The NHL trade deadline came and passed at noon pacific mime Monday and, as many predicted, Sharks Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Wilson made no further changes to his teams roster.
Wilson admitted to being keen to what was happening on "deadline day," as most all GM's in the league were, but he had made his moves to solidify the Sharks roster weeks before the league's roster freeze.
Kyle Wellwood was picked up by the Sharks off waivers on January 20, the same day that Ben Eager was picked up from the Atlanta Thrashers for a fifth round pick in the 2011 draft. The last and final acquisition for the Sharks was Ian White, six games ago.
Since White's arrival, the Sharks are 6-0. In one of what many call Wilson's best years since the Joe Thornton trade, it seems as though his early moves before the trade deadline allowed for the Sharks' new players time to adjust and make themselves comfortable.
Wilson hinted he was watching all day when he told the media, "Sometimes things come out of left field. We’ve done big deals in the past, whether it’s (Joe) Thornton, (Dan) Boyle or (Dany) Heatley. You never know ...
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Doug Wilson Confident With the San Jose Sharks’ Roster
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