Players not exempted from Waiver Draft (due to age, date of NHL contract sign, and/or games played). Sharks may protect up to two goal tenders and 18 skaters. Details
The Sharks have two skaters available in the draft. RW - one of their deepest depths at forward.
| Name | Position | NHL Games Played | Age | Comment |
| Cloutier | D | 0 | 21 | Protected |
| Damphousse | C | 1419 | 35 | Protected |
| Ekman | LW | 71 | 27 | Protected |
| Hannan | D | 285 | 24 | Protected |
| Hansen | C | 0 | 27 | Protected |
| Harvey | RW | 603 | 28 | Available |
| Kiprusoff | G | 51 | 26 | Protected |
| Korolyuk | LW | 250 | 27 | Protected |
| Marleau | C | 512 | 24 | Protected |
| McCauley | C | 355 | 26 | Protected |
| McLaren | D | 477 | 26 | Protected |
| Mulick | D | 0 | 23 | Protected |
| Nabokov | G | 216 | 28 | Protected |
| Parker | RW | 207 | 25 | Protected |
| Primeau | C | 487 | 27 | Protected |
| Rathje | D | 645 | 29 | Protected |
| Ricci | C | 1036 | 31 | Protected |
| Smith | C | 166 | 25 | Protected |
| Stuart | D | 306 | 23 | Protected |
| Sturm | LW | 504 | 25 | Protected |
| Thornton | LW | 741 | 32 | Protected |
| Zalesak | RW | 10 | 23 | Available |