The San Jose Sharks searched endlessly over the summer to secure a powerful piece to raise their chances at claiming the Stanley Cup. The Sharks missed out on Ilya Kovalchuk and John Tavares to the Los Angeles Kings and Toronto Maple Leafs respectively.
However, the Sharks would not strike out.
With diminishing hopes of adding a high-caliber superstar before the preseason, the Sharks snatched arguably the biggest fish in the NHL sea. As they say, the third time’s the charm, and San Jose general manager Doug Wilson made the blockbuster acquisition of the summer by reeling in Erik Karlsson to Team Teal.