Patrick Marleau: ‘The door’s open’ for (another) return to the Sharks

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 28: Patrick Marleau #12 of the Pittsburgh Penguins looks on during the first period of a game against the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on February 28, 2020 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)SAN JOSE — Patrick Marleau made no bones about it: After he finishes this year with the Pittsburgh Penguins, he would like to play another season and return to the Sharks — for a third time — in the fall.

“Yeah, I think the door’s open maybe to come back,” Marleau said Saturday before the Sharks hosted the Penguins. “I definitely would like to play another season, so that would be good.”

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With another healthy season, Marleau would become…