The 2019-20 season was a nightmare for the San Jose Sharks. The team was decimated by injuries with star players Erik Karlsson, Logan Couture and Tomas Hertl all missing extended portions of the schedule.
San Jose sputtered to a 29-36-5 record through 70 games before the league shut down due to the pandemic, and missed the playoffs for just the second time in the past 14 seasons. The Sharks’ first-round pick belongs to the Ottawa Senators (as part of the Karlsson trade), but they own the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first-round selection.