{"id":546011,"date":"2026-01-27T04:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/546011\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T04:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T04:17:09","slug":"pending-ufa-ferraro-wants-more-term-from-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/546011\/","title":{"rendered":"Pending UFA Ferraro Wants More Term From Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VANCOUVER \u2014 Mario Ferraro would like to play his entire career with the San Jose Sharks. Do the Sharks want the same thing?<\/p>\n<p>Ferraro, 27, is a pending UFA.<\/p>\n<p>San Jose Hockey Now can confirm David Pagnotta\u2019s report that the San Jose Sharks have shown interest in bringing the gritty defenseman back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thefourthperiod.com\/pagnotta\/sharks-looking-to-augment-blueline\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">on a short-term contract<\/a>. SJHN believes that term was for two years and was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Ferraro, his first time hitting unrestricted free agency, is understandably looking for a longer commitment, likely starting at four years or longer. Based on UFA contracts last summer, a blueliner of Ferraro\u2019s ilk should be able to command at least that kind of term.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Ceci and Ryan Lindgren, both defensive defensemen in their 30\u2019s, received four-year contracts, from the Los Angeles Kings and Seattle Kraken, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Will the San Jose Sharks and Ferraro be able to bridge the gap in term between now and the Mar. 6 Trade Deadline?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would love to be in San Jose,\u201d Ferraro has stated repeatedly, most recently in January.<\/p>\n<p>Ferraro is finishing a four-year contract this season, signed in the summer of 2022, with a $3.25 million AAV. That was 3.94 percent of the then $82.5 million salary cap.<\/p>\n<p>2026-27\u2019s salary cap is projected to be $104 million.<\/p>\n<p>For what it\u2019s worth, GM <a href=\"https:\/\/sanjosehockeynow.com\/san-jose-sharks-mike-grier-sherwood-defense-trade\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Grier<\/a> has stated a willingness, if the Sharks remain in the post-season mix, to keep his pending UFAs for the playoff run, and risk losing them in the off-season: \u201cIf we\u2019re going well and things are good and we decide that we just roll through it and see what happens, it\u2019s something we\u2019re prepared to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Grier has a host of defenseman who are set to be UFAs, Ferraro, John Klingberg, Timothy Liljegren, and Vincent Desharnais.<\/p>\n<p>Ferraro is the only one who\u2019s a Sharks\u2019 lifer, though. Selected in the second round of the 2017 Draft by San Jose, he\u2019s been a defensive stalwart in bad and good times.<\/p>\n<p>From 2020-21, his sophomore season, to 2024-25, Ferraro was a top-four blueliner on struggling Sharks squads, averaging 22:14 a night. He\u2019s also been the go-to guy for San Jose on the penalty kill.<\/p>\n<p>This year, for a resurgent San Jose team that is flirting with a wild card berth, Ferraro continues to take on top-four minutes: He\u2019s third on the D-corps, behind Dmitry Orlov and John Klingberg, averaging 20:50 a night.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also been alternate captain since the 2021-22 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust focused on the season right now and controlling what I can control,\u201d Ferraro has said repeatedly, when asked about his pending free agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VANCOUVER \u2014 Mario Ferraro would like to play his entire career with the San Jose Sharks. 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