Familiar Faces in New Places: Daniel Winnik

How’s this for a fun fact: Daniel Winnik is the first player in this series to have been traded for another player also profiled in this series.

Winnik, along with T.J. Galiardi, was a part of the Jamie McGinn trade at the 2012 trade deadline, as the Sharks tried to shore up their bottom six forward group ahead of the postseason.

In 21 games with the Sharks, Winnik did just that. Although he only scored five points, he was a reliable possession player at even strength, and an excellent penalty killer, where he provided a boost to San Jose’s poor power play that season.

With that in mind, it came as a surprise that the Sharks opted not to re-sign Winnik, as they opted instead to sign Adam…