Sharks 2021 Deadline Day Deals

 The NHL Trade Deadline has officially come and gone, and the Sharks made a few more trades before today's 12 pm deadline. The trades made today by GM Doug Wilson are minor in comparison to the ones that occurred in the past few days but are solid and still worth mentioning. Let's dive into them: 

• The first trade involving the Sharks that occurred this morning was defenseman Frederik Claesson to the Lightning for goaltending prospect Magnus Chrona. Claesson has zero points in four games for the Sharks this season after they claimed him off waivers from the Senators before the start of the season. Chrona was a 5th-round selection by the Lightning in 2018 out of the University of Denver and has yet to play in the NHL.
  

•  Next, a three-team deal took place between the Blackhawks, Golden Knights, and Sharks that sent Matias Janmark from the Blackhawks to the Golden Knights. The Sharks will retain 25 percent of Janmark's $2.25 million cap hit, receive a 2022 5th-round pick from the Golden Knights (which originally belonged to the Sabres), and send prospect defenseman Nick DeSimone to the Knights. In addition, the Blackhawks get a 2021 2nd-round pick and a 2022 3rd-round pick in this deal. DeSimone still remains with the Barracuda in the AHL, but his contract now belong to Vegas.
  

• The last deal before the deadline involving San Jose saw forward Antti Suomela dealt to the Maple Leafs for forward Alexander Barabanov. Barabanov is one year younger than Suomela and made his NHL debut with the Leafs this season, recording one assist in 13 games. On the other hand, Suomela has four goals and 11 assists for 15 points in 51 games over the course of three seasons with the Sharks. 
  

•  Most notably, bigger names on the Sharks roster than the ones dealt today weren't moved before the deadline despite trade rumors attached to them heading up to today's deadline, such as Marcus Sorensen and Patrick Marleau. This all but guarantees that Patrick Marleau will break Gordie Howe's all-time games played record in teal, which would be the ideal scenario for Patty and the rest of Sharks territory. 

• This isn't a trade deadline transaction, but San Jose signed prospect goalie Zach Sawchenko to a two-year, entry-level deal. His contract begins this season and goes through next season. Sawchenko has split time between the Barracuda in the AHL and the Allen Americans in the ECHL this season, going 1-1-0 with a 2.18 GAA and a .917 SV% with the Barracuda, and 5-2-0 with a 2.55 GAA and a .926 SV% with Allen. 

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Sources: The Athletic, San Jose Hockey Now, NBC Sports Bay Area/California