The San Jose Sharks of the late 2000s were a force to be reckoned with, stringing together several consecutive 100+ point campaigns, winning the President’s Trophy in the 2008-09 season and establishing themselves as a regular fixture in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. For a brief period, young winger Devin Setoguchi was one of the team’s most exciting, albeit streaky players, providing fans with electric playoff memories and tantalizing them with what appeared to be bursts of incredible potential.
Although Setoguchi’s most significant impact on the Sharks was his departure — as the centerpiece of a trade that forever altered the franchise by bringing in a defenseman who went on to win a Norris trophy, set various club records and serve as one of the faces of the NHL — his contributions to some very good Sharks teams over his four years in San Jose shouldn’t be ignored.