San Jose Sharks' John Klingberg gets encouragement from Joe Pavelski

SAN JOSE, CA - JANUARY 10: Former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski answers questions from the news media at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Pavelski spent 13 seasons with the Sharks before he signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Stars on July 1, 2019. The Sharks will take on the Stars Saturday at SAP Center. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group) — SAN JOSE, CA – JANUARY 10: Former San Jose Sharks captain Joe Pavelski answers questions from the news media at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. Pavelski spent 13 seasons with the Sharks before he signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Stars on July 1, 2019. The Sharks will take on the Stars Saturday at SAP Center. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

By Curtis Pashelka | cpashelka@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group

PUBLISHED: December 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM PST | UPDATED: December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM PST

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