Mario Ferraro

Mario Ferraro

26-Year-Old DefensemanD
San Jose Sharks
2024 Fantasy Outlook
While Ferraro was able to surpass the 20-point threshold for the first time in his five-year NHL career, fantasy managers probably shouldn't be banking heavily on his offensive upside. The 25-year-old blueliner doesn't have a role with the man advantage and didn't produce at a high level even in college or junior hockey. Still, in certain formats that utilize hits and blocked shots, the Toronto native might have some value considering he racked up 124 and 195, respectively, last season. Perhaps an improved squad around him can increase Ferraro's disastrous plus-minus rating (minus-38 last year) but otherwise, it won't have a significant impact on his 2024-25 campaign. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a four-year, $13 million contract with the Sharks in August of 2022.
Adds assist
DSan Jose Sharks
October 29, 2024
Ferraro recorded an assist, six hits and six blocked shots in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Kings.
ANALYSIS
Ferraro's two helpers this season have come over the last three games. The 26-year-old defenseman continues to see top-four minutes, but he plays in a shutdown role that is unlikely to yield much offense for a team that struggles to score. He has accumulated 30 hits, 24 blocked shots, 13 shots on net and a minus-1 rating over 11 appearances.
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2024–25 Time On Ice Stats
  • Average Time On Ice:
    20:11
  • Average Power Play TOI:
    0:01
  • Average Short-Handed TOI:
    3:08
 
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Ferraro has been a regular for the Sharks for the past four seasons, playing a physical, stay-at-home style while offering next to nothing offensively (nine goals, 53 points in 252 career games). Ferraro has posted at least 129 hits in each season and has finished with no fewer than 145 blocks over the past two years, but he's also been a minus player in each of his four seasons in the NHL, meaning you should be looking elsewhere for late-round production on draft day.
Ferraro has quietly become a key contributor for the Sharks, playing a ton of minutes (exactly 23:00 per game last season) and throwing the body around consistently. The 24-year-old has never been much of a scorer -- his career high in points is 17 -- but Ferraro added 140 hits and 151 blocks in just 63 games in 2021-22, numbers that are more than plentiful enough to give him late-round value in fantasy leagues which reward such statistics.
Few players in the NHL saw their responsibilities increase a season ago as much as Ferraro. He averaged a whopping 22:26 of ice time per game, after averaging just 15:53 per night a during the previous campaign. Ferraro -- a UMass-Amherst product -- managed just one goal and 17 points in 56 games, along with a minus-six rating, although the latter number is actually quite impressive given the lack of talent on the San Jose roster at the moment. Ferraro should push for 200 hits and 150 blocks over the course of a full year, but that's pretty much the only positive here from a fantasy perspective.
Ferraro earned an everyday role with the Sharks in 2019-20, posting 11 points, 120 hits and 63 shots on goal in 61 outings. By the latter part of the season, he was consistently seeing 20 minutes per game. The second-round pick from 2017 will likely be a leading blueliner for the Sharks' rebuild, and he may even unseat Marc-Edouard Vlasic for a top-four job in 2020-21. Ferraro still needs to clean up his defense a bit, and his physical playing style could lead to injuries for 5-foot-11 blueliner, but he may be worth a look in deep formats as a depth option. Just don't count on him to improve his plus-minus rating much from the minus-15 mark he carried last year.
Ferraro has been beaming with confidence since the Sharks called his name in the second round (49th overall) of the 2017 NHL draft. Regarded as a supremely athletic defenseman, he posted 14 points (two goals, 12 assists) to go with a plus-6 rating through 41 games for UMass-Amherst last season, and Ferraro upped the ante on his career honors by claiming alternate captain responsibilities before making his way onto the 2018 Hockey All-Rookie team. Keep the 5-foot-11, 179-pound skater in mind for the future knowing the ink is still drying on his three-year, entry-level contract.
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Lends helper in loss
DSan Jose Sharks
October 26, 2024
Ferraro notched an assist and five hits in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Golden Knights.
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Lights lamp in win
DSan Jose Sharks
October 5, 2024
Ferraro scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Saturday's 6-5 preseason win over the Golden Knights.
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Two-point effort in loss
DSan Jose Sharks
April 14, 2024
Ferraro scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Wild.
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Adds helper Saturday
DSan Jose Sharks
March 24, 2024
Ferraro put up an assist and went minus-2 in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to the Blackhawks.
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Cleared to play versus Jets
DSan Jose Sharks
February 13, 2024
Ferraro (lower body) will be in the lineup for Wednesday's clash with Winnipeg, Max Miller of The Hockey News reports.
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Trade interest renewed
DSan Jose Sharks
June 11, 2024
Ferraro, who was the subject of trade speculation prior to the March deadline, is once again drawing interest from other NHL clubs, Max Miller of TheHockeyNews.com reports Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Ferraro is coming off a 2023-24 campaign in which he reached the 20-point threshold for the first time in his five-year NHL career. The 25-year-old blueliner also carries a modest $3.25 million cap hit for the next two seasons, no doubt fueling interest in his services. The Sharks have a handful of young defensive prospects, including AHL San Jose's leading blue-line scorer Jack Thompson, so they could be willing to part with Ferraro for the right price.
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