“This was a trade that fits our need right now,” Wilson said. Over the past few weeks, the Sharks have reportedly shown interest in acquiring Derick Brassard of the Ottawa Senators and Tomas Plekanec of the Montreal Canadiens, players with much higher asking prices than the seventh-round pick that general manager Doug Wilson gave up for Fehr.Īt this point, it’s unlikely that the Sharks will swing another trade for a depth center, but Wilson said he’s always talking, listening and open to “hockey trades”. He was doing everything he could to get back to the NHL.” “What we really liked about him is that he was playing really hard in San Diego.

We found a player that will bring something to the table and the cost was reasonable. We think our first-round pick this year will be important. “We wanted to add without giving up too much. “We think he can play in the NHL,” Wilson said. The Sharks aren’t discouraged by the fact that Fehr hasn’t played in an NHL game since Oct. Fehr led the Gulls in goals with 17 in 34 games, earning an endorsement from AHL Barracuda head coach Roy Sommer. Wilson said Fehr impressed the organization with his continued work ethic after he was reassigned to the minor leagues. The 32-year old suited up for four games with the Maple Leafs this season before joining the AHL San Diego Gulls on a loan in November. Fehr won a Stanley Cup with the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2015-16, playing fourth line center in the team’s six-game victory over the Sharks in the final. With Fehr, the Sharks are plugging the hole with a veteran who’s suited up for 566 NHL games over 12 seasons, scoring a career-high 21 goals with the Washington Capitals during the 2009-10 season. Wilson started actively shopping for a fourth line center after Ryan Carpenter, Barclay Goodrow, Joel Ward and Danny O’Regan all received auditions at the position and failed to lock down the job. The Sharks waived Carpenter after 16 games, O’Regan received three different looks at fourth line center and the Goodrow and Ward projects failed largely because they were skating out of position.

He can kill penalties, he wins faceoffs and with all the young players that we have on our roster, it’ll be nice to have another veteran guy. “We think he can do a lot of the things that (head coach) Pete (DeBoer) is looking for there,” Wilson said, referring to Fehr. He joins the team with playoff experience, he skates well, he can give the group 12 responsible minutes on the bottom and he kills penalties. The Sharks closed the revolving door at the fourth line center position, acquiring Eric Fehr from the Toronto Maple Leafs in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2020 NHL draft.įehr checks off a lot of boxes in what the Sharks are looking for in a fourth line center. LOUIS - Doug Wilson knocked a major item off his trade deadline to-do list Tuesday, adding center depth and veteran experience to the Sharks lineup.

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