Two weeks ago, Sharks interim head coach Bob Boughner said in an interview with The Athletic that he was planning on being back next season, whenever that may be.



On Thursday, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson suggested that’s the likeliest outcome, too, although he stopped short of making any sort of official announcement. After all, the NHL has yet to officially cancel the rest of the 2019-20 regular season.



“Does Bob know our group and have the upper hand in this process? Absolutely,” Wilson said. “But I think you have to be thorough in this process.”



Wilson made it clear that despite the Sharks’ record — they were 14-20-3 after Boughner took over from Pete DeBoer and currently sit in last place in the Western Conference — he was content with the team’s structure and the way it was playing on many nights under Boughner’s watch, despite what the GM called a “patchwork lineup” due to...