Micheal Ferland had a roller-coaster season.
He made his long-awaited NHL debut on October 31 - his expected call-up last season was postponed by a knee injury - only to get immediately sidelined with a suspected concussion for eight games. Then he played nine games, nearly scoring several times, before being returned to the AHL. He returned to the NHL in February and gradually figured things out as he bounced in and out of the line-up.
And then? He had a playoff run that probably cemented his roster spot for next season. He played 26 regular season games and 9 in the playoffs, and he got better as the season wore on.