The Sharks acquired Minnesota Wild forward Ryan Donato for a 2021 third-round pick on Monday, and could also be close to securing another Wild deal for goaltender Devan Dubnyk
Ahead of the Sharks-Wild deal being officially announced, TSN and The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun reported that the two teams are also working on separate exchanges involving Dubnyk
Donato, 24, a 2018 US Olympian, is entering his fourth year as a professional and has been used primarily as a striker until this point in his career
Last season, Donato, originally drafted in the second round by the Boston Bruins in 2014, scored 14 goals and 23 points for Minnesota with an average of 10 minutes and 38 seconds of ice time per game. All of his 14 goals came at the same force, as he finished tied for the team lead in this category with Kevin Fiala, Eric Staal and Luke Kunin
« Ryan is a young offensive player who loves to compete and use his great shot, » Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement. “His game has improved steadily every season and we think his best hockey is ahead of him. »
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The third-round pick the Sharks send to Minnesota is the one they acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in February in exchange for Patrick Marleau
The Sharks have six more picks in the 2021 draft, including their own first and third round picks They have seven picks for this year’s draft, which begins with the first round on Tuesday and continues with the final six rounds on Wednesday
For his NHL career, Donato, a left-handed shooter, scored 29 goals and 57 points in 130 games The Sharks have some holes to fill on the right wing, so Donato could be used by coach Bob Boughner if he is comfortable playing on his off-wing
Rated at 6 feet and 193 pounds, Donato could also be a player Boughner uses for faceoffs Last season Donato won 40 of 102 draws
Donato will enter the final year of a two-year contract that carries a $ 1 $ 9 million salary cap reached this season and will be a restricted free agent in 2021 Before turning pro in 2018, Donato played at Harvard with 104 points, including 60 goals, in 97 games over three years He was a 2018 finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, awarded annually to US varsity hockey player
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The Sharks trade for Donato comes as other deep forwards Melker Karlsson and Stefan Noesen, almost unrestricted free agency Karlsson, 30, and Noesen, 27, are both right-wing forwards and would be free to sign with other teams on Friday when free agency begins
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At the end of last week, several outlets reported that the Sharks were having business talks with the Wild over the acquisition of Dubnyk, 34, who has played 520 NHL games in 11 seasons. Dubnyk, who played the last six seasons with the Wild, was an NHL All-Star and a Vezina Trophy finalist in 2015, but was 12-15-2 last season in 30 games when he was lost his No 1 status to Alex Stalock
Dubnyk has one more year on his contract, which carries a salary cap of $ 4.33 million As Aaron Dell prepares to become an unrestricted free agent, Sharks seek another goal to work in tandem with Martin Jones
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