Details of a Failed San Jose Sharks Trade Involving $63.6 Million Player Leak Publicly

The trade deadline was a wild time full of many deals, with few teams around the NHL being more active than the San Jose Sharks, who were involved in many deals over the past few days.

One of those deals came as a major surprise, and that was when GM Mike Grier sent 25-year old Fabian Zetterlund to the Ottawa Senators, getting back Noah Gregor, a second-round draft pick and Zack Ostapchuk in return.

However, the deal was originally set to be much different, as Grier reportedly wanted the often injury Josh Norris in a deal, but after he was dealt to the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for Dylan Cozens, the Senators kept calling, and a deal was ultimately made.

While often injury, Norris can be one of the most talented players in the NHL when he's healthy, so it's easy to see why San Jose valued him so highly, but persistence in this case clearly paid off for GM Steve Staios, with the team getting a very talented player in return.

In 64 games with San Jose this season, Zetterlund has tallied 17 goals and 36 points, and now that he's surrounded by much better talent, he should be able to take the next step in his career.

As for the Sharks, they ended up getting a solid return for the former third-round pick, and while it wasn't Norris coming back, they're hopeful that they can land with their draft pick and find NHLers in the two players they got back.