San Jose Sharks
Warsofsky: Dellandrea “Out For a Little While”
LOS ANGELES — Ty Dellandrea has a serious injury.
“He’s gonna be out for a little while,” San Jose Sharks head coach Ryan Warsofsky said on Wednesday. “I’ll have probably a better update on Friday.”
Warsofsky did label Dellandrea’s injury as week-to-week lower-body.
The centerman, who has two goals and 11 points in 42 games, and leads the team with a 52.3 Faceoff Winning %, crashed hard into Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Jet Greaves during the second period on Tuesday, after Denton Mateychuk tripped him.
Ty Dellandrea left the ice after being tripped and then colliding with the goalie pic.twitter.com/wuLFIfE3He
— Sharks on NBCS (@NBCSSharks) January 7, 2026
The San Jose Sharks would go on to beat the Jackets 5-2.
“I think, that third period [against Columbus], guys played for him,” Warsofsky said.
Dellandrea will be replaced in the San Jose Sharks line-up by Adam Gaudette at the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday.
“It’s a big loss for us,” Warsofsky said. “Right shot center, playing some really good hockey. Just gives you everything he’s got. He’s competitive, great kid. We’re gonna miss him here, and we need guys to step up.”
For the Dellandrea doubters: As this article says, he “leads the team with a 52.3 Faceoff Winning %”
The coach also sees Dellandrea as a big contributor:
“It’s a big loss for us,” Warsofsky said. “Right shot center, playing some really good hockey. Just gives you everything he’s got. He’s competitive, great kid. We’re gonna miss him here, and we need guys to step up.”
52.3% is not some kind of faceoff guy.
That Warsovsky thinks enough of his play to have made him 3C is a big mark against him. But also, he just issued boilerplate talking to the media language. And I don’t doubt that he gives everything, that he’s competitive, and an okay guy. Sucks at hockey compared to everyone else in the league though.
Ok, I disagree. What would change your mind? Are you open to being wrong? I could be wrong, but I believe in Dellandrea as a very fitting player for this team. We need consistent heart and soul players as much as we need the teenage superstar to save the day. It looked like Delly literally broke his legs driving the net and creating a scoring opportunity, give him a break! 😆
Why should he change his mind? He’s not a scorer and real playmaker and has no business as a 3C on this team. He does hustle and he is a good face off guy. His +/- always leads the team but Eklund is giving him a run for his money in that department.
You think “sucks at hockey compared to everyone else in the league” is a fair/accurate statement. I don’t think any of us see him as a 3C. But that doesn’t mean he’s the worst player in the league.
Accurate.
True, that’s a bit drastic. Even I wouldn’t classify him like that and I’m not high on him at all.
that’s a 3c mang
I think he meant reverse leads… Delly is -15. This is where we should probably mention that the stat is more about who you’re on the ice against and with than about anything you’re doing. I always find it difficult to locate stats like the ones Dom Luscysysysycycyssysyn keeps secret to create his Net Rating, so I don’t know how to quantify what Delly is actually doing on the ice. I’ve just had a gut feeling that when his line is on the ice, he’s been pretty successful at getting pucks out of the D zone and applying pressure to… Read more »
Well Jeff, does our 3C really have to be a scorer and a real playmaker? I think he’s been quite adequate, and apparently we can make the playoffs with him as our 3C. Doesn’t he also kill penalties? You might of seen me write this in the previous thread, but here’s my argument in defense of Dellandrea: 1. He wins faceoffs. 2. He wins puck battles. 3. He forechecks with determination and competitiveness. The number back it up too, but it’s more immersive to just watch the game and try to look for things like that. Don’t even watch the… Read more »
Would you mind if our 3C was a scorer and playmaker? That is really more of my sentiment than he’s worthless. I’ve also acknowledged his strong points but I think having a better scorer and playmer will outweigh Delly’s talents on our team. It’s just my feeling.
Plus minus… the patron saint of near useless hockey stats especially when offered up without any context.
just putting the unreasonable Delly hate aside, I do think +/- gets an unfairly bad rep. It may not be a perfect stat, no stat really is, but when treated simply as “does the team score or get scored on with X on the ice” it’s a fair stat to look at and judge a players contribution.
