A few months ago, Christian Jaros cleared unconditional waivers and saw his NHL contract with the New Jersey Devils terminated. That made him an unrestricted free agent, but one that had limited options as the trade deadline had already passed.
The New Jersey Devils, in the market for defensive depth this offseason, acquired Christian Jaros, 25, from the San Jose Sharks on Monday, in exchange for forward Nick Merkley, a former first-round selection.
The Sharks have struggled; they have only 16 players under contact and yet San Jose still has just over $9.2 million in cap space to spend this summer.