The San Jose Sharks traded Erik Karlsson to the Pittsburgh Penguins nearly 18 months ago, and it’s continuing to bear fruit.

The Sharks’ list on pending UFAs includes Granlund and fellow forwards Luke Kunin and Nico Sturm, defensemen Cody Ceci and Jan Rutta and goalies Vitek Vanecek and Alexandar Georgiev.

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SAN JOSE – Even if it made sense for the San Jose Sharks, there’s no way general manager Mike Grier would ask Finnish-born center Mikael Granlund – a pending unrestricted free agent – to ...