On Saturday, June 22nd, just before day two of the 2019 NHL Draft, Patrick Marleau was traded from the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Carolina Hurricanes along with a lottery-protected 2020 first-round draft pick and a 2020 seventh-round pick in exchange for a 2020 sixth-round pick.
The longest tenured Shark in franchise history agreed to waive his no movement clause with the understanding that those Bunch of Jerks would buy out the final year of his $6.25 million contract, allowing him an opportunity to sign with the San Jose Sharks for a cheaper contract.