With the exception of the Vegas Golden Knights, 30 NHL general managers were scrambling to move players around before the roster freeze deadline at noon Pacific that took place before those same teams submitted their protected list to the NHL and NHLPA. San Jose Sharks general manager Doug Wilson saw this as an opportunity to pursue some help in between the pipes, acquiring goaltender Adin Hill from the Arizona Coyotes along with a seventh-round pick in 2022 in exchange for goaltender Josef Korenar and a second-round pick in 2022, as reported by Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.