The Sharks traded Danny O’Regan, a conditional 2019 first-round pick, and a 2020 fourth-round pick to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for winger Evander Kane.
Let’s break down exactly what this means for the Sharks moving forward.
The 2020 fourth-round pick is ideal: there’s plenty of time to recoup that loss, and if Doug Wilson can’t get one back, losing a fourth-rounder is hardly the end of the world. The 2019 first-round pick only becomes a first-round pick should Kane sign an extension with the Sharks. If Kane is purely a rental, the first becomes a second.