For what it is, any Sharks player with a ‘good’ +/- and 12+ mins a game tells a good story.
I will change my mind if you can link to the box score with a note at the bottom that says
“[Opponent] outscored San Jose. League office awarded San Jose the victory because Ty Dellandrea forechecked to the best of his ability.”
Oh shit, you’re unshakable! No need to debate anymore, you’ve got your mind set. Have fun watching the game!
Here is an exercise for you now. The Sharks have a player like Macklin Celebrini going off. They’ve had numerous contributions from other clearly good players like Will Smith. FA signings like Gaudette and Kurashev have contributed on the high end of what could be hoped for from them. Askarov has been very solid most of the season. Guys get hurt and Igor Chernyshov shows up and is a top liner. Pavol Regenda scores all the time. Ostapchuk has come up after not starting the season on the team and established himself. Yet the team is on the fringes of… Read more »
Ah… so now you ignore all the other teams in the west and manufacture a straw man argument with the east. You ignore so many of the actual deficiencies and expect Delly to what somehow be a contender level 3C? No one here is saying that. It’s about who’s on the roster now. A roster that is obviously still short on overall talent and experience. Aren’t they only -16 or something as far as goal differential? We went thru this same crap with you last season but at least then they were losing. Now you’re doing while they actually have… Read more »
Nothing you wrote in all that makes any sense. You’re talking just to talk, because you’re a weird guy and desperately seek out some self worth from your fantasies that you “really throw your weight around in the comments at SJHN”.
Al, your thought experiment doesn’t lead me to the conclusion you landed on with your final paragraph. For example, if the Sharks were in the East, they’d still be on the fringe of making the playoffs. 45 points would be only two games out of the playoffs. Still super close, and right in the hunt during a year where that’s a huge overachievement for this org. To honestly answer your question about who’s been responsible for the goals against, it’s often been turnovers, puck-watching and miscommunication from a combo of the rookies (Asky, Muk, Dickinson) and the vets (Ned, Klingberg,… Read more »
Mostly the defensemen
lol! he doesn’t have fun watching… I thought that was obvious?
lol! Yeah this is why you get the worst of me. You’re literally proving my case.
You can’t change his mind. Some causes are lost never to be found again.
Trolling comment from worst commenter “in the league”.
lol! ok buddy.
Not gonna throw shade on Dellandrea‘s play, but “touting” 52.3% is hilarious. Kinda the same way they try to sell Ferraro as a great shot-blocker. Yes, he is capable (or dumb enough) of laying down in front of 90mph shots, but otherwise has basically no skills. But he leads the team in blocked shots, and also in getting burned by the most forwards in the league besides Liljegren.
It’s definitely something for Dellandrea to be proud of. He reliably and consistently wins more faceoffs than he loses. League average is about 50%, and the very best in the league are usually around 60%%. Considering Delly wasn’t thought of as a lock to even make the team, he’s proving he can provide a key ingredient that EVERY nhl team values.
Fair enough. Winning faceoffs are definitely an area of improvement for this
52.3 is a high end FO%.
Worried at the time that he might have cracked his shin bone there or something of the like. This doesn’t exactly dispel such a thought, unfortunately.
I think it’s pretty obvious that Delly is more of a 4th line type, but with his ability to kill penalties and win draws and do a lot of little things well, he certainly still has a valuable role to play and will be missed.
Hopefully come the weekend they’ll start giving Misa a shot in that 3C spot, though with all the back-to-backs I wonder if they’ll keep giving him “development days.”
Agreed. In a perfect world Delly is a 3rd or likely 4th line wing but it is what it is for the time being.
Apparently Wario didn’t get the memo that his team is better now…
Maybe he got it after tonight’s game against L.A.?
I’m a big fan of Delly. He’s one of those character guys in the locker room this team seems to gravitate to so they can remain optimistic and motivated to turn things around. His glow up from last season to this one, is one of the more stark changes I remember seeing on the Sharks. That said, it may be time to look to other, younger players to fill the 3c role he’s in now. The team needs more offense from that line. The 4th line is too solid and most likely not changing any time soon since they have… Read more »