Sharks’ Dalton Prout talks about long road back from concussion

San Jose Sharks’ Dalton Prout (5) takes a shot during the first training camp practice at Solar4America Ice Arena in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019. (Dylan Bouscher/Bay Area News Group)ANAHEIM — There was a time last month when it was believed that Dalton Prout was closer to making a return to the Sharks’ lineup than Radim Simek.

While Simek was still working his way back from reconstructive knee surgery, Prout was progressing from a concussion he suffered Oct. 2 in the Sharks’ season-opener against the Vegas Golden Knights. Both players were on the team’s road trip against Atlantic Division teams in late October, and Prout was skating normally with contact when the Sharks were…