VANCOUVER — Considering the Sharks selected just five players in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft in Vancouver, their table near the back of the draft floor was surprisingly active Saturday at Rogers Arena.



After not having a first-round pick Friday because of the Evander Kane trade in 2018, the Sharks made five trades on the second day of the draft. They moved down from the 41st overall spot (acquired as part of the Justin Braun trade earlier in the week) to 48th, then later gained the 55th overall selection with the extra pick they pocketed from that first deal. They took defenseman Artemi Kniazev and left wing Dillon Hamaliuk, respectively, after not having any second-round picks just a week ago.



“When we realized we still had first-round grades on a few guys, we were trying to maneuver around to get as many of them as we could,” Sharks scouting director Doug Wilson Jr. said. “(Assistant general manager Tim Burke) was great, he kind of figured out...