Paul Martin signed a four-year, $19.4 million contract with the Sharks on Wednesday, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports.

Martin signed a four-year, $19.4 million contract with the Sharks on Wednesday, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports.

Analysis:

Martin will provide the Sharks with a left-shot, minutes-eating defenseman with a penchant for physicality. He'll likely slot in behind Marc-Edouard Vlasic on the Sharks' second pairing. The 34-year-old contributed three goals and 20 points in 74 games last season for the Penguins.