July 1, 2016:
The San Jose Sharks, weeks removed from defeat in the Stanley Cup Finals, waste no time addressing their off-season priorities. Doug Wilson and Peter DeBoer need a goal-scoring forward, a defenseman to replace Roman Polak (LOL), and a goalie.
One piece of the puzzle gets solved when San Jose inks Mikkel Boedker to a four-year, $16 million contract. The Danish forward reportedly turned down more lucrative offers to play for the Sharks.
Hours later, defenseman David Schlemko also signs a four-year deal with the Sharks. Clearly Wilson isn’t playing around here; the Sharks have inked its two biggest needs to lengthy deals and now a back-up goalie is the priority, especially after James Reimer signs a five-year contract with the Florida Panthers, although it made very little sense for the Sharks to pursue him as his price was too high.