Let’s take a stroll back in time to the 2018 off-season. General manager Doug Wilson and the San Jose Sharks put their chips on the table to land John Tavares.
However the all-star center decided to return home to the Toronto Maple Leafs, having Team Teal yet again strike out via free agency. In spite of this result did not steer away the ambitions of the Sharks front office. They quickly reassembled and set their eyes on a bigger fish out on the market.
Wilson worked his magic, and reeled in all-star defensive phenom Erik Karlsson from the Ottawa Senators, completing the biggest blockbuster splash of the summer and making the Sharks serious Stanley Cup contenders.