In some ways, the Sharks’ 2017-18 season was similar to the 2014-15 campaign, which was longtime coach Todd McLellan’s final year behind the bench.



There were some drastic differences, of course, as this season’s Sharks team made it to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, while the team three years ago — termed a “rebuild” by general manager Doug Wilson before it began — was the only playoff miss for the organization in the last 14 seasons. Frankly, it was as much of a mess off of the ice at is was on the ice and might have even been a low-key tank job for a high pick in what was a stacked 2015 draft.



But philosophically, there is a resemblance, especially when you listen to what Wilson had to say on breakup day on Tuesday.



“Coming into this (season), we knew a couple years ago we started this transitional phase that we’re going through,” Wilson said. “To get to this point, with 100...