for the 2021-22 season. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
Mike Grier, Sharks … general manager?
That’s the latest speculation from Elliotte Friedman, who made sure to say that he doesn’t know if Grier, who played for San Jose from 2006-09, has actually interviewed for the position.
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SIGN UP HERE “I had a suggestion today. It makes a lot of sense actually because he played there. I know they were interested in some people who have played there. [It] was Mike Grier,” Friedman said on “The Jeff Marek Show” Monday. “Someone said to me -- we know they interviewed Ray Whitney from the league, and he of course was a Shark -- I know one thing they were looking at, people who kind of know their organization a bit.
“They do want to talk to some people who know the area and know the organization.”
Grier is Hockey Operations Advisor for the New York Rangers. He was a New Jersey Devils assistant coach from 2018-20 and a Chicago Blackhawks scout from 2015-18.