- Editor's note: Sheng Peng will be a regular contributor to NBC Sports California's Sharks coverage for the 2021-22 season. You can read more of his coverage on San Jose Hockey Now, listen to him on the San Jose Hockey Now Podcast, and follow him on Twitter at @Sheng_Peng.
CALGARY — James Reimer woke up, put on NHL Network, and saw that the San Jose Sharks had brought in another starting goaltender.
Then, the incumbent Sharks starter just went about his day.
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“I stayed around home, played with the kids, went to the rink, got some treatment,” he shared. “I just hung out with my daughter. We made some breakfast and, went to a doctor’s appointment, came back home. That was pretty much the Trade Deadline.”
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On Monday morning, the San Jose Sharks traded defenseman Jake Middleton to the Minnesota Wild for 25-year-old Kaapo Kahkonen and a 2022 fifth-round pick. Since the Sharks also have Adin Hill under contract next year, the assumption was that Reimer, who’s outperformed Hill this season, could be dealt elsewhere by noon.