It is no secret Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci were well respected in the San Jose Sharks locker room. Players were clearly in a down mood and gave their reactions to the trade after practice on Sunday.

SAN JOSE – One day after seeing Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci traded to the Dallas Stars, the already thinned-out San Jose Sharks were forced to pick up the pieces Sunday and figure out the best way forward without their leading scorer and arguably their best defensive defenseman.

San Jose sent Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci to the Dallas Stars on Saturday for the Stars’ 2025 first-round draft pick and a conditional 2025 third-round pick. The Sharks receive the Star’s third-rounder if the Stars make the Stanley Cup Final, and the Winnipeg Jets’ fourth-rounder if they don’t.

The San Jose Sharks have dealt their biggest Trade Deadline chip. The Sharks have traded leading scorer Mikael Granlund and stalwart defenseman Cody Ceci to the Dallas Stars for the Stars’ 2025 first-round pick and a conditional 2025 third-round pick.

San Jose Sharks list of pending UFAs includes Mikael Granlund, Luke Kunin, Nico Sturm, Cody Ceci, Jan Rutta, Vitek Vanecek and Alexandar Georgiev.

Fabian Zetterlund returned to San Jose Sharks practice on Monday and opened up about Mikael Granlund getting traded to the Dallas Stars.

So, did you hear about the big trade on Saturday? No, not that trade. But judging from the reaction of Dallas basketball fans to Saturday night’s news, maybe the work of the Dallas Stars‘ general manager (GM) will be enough to get them to watch a team on the ice rather than a team on the court.