Kammala wannan jumla: The Whalers sun sami Sergei Makarov a ranar 20 ga Yuni a cikin kasuwanci tare da Calgary Flames. Makarov ya zira kwallaye 18 da maki 57 a wasanni 71 a lokacin kakar 1992-93. Makarov ya zauna tare da Whalers zai zama takaice saboda bayan kwana shida, an yi musayar shi zuwa San Jose Sharks (tare da Whalers 'na farko, na biyu da na uku zagaye na zagaye a cikin
1993 NHL Entry Draft) a musayar zagaye na farko na Sharks, wanda shine zaɓi na biyu gaba ɗaya, a cikin NHL Entry Draft na 1993.