He only lost his newfound starter’s job because of an injury in Game 2 against the Vegas Golden Knights when Tomas Hertl fell on him. Though he gutted through an overtime win, Pickard wound up ...

Vegas traded the pick to San Jose for forward Tomas Hertl on March 8, 2024, and the Sharks sent the pick to the Predators on Aug. 23 as part of the trade of goalie Yaroslav Askarov.