SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Sharks in recent years almost no choice but to include some forwards on their opening night rosters who just weren’t ready to play a full season in the NHL.
In 2019, it was Danil Yurtaykin and Lean Bergmann, and the following year, John Leonard and Joel Kellman made the team, almost by default. None of those players, likely promoted too soon, remain in the Sharks organization.
The new Sharks regime didn’t want those same mistakes to be repeated.
