SAN JOSE – The San Jose Sharks acquired the contract for defenseman Ryan Ellis and a 2026 conditional sixth-round draft choose from the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday for ahead Carl Grundstrom and minor league defenseman Artem Guryev.
Ellis, 34, has not performed resulting from damage since November 2021 and can doubtless be positioned on long-term injured reserve by the Sharks. In 11 seasons with the Nashville Predators and Flyers, Ellis has 275 factors (76 objectives, 199 assists) in 566 video games.
Ellis is coming into the seventh yr of an eight-year, $50 million contract he signed with the Nashville Predators in Aug. 2018, as his deal carries a $6.25 million cap hit for this season and subsequent. He’s owed $5.5 million in wage this yr and $4.5 million subsequent yr.
Grundstrom, 27, had 9 factors in 56 video games in his first yr with San Jose in 2024-25 however was on the bubble so far as incomes a spot on this yr’s roster. Had the Sharks not traded him, Grundstrom may need been a candidate to be positioned on waivers as we speak as NHL groups want to cut back their rosters to a most of 23 gamers by Monday at 2 p.m. (PT).
Grundstrom was acquired by the Sharks from the Los Angeles Kings for defenseman Kyle Burroughs in June 2024 and was subsequently signed to a two-year, $3.6 million contract.
By together with Guryev within the commerce, the Sharks at the moment are right down to 48 contracts, leaving open the likelihood, for now, of protecting prospects Michael Misa and Sam Dickinson all through the season.
If the Sharks needed to maintain Misa and Dickinson on the NHL roster and play them in 10 or extra video games, they might have wanted to maneuver out one other contract to remain below the 50-contract restrict. Guryev was among the many first gamers reduce throughout Sharks’ coaching camp and spent all of final season within the ECHL with the Wichita Thunder.
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Initially Revealed: October 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM PDT
