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Purdy: Why the next three weeks will define Sharks’ next three seasons

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SAN JOSE

Most hockey fans are chilling this time of year. Beginning immediately, they should prepare for the sudden blast heat of the unexpected.

It’s no exaggeration to say that the Sharks’ next three weeks will define their next three seasons. Doug Wilson, the Sharks’ general manager, has big choices to make. And owing to a confluence of events–including the one-off expansion draft for the new Las Vegas franchise–those choices will ripple ahead in unprecedented ways for the franchise.

Here’s why:

Each of Wilson’s decisions is a domino that will knock down another domino. Those domino-falling opportunities are numerous.