The San Jose Sharks positioned defenseman Marc-Edouard Vlasic on waivers Thursday after 19 seasons with the workforce.
The workforce stated the aim of the transfer is to purchase out the ultimate 12 months of the 38-year-old veteran’s contract.
Vlasic appeared in 1,323 regular-season video games and 142 playoff video games since making his Sharks debut in 2006.
The Montreal native has 379 profession factors (84 objectives, 295 assists), together with three factors in 27 video games in 2024-25.
“This was a tough choice to make at present, with how a lot Marc has meant to the San Jose group for 19 years,” normal supervisor Mike Grier stated. “I used to be lucky sufficient to be right here with Marc for his first season with the Sharks, and knew he would turn out to be an awesome defenseman. Over the course of his profession within the NHL, Vlasic was one of many premier shutdown defensemen, incomes robust defensive assignments on the ice towards the perfect gamers on this planet and doing it with effectiveness.”
Vlasic broke the NHL document for profession blocked pictures earlier this season and ends his time in San Jose with 2,184.
He appeared within the playoffs 12 instances with the Sharks, together with a six-game loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins within the 2016 Stanley Cup Remaining.
Internationally, he received gold medals with Group Canada on the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto. He received silver medals on the World Championships in 2009 and 2017.
“With over 1,300 video games within the NHL, he introduced immense experience and expertise to the group each day, and was chosen to signify his nation on a number of events on the highest stage,” Grier added. “He’ll go down not solely as among the finest defensemen in franchise historical past, however among the finest gamers.
“We wish to thank him for his dedication and dedication to the group, and want him all the perfect.”
Vlasic has one season left on an eight-year, $56 million extension he signed in July 2017, giving him a $7 million cap hit for 2025-26.
Corridor of Famers Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins) and Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Purple Wings) are the one blueliners to play extra video games with a workforce than Vlasic, counting common season and postseason.
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