Trades, in my humble opinion, are one of the greatest things about the sport of hockey. Every team makes them every year, draft picks can be traded, star players can be traded; it's just madness waiting to happen. "We have a trade to announce" is one of my favorite six word phrases (right up there with "free pizza in the conference room"). That's one of the only reasons I even watch the NHL Draft.

Because of my near-unhealthy obsession with trades and the history of trades, I've taken to charting out all the transactions that have been made to create the current roster. For the uninitiated, that means going back until I hit either a free agent, a waiver claim, or a draft pick given to the Sharks by the league. The latter includes expansion and dispersal drafts as well as the normal entry draft.

Keeping with tradition, I've added a new feature to the roster chart this season. All players in the Sharks organization signed to NHL deals have been included, rather than just those on the NHL roster. Also, it's now in PDF form - no more loading a massive image file!

Another new feature for this season: infographic! Because words are hard.

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