Doug Wilson happy with Sharks' trade deadline haul, though bittersweet

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The Sharks were one of the more active teams at the NHL trade deadline, as San Jose was involved in four separate transactions, three of which carried the same general theme: Sacrificing the present for the good of the future. Defenseman Brenden Dillon and forwards Patrick Marleau and Barclay Goodrow were traded to the Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning, respectively, each in exchange for draft picks. Of those three players, only Goodrow was signed beyond the current season, meaning general manager Doug Wilson did well to turn multiple short-term assets into ones better suited for the long run.

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