SAN JOSE – Paul Martin spent the previous five seasons in Pittsburgh before inking a four-year contract with the Sharks over the summer.
The fact he will face so many of his former teammates in his first career Stanley Cup Final, beginning on Monday in Pittsburgh, was something he knew might happen before the playoffs even began six weeks ago.
“Once Pitt finished the season the way that they did and got into the playoffs, and the way that we were playing, in the back of your head you know it’s a possibility,” Martin said on Friday.