The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Vincent Desharnais from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday in exchange for a 2028 fifth-round draft pick. Desharnais, 28, has played with both the Penguins and Vancouver Canucks this season,

Vincent Desharnais was traded to the San Jose Sharks by the Pittsburgh Penguins for a fifth-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft. The 28-year-old defenseman had three points, all assists, in 34 games for the Vancouver Canucks before he was traded to Pittsburgh with Danton Heinen,

The Athletic has live coverage of the 2025 NHL trade deadline. The Vancouver Canucks have done it again, somehow. In the hottest seller’s market at the NHL trade deadline in a decade, the Canucks couldn’t find fair value for their pending unrestricted free agents, among them Brock Boeser, Pius Suter and Derek Forbort.

San Jose Sharks' newest defenseman, Vincent Desharnais, will make his team debut against the New York Islanders.

The San Jose Sharks announced Wednesday that the club has acquired defenseman Vincent Desharnais from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for a fifth-round selection in the 2028 NHL Draft.

The Sharks have swung a trade before the March 7th NHL Trade Deadline, acquiring Vincent Desharnais from the Penguins.

Desharnais played just 10 games with the Penguins after he was acquired at the end of January in a trade with Vancouver.

NHL Trade Deadline has come and gone, and with it came many interesting moves. Central Division teams in particular loaded up on offensive firepower and shot-blocking defenders. While the Vancouver Canucks didn’t make nearly as many moves as their fans hoped they would,