General Manager Doug Wilson negotiated some very important contracts this summer, including the long-term re-signings of Marc-Edouard Vlasic and Martin Jones, two key pieces to the San Jose Sharks’ success in recent years. Joe Thornton also re-signed with the team in a one-year contract that has us all breathing a sigh of relief.
But perhaps the most newsworthy event of the summer was Patrick Marleau’s departure.
Marleau signed a 3-year contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, in what will be his first time ever playing for an NHL team other than the Sharks.
While fans were deeply saddened, even angry, by the news of his departure, it did give us a chance to appreciate what we had by taking a trip down memory lane.