The San Jose Sharks wasted little time on the opening day of free agency, landing three veterans in Mason Marchment, Jacob Trouba and Eric Comrie.
Marchment was first through the door, agreeing to a five-year, $33.75 million contract that carries a $6.75 million cap hit. The 31-year-old winger is coming off a season that ended with the Columbus Blue Jackets after he was dealt from the Seattle Kraken on Dec. 20 for two draft picks.
Across 68 games split between Seattle and Columbus, Marchment put up 19 goals and 45 points. He arrives from a four-year, $18 million deal with a $4.5 million cap hit, and his résumé now includes 95 goals and 234 points in 370 career games with the Maple Leafs, Panthers, Stars, Kraken and Blue Jackets.
His top offensive year came in 2023-24, when he scored 22 goals and finished with 53 points in 81 games for Dallas.
Trouba gives San Jose another experienced piece on the back end. The 32-year-old right-shot defenseman signed a four-year deal worth $8.25 million annually after posting 10 goals and 35 points in 81 games with the Anaheim Ducks last season. He averaged 22:50 of ice time during the regular season and then added a goal in 12 playoff games, skating 24:30 per night as the Ducks went out in the second round.
Trouba was playing on a seven-year, $56 million contract with an $8 million cap hit. Drafted ninth overall by the Winnipeg Jets in 2012, he has totaled 84 goals and 358 points in 906 career games with Winnipeg, New York and Anaheim.
He also wore the captain’s “C” for the Rangers for three seasons and won the Mark Messier Leadership Award in 2024. Internationally, the Rochester, N.Y., native represented the United States three times at the World Hockey Championship and won bronze in 2013.
San Jose’s day also included a move in goal, with Eric Comrie signing a two-year deal carrying a $1.15 million AAV. The 30-year-old went 12-11-1 with the Winnipeg Jets last season while posting a 3.13 goals-against average and an .890 save percentage as Connor Hellebuyck’s backup.
Comrie was on a two-year, $1.65 million contract with an $825,000 annual cap hit. Selected 59th overall by the Jets in 2013, he owns a career record of 45-27-4 with a .896 save percentage and a 3.11 GAA across time with Winnipeg, Detroit, New Jersey and Buffalo.
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