Saturday, May 28, 2016

Offseason moves send Sharks to final after missing playoffs (Yahoo Sports)

San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer, top, talks to his team during an NHL hockey practice Friday, May 27, 2016, in San Jose, Calif. San Jose will play Pittsburgh in the Stanley Cup Final. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

After watching the San Jose Sharks miss the playoffs for the first time in more than a decade, general manager Doug Wilson set out to remake the team last offseason. Individually, none of the moves sent shockwaves through the NHL. The Sharks hired a coach who made the playoffs once in seven seasons as an NHL coach, traded a first-round pick for a goalie who had been a backup his entire career, added two playoff-tested veterans for depth at forward and defense and signed an unheralded Finnish rookie.


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