SAN JOSE — The San Jose Sharks have traded their two most notable pending unrestricted free brokers — middle Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci — to the Dallas Stars.
The Sharks on Saturday despatched Granlund and Ceci to the Stars for Dallas’ 2025 first-round choice, and a conditional 2025 third-round choose.
San Jose will obtain Dallas’ 2025 third-round choice if Dallas advances to this 12 months’s Stanley Cup Ultimate. If Dallas doesn’t attain the Cup Ultimate, the Sharks will obtain a 2025 fourth-round choice, initially owned by the Winnipeg Jets, as a substitute.
Granlund, 32, was the Sharks’ main scorer this season and Ceci, 31, was used on San Jose’s high protection pair for the reason that begin of coaching camp. Each have been within the ultimate years of their respective contracts and have been set to change into UFAs this summer season.
Granlund, the Sharks’ No. 1 middle utilized in all conditions, led the Sharks with 45 factors in 52 video games and the entire crew’s forwards in common time on ice (20:51).
Since being acquired by the Sharks in Aug. 2023 as a part of the deal that despatched Erik Karlsson to Pittsburgh, Granlund’s additionally been invaluable off the ice, serving to younger forwards like William Eklund, Fabian Zetterlund, Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith make the adjustment to the NHL.
Ceci, a right-shot defenseman listed at 6-foot-3 and 210 kilos, additionally figured to be a invaluable commerce commodity.
Ceci was second amongst all Sharks skaters in common ice time (21:46) and led the crew in penalty killing minutes and blocked pictures (100). Ceci has additionally performed in 88 playoff video games in his 12-year NHL profession, together with taking part in 24 postseason video games final 12 months with the Edmonton Oilers on their approach to the Cup Ultimate.
By going to the Sharks (15-33-6) to the Stars, Granlund and Ceci are going from a crew that’s in final place within the NHL’s general standings to 1 that entered Saturday in second place within the Central Division with a 33-17-1 report.
“We are excited to welcome both Mikael and Cody to Dallas,” Stars basic supervisor Jim Nill stated in a press release. “We see both players as addressing immediate needs for our team — Mikael is a proven scorer who will bolster our forward group at both even strength and on the power play, and Cody will add a stabilizing and physical presence to our blueline.
“Both players will bring valuable postseason experience to our group, and we are looking forward to seeing their contributions to the Stars as the season continues.”
The Sharks now have eight picks on this 12 months’s draft, together with three within the first two rounds.
Earlier this week, Ceci stated he would love to remain in San Jose, “but there’s also a business side of things where they have to move pieces around and think about the future, so I get that part as well.”
With this deal now full, the Sharks have now traded their high ahead, their main defensive defensemen and their No. 1 goalie in lower than two months. The Sharks additionally traded goalie Mackenzie Blackwood to the Colorado Avalanche in early December.
The commerce left the banged-up Sharks with 12 forwards, six defensemen and three goalies on their lively roster, though winger Nikolai Kovalenko has an higher physique harm and never anticipated to be accessible to play once more till after completion of the 4 Nations Face-Off in late February.
The Sharks’ subsequent sport is Tuesday at residence in opposition to the Montreal Canadiens.
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