SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks took a step Thursday to alleviate their logjam on the blue line, buying and selling defenseman Henry Thrun to the Toronto Maple Leafs for ahead Ryan Reaves.
The Sharks have been anticipated to commerce one in all their defenseman after signing Dmitry Orlov to a two-year contract and claiming Nick Leddy off waivers from the St. Louis Blues final week. The strikes left the Sharks with eight defensemen, together with Thrun, on one-way contracts.
Reaves, 38, has been referred to as one in all hockey’s premier powerful guys throughout his time within the NHL, having performed 912 video games with the Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Vegas Golden Knights, New York Rangers, Minnesota Wild, and Maple Leafs. In his profession, he has 137 factors (63 objectives, 74 assists) and 1,100 penalty minutes.
Reaves is getting into the ultimate yr of a three-year, $4.05 million contract that carries a $1.35 million cap hit.
“We’re excited to welcome Ryan to the organization,” Sharks normal supervisor Mike Grier mentioned in an announcement. “He will bring energy, personality, physical play, and toughness to our group. He has been a part of many winning teams, and I witnessed firsthand the positive impact he can bring to a group when I was with the Rangers.”
Thrun goes into the ultimate yr of a two-year, $2 million deal. He’s set to be a restricted free agent with arbitration rights subsequent yr,
Thrun, 24, had primarily been used as a second- or third-pair defenseman by the Sharks since he was acquired from the Anaheim Geese on Feb. 28, 2023. He appeared in 119 video games with San Jose over three seasons and had 25 factors and averaged 18:44 in ice time. This previous season, Thrun appeared in 60 video games, had 12 factors and averaged 17:31 of ice time.
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Initially Revealed: July 10, 2025 at 7:14 PM PDT
