DETAILED SHARKS OFFSEASON Land Celebrini Sign Reinhart Pesce Walker Debrusk

Team: 2024-25 San Jose Sharks

Initial Creation Date: Mar. 24, 2024

Published: Mar. 24, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

- LAND CELEBRINI:

Likely will end up last place, and say the 25% chance of selecting 1OA for Celebrini ends up working in SJ's favor for the first time in their franchise's existence.

- SIGN REINHART DEBRUSK

SJ was rumored to be in on Reinhart and nearly had him a few seasons back. Now that he's a UFA and still unsigned coming off a breakout campaign, Grier signs him with the plethora of cap space to play alongside Celebrini to give Celebrini's transition to the NHL as good a chance to be successful as possible. Reinhart also helps this young team in literally every facet of the game, and SJ has boat loads of cap space to give him the 10x7 offer. DeBrusk is another one of those Boston guys that Grier loves. He's looking for a payday and fits the bill of the team looking to get heavier with more talent and likewise helps Celebrini succeed in his move to the NHL.

- SIGN PESCE WALKER:

Pesce and Walker bring defensive stability to the team with solid play and allow guys like Mukhmadullin and Thompson to have the chance to develop their offensive game.

- MUSTY MAKES ROSTER; SMITH PLAYS IN AHL:

Musty has been tearing it up and it doesn't make all that much sense to have him return for another year in the OHL. Thankfully, he forces SJ's hand in this scenario and excels in training camp. Meanwhile, Smith shines as well but unlike Musty, he's allowed to play with the Cuda so the Sharks let him further develop there for a season (and put on more size / have him get used to the heavier men's game) and light up the AHL but give him a 9 game stint with the Sharks too at some point. Smith and Bystedt (possibly Edstrom) replace pending UFAs Granlund and Sturm in 2025.

- DEPTH SIGNINGS
Guys like Amadio and Trenin like Debrusk fit the bill of getting heavier to play against and solidify the bottom lines with not just size, but solid play in all 3 zones. They replace anchors like Hoffman and Kunin. Zadina has impressed offensively since the All-Star break and I can see him resigned to another 1 year deal but his defensive game is still atrocious and he doesn't have the size that the team is looking for, so here I have him walk.

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