As far as William Eklund is concerned, the Sharks traded away a literal family member in Fabian Zetterlund. “He’s family for me, his family is my family. We hang out. We have Christmas together,” Eklund said Monday,

In their place during Saturday’s morning skate, the Sharks had winger Klim Kostin in Zetterlund’s spot on a line with Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith, goalie Georgi Romanov backing up Alexandar Georgiev, and newcomer Patrick Giles in Sturm’s old spot as the fourth-line center.

William Eklund shared his honest thoughts on the San Jose Sharks trading his friend Fabian Zetterlund, and it means a lot for the team.

Obviously, one of the toughest days in my life,” a glassy-eyed Eklund said Monday of Friday’s trade. “That’s a privilege, I would say, too, if that’s one of the toughest days. But it was for sure.” Fair to say this is the last time the 22-year-old Eklund,