Sharks forward opens up about his removal from lineup

San Jose Sharks’ Joonas Donskoi (27) waits for a face-off against the Buffalo Sabres in the third period at the SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) SAN JOSE — Joonas Donskoi scored one of the most iconic goals in Sharks history during the 2016 Stanley Cup Final. Now, as the Sharks prepare to make another run at hockey’s coveted prize, Donskoi finds himself as the odd man out, waiting for another opportunity to crack the lineup.

Sharks coach Pete DeBoer put Donskoi on alert last week that he was at risk of losing his spot once the team’s forward group returned to full health for the first time since it acquired Gus Nyquist in a trade…