The writing was on the wall after last season’s playoff meltdown. Todd McLellan was always the most likely to take the fall should the San Jose Sharks falter this season. Well, after San Jose failed to make the postseason for the first time in 11 seasons, both sides decided it was time to part ways.
Now it’s debatable whether this really was a “mutual” decision, but now the focus and bright lights shine squarely on general manager Doug Wilson. It was Wilson’s decision after all to enter the Sharks into this rebuilding phase that McLellan didn’t want to continue along with, and who can blame him.