San Jose Sharks: 3 players they should trade by the deadline

OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 27: San Jose Sharks right wing Kevin Labanc (62) during warm-up before National Hockey League action between the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators on October 27, 2019, at Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (Photo by Richard A. Whittaker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

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2. Brenden Dillon

I got you again, didn’t I? You thought I was going to say Erik Karlsson or Brent Burns, didn’t you? Well, the San Jose Sharks should trade a defenseman. It’s just not one of them. Ideally, it would be Marc-Edouard Vlasic, whose decline has been brutal, to say the least. However, nobody’s going to want him. That won’t be the case for Sharks defenseman Brenden Dillon.

Much like Melker Karlsson, Dillon has one year left on his deal before he becomes a free agent in July. He has a $3.27 million cap hit and is averaging just over 19 minutes of ice time per game this season. In 46 games, Dillon has one goal and 10 assists for 11 points. He’s 29 years old and is left-handed.

Dillon’s underlying stats are quite promising. He has the second-highest CorsiFor percentage at 5v5 among all Sharks defensemen, trailing only Erik Karlsson. Dillon is also quite capable on the penalty kill. The Sharks would probably like to keep him around, but they might not have the cap space to do so. Ergo, trading Dillon seems like a logical move for the San Jose Sharks.

Teams Who Should Be Interested

The New York Islanders seem like a team that would make sense for Dillon. They recently lost Adam Pelech due to injury. Dillon would be a solid replacement. He has played a similar role to the one Pelech plays for the Islanders.

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