I think it's fair to assume that this is a transition year for San Jose.
In acquiring Karlsson, and in the time since, the Sharks have shipped out:
Pavelski
Braun
Donskoi
Tierney
DeMelo
Balcers
Nothing critical, but that's a lot of depth. What makes that more problematic is that in the past 4 drafts, the Sharks only have one first round pick still in their system: Merkley. Nor do they own their 2020 first rounder either.
It's tough to lose a lot of depth when you don't have first rounders to make it up. So this year might be tougher than usual.