By the time free agency closed on day one, Nurse was in San Jose without a dollar of salary retained, Ryan Shea was signed, Frederik Andersen was in net, Devon Levi had arrived from Buffalo for a third-round pick, and Kasperi Kapanen, Max Jones, and Mathieu Joseph were all back or added. Zack Sharp, a prospect Bowman said he’s tracked since the kid was thirteen, came back in the Nurse deal alongside Shakir Mukhamadullin, a 23-year-old defenceman with size and real NHL upside.
