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San Jose Sharks · left-shot defenseman · age 31

Darnell Nurse scouting report

Overall
31.6
Position rank
236th / 327
Cap hit
$9.25M
Expires
2029-30 UFA
Value verdict
Overpaid
Model value
$5.79M

At a 31.6 overall (236th of 327 defensemen), the 31-year-old left-shot defenseman is fighting for a regular spot on the San Jose Sharks depth chart.

His best component is power-play production at 80, with penalty killing (1) trailing the rest of his game.

His rating fell from 77.4 in 2024-25 to 40.5 in 2025-26, one of the bigger drops in his 11-season card history.

His $9.25M cap hit through 2029-30 grades Overpaid, about $3.46M above the $5.79M the model expects a player of his output to earn, with 4 seasons left to run.

His cap hit is the largest on the San Jose Sharks NHL roster and uses 8.9% of the $104M ceiling; the club currently has $8.87M in cap space.

Component ratings

ComponentRating (0-100)
Offense46
Defense18
Play driving21
Finishing44
Power play80
Penalty kill1

Career line

SeasonTeamGPOverallWAR
2025-26EDM8240.5-0.6
2024-25EDM7677.4-0.2
2023-24EDM8167.8-0.1
2022-23EDM8266.1-0.1
2021-22EDM7176.5-0.1
2020-21EDM5676.60.1
2019-20EDM7160.6-0.3
2018-19EDM8266.5-0.2
2017-18EDM8258.6-0.3
2016-17EDM4447-0.4

Other SJS defensemen by rating: Dmitry Orlov (64.9), Jacob Trouba (48.1), Michael Kesselring (40.4), Luca Cagnoni (36.4). See the full San Jose Sharks cap sheet.

How we rate players: each skater's overall is a percentile (0-100) built from offense, defense, play driving, finishing, power-play and penalty-kill impact against players at the same position; goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. Contract value compares the cap hit with the salary the model expects for that level of production, age and position. Figures are updated as new games and signings arrive.