The San Jose Sharks made significant additions to their roster when free agency began on Wednesday. But they were also keeping an eye on the status of two important pieces already on the roster.\u00a0<\/p>\n
San Jose added forward\u00a0Mason Marchment<\/a>, defenseman\u00a0Jacob Trouba<\/a>,\u00a0and goalie\u00a0Eric Comrie<\/a>\u00a0via free agency. The Sharks also landed veteran defenseman\u00a0Darnell Nurse<\/a>\u00a0in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers<\/a>. In that trade, defensemen\u00a0Shakir Mukhamadullin<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Zack\u00a0Sharp<\/a> were sent the other way.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were looking to improve our team, and I think we did that yesterday. This week in general has been a good week for the organization for the short term and the long term,\u201d general manager Mike Grier<\/a> said on Thursday. \u201cI think we improved our group, so we\u2019re excited about the players we were able to add. I just think it was an opportunity to try and make us better, try and push this thing forward.\u201d<\/p>\n With that behind him, Grier said he can focus on new contracts for young stars. Forwards\u00a0Macklin Celebrini<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Will Smith<\/a> can become restricted free agents after this season. Both Sharks stars became eligible to sign new deals on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n He got one piece of business done on Thursday, signing\u00a0forward Ivar Stenberg<\/a>, whom the Sharks selected with the No. 2 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, to his entry-level contract.<\/p>\n \u201cIn the time leading up to the draft, and free agency is a busy time for not only us but for agents as well,\u201d Grier said, \u201cI think all sides, and in all three of those cases, just thought it\u2019d be better to get through this wave of free agency, and I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll start to have some conversations here shortly.\u201d<\/p>\n