Confirmed Signing with Link: [SJS] D Henry Thrun re-signs with the Sharks (2 years, $1M AAV)
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I'm glad to see this. Thrun was impressive, especially considering it was his first full NHL season. I expect his performance to keep improving from here and the contract is solid. Well done, GMMG
Funny I thought kind of the opposite...felt like he got blasted for the most part and that the Sharks really...well...fed him to the sharks. I'm sure the results will get better as I liked him as a collegiate defenseman. But I'm not sure he's done anything yet to guarantee himself a prime seat on the Sharks' future blueline. But certainly, two more years at basically still entry level price is a perfectly fine way to find out.
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Right, this is exactly the contract I was hoping to see for Thrun. He wasn’t very good last year but he was fed a lot of hard minutes on an extremely bad team as a rookie pro straight out of college. Two years for cheap is the perfect contract to determine if he’s worth signing last year. I expect Thrun to be much better this year in a more appropriate role on the bottom-pairing of an improved team. He’s got the skating, size, and skill to be a good #5.
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I'll take it. Two years for a guy with some upside and basically no cost to us if he totally flops.
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No player is going to develop much or look good on a team like 23/24 SJ. Thrun can likely be a middle pair guy if he develops in a bit of a healthier environment which this year seems like it’ll be. Good deal to get two years at that price imo, second year will be a bargain
