SAN JOSE — Doug Wilson has every expectation the Sharks will return to the NHL playoffs in 2021 after what’s arguably been the most trying season of his near 17-year tenure as the team’s general manager.
The Sharks entered Friday with a 22-26-4 record and are in 13th place in the Western Conference, nine points back of the last playoff spot, and will likely miss the postseason for just the third time since 1998.
Injuries to their top two centers have beset the Sharks in recent weeks, as captain Logan Couture suffered a fractured bone in his left ankle Jan.