{"id":382418,"date":"2026-07-01T18:50:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382418\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T18:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T18:50:05","slug":"jacob-trouba-signs-four-year-contract-with-san-jose-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/382418\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacob Trouba signs four-year contract with San Jose Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jacob Trouba<\/a> will remain in California after all as the defenseman signed with the San Jose Sharks<\/a> on a four-year deal worth $8.25 million annually.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old Trouba came into free agency as a potential target for those teams seeking a veteran top-four defenseman who could also be a presence in their dressing room after playing the majority of the last two seasons with the Anaheim Ducks<\/a> where he helped them reach the playoffs in 2025-26.<\/p>\n

Now the former New York Rangers<\/a> captain heads to San Jose where he’ll be part of the group led by young star forwards Macklin Celebrini<\/a> and Will Smith<\/a>, among others, to get the Sharks into a playoff spot after missing the postseason by four points.<\/p>\n

His arrival also answers a few questions about how the Sharks would approach their defensive options once free agency started.<\/p>\n

Sharks general manager Mike Grier had four defensemen who were set to hit free agency in a group that was led by alternate captain Mario Ferraro<\/a> while Shakir Mukhamadullinwas a restricted free agent in need of a new deal.<\/p>\n

That process began last week when they made a trade with the Buffalo Sabres<\/a> to acquire Michael Kesselring<\/a> and then signed the restricted free agent to a three-year contract worth $4.5 million annually.<\/p>\n

Following that move by signing Trouba gives the Sharks a starting point for how they could use the forest of free agency to address their defensive needs.<\/p>\n

San Jose now has Sam Dickinson<\/a>, Dmitry Orlov<\/a>, Kesselring and Trouba under contract for next season while Mukhamadullin remains under team control. PuckPedia projects the Sharks still have more than $31.165 million in cap space.<\/p>\n

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