Jesper Fast is a 24 year old former sixth round pick that played wing on almost every conceivable line last season. He plays hockey in straight lines and works damn hard no matter who his linemates are or what the score is. He's exactly the kind of player winning teams need to have in their bottom six.
Fast had a cap hit of just $950k and with that cap hit came low expectations. He was expected to be a valuable role player for the team last season and that is exactly what he was. Head coach Alain Vigneault frequently tried to jump start struggling lines by putting the meat-and-potatoes Swedish winger on them.