Despite only one Stanley Cup Final appearance to show for it, the San Jose Sharks were one of the most dominant teams of the first two decades of the 21st century. The franchise only missed the playoffs three times between 1999-2000 and 2018-19, won the division six times, and frequently made deep postseason runs in that span. A couple of the catalysts of that dominance — most notably Joe Thornton and Patrick Marleau — will go down in history as some of the best NHL players without a Stanley Cup.

But after another disappointing Western Conference Final loss seven years ago, things have unravelled for one of the most successful regular season teams of the century. The Sharks entered their rebuild right around the same time as the pandemic hit, and the club hasn't been back to the dance

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