Jake Walman, sent to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, roughly two weeks after his 29th birthday, gave the Sharks a veteran offensive defenseman who usually logged between 22 and 26 minutes per game. Zetterlund, 25, scored 24 goals last year and was nearly on the same pace this season.

As far as William Eklund is concerned, the Sharks traded away a literal family member in Fabian Zetterlund. “He’s family for me, his family is my family. We hang out. We have Christmas together,” Eklund said Monday,

William Eklund shared his honest thoughts on the San Jose Sharks trading his friend Fabian Zetterlund, and it means a lot for the team.

In their place during Saturday’s morning skate, the Sharks had winger Klim Kostin in Zetterlund’s spot on a line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, goalie Georgi Romanov backing up Alexandar Georgiev, and newcomer Patrick Giles in Sturm’s old spot as the fourth-line center.