This year's trade deadline frenzy has now come and gone, and the Sharks have made three trades and a significant transaction this morning prior to the trade deadline at 3 pm ET/12 pm PT today. This post will only cover these four headlines, as all other trades involving the Sharks leading up to today's deadline have already been covered on this site. Let's begin:
The first trade of the day saw the Sharks flip Vladislav Namestnikov to the Winnipeg Jets for a 2025 4th- round pick. I didn't see Namestnikov suiting up for the Sharks anytime before today's deadline, so this is solid asset management by Sharks GM Mike Grier.
The next trade of the day involving the Sharks is the biggest one of the three trades, which sent Nick Bonino to the Penguins in a three-team deal with Pittsburgh and Montreal. This trade reunites Nick Bonino with the Penguins, where Bonino played some of his best years in his NHL career. The Sharks received the rights to defenseman Arvid Henrikson from the Canadiens, a 2023 7th-round pick, and a 2024 5th-round pick from the Penguins, while the Canadiens received defenseman Tony Sund from the Penguins and the Sharks' 2024 5th-round pick. Henrikson is currently in his senior season at Lake Superior State University and has one assist in 29 games played this season. Bonino will have half of his salary retained by the Canadiens in this trade and has registered ten goals and nine assists for 19 points in 59 games played this season. Over the course of two seasons, Bonino has 26 goals and 19 assists for 45 points in 139 games during his tenure with the Sharks. He is a pending UFA at season's end and it is best that the Sharks get something in return than lose him for nothing in free agency.
The last trade made by the Sharks before this year's trade deadline dealt forward Scott Reedy to the Dallas Stars for forward Jacob Peterson. Reedy has 13 points in 38 AHL games with the Barracuda this season, while Peterson has 26 points in 44 games with the Texas Stars this season and appeared in one NHL game with the Stars as well. I don't have any strong feelings about this minor trade, but I consider it an upgrade for the Sharks.
Lastly, the significant transaction made by the Sharks on trade deadline day was that they called up one of their top prospects, William Eklund, from the Barracuda. Eklund will make his season debut Saturday afternoon against the Capitals, and I'm glad that he will be getting more of an opportunity with the big- league club in the final 20 games of the season.
Overall, I'd give the Sharks a C+ for their moves leading up to this year's trade deadline. Can't wait to see what the rest of the season and the playoffs have in store for the NHL.
Sources: Sjsharks.com, NHL Discussion via Instagram, Corey Masisak via Twitter
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