Sharks trade forward drafted in first round to Predators

The San Jose Sharks have traded Ozzy Wiesblatt, their 2020 first-round draft pick, to the Nashville Predators for forward Egor Afanasyev

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks have traded Ozzy Wiesblatt, their 2020 first-round draft pick, to the Nashville Predators for forward Egor Afanasyev.

Afanasyev, 23, led the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals with 54 points, including 27 goals, in 56 regular season games this past season. He has one goal in 19 career NHL games.

Wiesblatt, 22, spent most of the last two seasons with the San Jose Barracuda and had 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in 34 games. He played in 16 regular season games and 15 postseason games while on loan to Milwaukee to end the season, and had 15 points (three goals, 12 assists) in those 31 games.

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