SAN JOSE – One day after seeing Mikael Granlund and Cody Ceci get traded to the Dallas Stars, an already thinned-out San Jose Sharks team was forced to pick up the pieces Sunday and figure out the best way forward without their leading scorer and arguably their best defensive defenseman.

NHL Trade Deadline is just over a month away, and the San Jose Sharks have a lot of decisions to make as sellers. General manager Mike Grier didn’t tip his hand too much during his midseason availability,