SAN JOSE — Sharks general manager Doug Wilson and coach Pete DeBoer reiterated Friday there was no discussion before the NHL’s trade deadline about acquiring another goalie as an insurance policy for Martin Jones for the stretch drive and the start of the playoffs.
“He’s our goalie. We believe in him,” Wilson said on the eve of Game 1 of the Western Conference final against the St. Louis Blues. “He took us to the final (in 2016). When a coach believes in a player like that, the players believe in him, it’s a tight dressing room. So there was never any doubt in Martin Jones.