Sharks Acquire Ty Dellandrea From Stars

The Sharks have picked up pending RFA forward Ty Dellandrea from the Stars in exchange for the Jets’ 2025 fourth-round pick, both teams announced Wednesday.

It’s a fresh start for the 23-year-old Dellandrea, who Dallas selected 13th overall in 2018. The Toronto native spent this season in and out of the lineup after facing increased competition from some veteran free-agent signings, losing ice time to players like Craig Smith and Sam Steel. He was limited to 42 games this season after dressing in all 82 regular-season contests for the Stars one year ago.

Even when in the lineup, Dellandrea struggled to have much of an effect. Averaging 12:40 per game (down from 14:12 in 2022-23), he was limited to two goals and nine points with a -10 rating. He also didn’t play a regular role in the postseason, scoring once while only playing in six of Dallas’ 19 playoff games.

Across 151 NHL games in parts of four seasons, Dellandrea has 14 goals, 28 assists and 42 points. He was a good offensive contributor during his brief time in the minors with AHL Texas but hasn’t appeared there since 2021-22. He should be in line for an everyday spot with the Sharks next year, though, and has top-nine upside on an offense without much else to offer. San Jose owes him a $900K qualifying offer to retain his signing rights if they don’t come to terms on a deal by June 30.

This isn’t a cap-related move for the Stars, as Dellandrea wouldn’t have cost much to re-sign. However, it does free up some roster space and makes retaining the 25-year-old Steel, who had 24 points in 77 games this year, much easier to do. It also opens up more flexibility for AHL rookie standouts Mavrik Bourque and Logan Stankoven to claim spots in the opening night lineup.

San Jose previously acquired Winnipeg’s 2025 fourth-rounder in exchange for Vladislav Namestnikov in March 2023.