Couture is week-to-week with a lower-body injury sustained during off-season training and is expected to miss the Sharks' opener on October 12th. The 34-year-old centre led San Jose in scoring in 2022-23 with 27 goals, 40 assists, 198 SOG, and a -30 plus/minus through 82 games played. He is entering his 15th NHL season with San Jose and will hope to have a proper timeline for his return in the upcoming days.

Rutta had three goals, six assists, 64 SOG, 30 PIMs and a +3 plus/minus with Pittsburgh in 2022-23 and has been traded as part of a three-way deal to San Jose. The 33-year-old stay-at-home defensemen brings 15 goals, 70 points and 153 PIMs across 294 career games played to the Sharks.

Kovalenko had 21 goals, 33 assists, 36 PIMs and a +10 plus/minus through 56 games with Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod (KHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with Colorado. The 23-year-old Russian winger was the Avalanche's 2018 sixth-round pick (171st overall) and is currently loaned out for another season to Torpedo for the 2023-24 season.

Dellandrea had nine goals, 19 assists, 92 SOG, 54 PIMs and a +9 plus/minus through 82 games in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year contract extension with Dallas worth $900,000. The 22-year-old centre was drafted in the first-round of the 2018 NHL Draft (13th overall) by the Stars and completed his first full season of his career in 2022-23. The two-way specialist has 12 goals and 33 points in 109 games in his career.

Gawanke was acquired in a trade for Artemi Kniazev late last week and has now signed a one-year, two-way contract extension worth $775,000 with San Jose. The 24-year-old is coming off an incredibly strong season in Manitoba (AHL) where he had 20 goals, 25 assists, 51 PIMs and a -6 plus/minus through 68 games played in 2022-23.

Schuldt had eight goals, 24 assists, 31 PIMs and a +22 plus/minus through 71 games with Coachella Valley (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 with Seattle. The 28-year-old defenseman has appeared in one NHL game throughout his career, picking up a point and a -1 plus/minus back in 2018-19.

Todd had eight goals, eight six assists, eight PIMs and a +3 plus/minus through 16 games with Springfield (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way contract ($775,000 AAV) with the San Jose Sharks. The 27-year-old centre has yet to make an NHL appearance since making the jump to the ECHL in 2017-18 as an undrafted free-agent from Carleton University (USports).

Sabourin had 16 goals, 17 assists, 177 PIMs and a +7 plus/minus through 51 games played with Belleville (AHL) in 2022-23 and has signed a two-year, two-way contract worth $775,000 AAV with San Jose. The 30-year-old right-winger last played in the NHL in 2021-22 and has appeared in 43 career NHL games with two goals, eight points and 49 PIMs.

Carlsson failed to pick up a point but was -1 plus/minus and had two SOG and two PIMs in two games with Florida in 2022-23 and has signed a one-year, two-way contract extension worth $775,000. The 26-year-old defensemen enters his fifth NHL season and has three goals and 11 points across 60 NHL games with both both Florida and Chicago since 2019-20 when he made his debut.

Kostin was acquired from the Oilers earlier in the week and signed a two-year deal with the Red Wings, where he'll bring some offence and grit to their bottom-6. After being traded from St. Louis to Edmonton early last season, Kostin tallied 21 points (11G / 10A) and 157 hits across 57 games with the Oilers.

Kostin is an RFA, who was traded to the Oilers last October for Dmitri Samorukov. The 2017 No.31 overall pick, had 11 goals and 10 assists (21 points) in 57 games last season. Kostin is a big body (6-3, 215 lbs) who is not afraid to throw his weight around, averaging 2.8 hits per game in 2022-23.

Toffoli has one year left at $4.25 million and is coming off the best season of his career, posting career-bests in goals (34), assists (39) and points (73) in 82 games. Toffoli could have another 30-30 season playing alongside either Nico Hischier or Jack Hughes.

Bystedt was a first round pick (No.27 overall) in last summer's NHL Draft, and finished the 2023 season with 20 points (7G / 13A) in 45 games with Linkopings HC (SHL). Bystedt also represented Sweden at the 2023 World Juniors, where he finished tied for the team-lead in points with 10 (4G / 6A) in seven games.

Romanov was an undrafted free-agent goalie from Russia who spent the 2023 season with Gornyak-UGMK (VHL). The 23-year-old went 8-13-5 with a 2.81 GAA and .907 SV% in 31 games.

Pulli is a 22-year-old undrafted free agent from Finland. The blueliner spent the 2023 season with TPS Turku, where he had 17 points (3G / 14A) in 53 games.

Cardwell was a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Draft. The 20-year-old forward led the Barrie Colts (OHL) in goals (43) and was second on the team in assists (47) and points (90). Cardwell figures to report to the AHL for the 2023-24 season.

Guryev was a fifth-round pick in 2021 and finished the 2023 season with seven goals and nine assists (16 points) in 47 games with the Peterborough Petes and Flint Firebirds of the OHL.

Dellandrea has a goal, 15 SOG, 16 PIMs and a -5 plus/minus through 11 games throughout the playoffs but will be a healthy scratch for Game 7 vs. Seattle on Monday. The 22-year-old will be replaced by veteran Luke Glendening in the Stars' lineup.