SAN JOSE — Ahead Ty Dellandrea is competing for a gentle position with the San Jose Sharks this season after having hassle staying within the Dallas Stars’ lineup final yr.
To this point, within the eyes of Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky, Dellandrea’s off to a very good begin.
By way of coaching camp and the season’s first two video games, Warsofsky has preferred a lot of what he’s seen from the 6-foot-2, 190-pound Dellandrea, who’s performed a north-south recreation whereas being accountable away from the puck.
Dellandrea, chosen thirteenth total by the Stars in 2018, has averaged simply 9:20 in ice time however is without doubt one of the Sharks’ main penalty-killing forwards and has added to the id the Sharks wish to have.
“I thought he was one of our best players on Saturday night,” Warsofsky stated of Delladrea’s effort through the Sharks’ 2-0 loss to the Anaheim Geese. “He was skating, and he had his legs. Looking back, I’ve probably got to get him some more ice time in certain situations because he was going, and I’ve got to have some more feel for that.
“But I thought he was really good on Saturday and had some opportunities to score.”
Dellandrea is predicted to begin on the fourth line with Nico Sturm and Carl Grundstrom on Tuesday when the Sharks play the Stars to start a three-game street journey. The sport is Dellandrea’s first at American Airways Heart since he was traded from the Stars to the Sharks in June.
Despite the fact that he went from a Stanley Cup-contending workforce in Dallas to a rebuilding one in San Jose, Dellandrea was completely happy concerning the change of surroundings.
A yr after scoring 28 factors in 82 video games for the Stars, Dellandrea was a wholesome scratch 40 occasions final season, scoring simply 9 factors in 42 video games for a deeper Dallas workforce that gained the Central Division. He was additionally scratched in 13 of 19 playoff video games because the Stars superior to the Western Convention last.
The Stars made some additions earlier than the 2023-24 season, bringing in forwards Matt Duchene, Sam Metal, and Craig Smith and giving greater roles to youthful gamers like Wyatt Johnston and Logan Stankoven.
With a secure of confirmed veteran gamers like Joe Pavelski, Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Roope Hintz, and Jason Robertson already forward of him, Dellandrea was on the surface trying in roughly half of the time final season. And as a pending restricted free agent, his future in Huge D with the Stars was murky at greatest.
“They had some really good teams, and they’re trying to win a Cup, and so they had a lot of good players, a lot of depth players,” Dellandrea stated when requested about his diminished alternatives.
“I think I had a great start two years ago, and as it came towards the end and I was in and out of the lineup, it was hard for me to be consistent and keep my game on an everynight basis. So I think that affected how I was playing and performing.”
Shortly after the Sharks acquired Dellandrea for a 2025 fourth-round draft decide initially owned by the Winnipeg Jets, they signed him to a two-year, $3.4 million contract.
It was a low-risk transfer by Sharks common supervisor Mike Grier that would repay if Dellandrea recaptures the shape he confirmed two years in the past and may chip in 25-30 factors whereas taking part in 13-14 minutes a recreation.
“He was a first-round pick, so he’s changed his game a little bit to probably what he thought he was going to be as an NHLer, and he’s still trying to find his way,” Warsofsky stated of Dellandrea. “I can’t speak to what happened in Dallas, but I think it was a great move from (Grier). (Dellandrea’s) a competitive kid, and he’s got some leadership qualities, too.
“Not a big vocal guy, but he leads by his play.”
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