Acquired in a deadline deal with the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a conditional 4th round pick, Jannik Hansen was adequate in his first truncated season in San Jose. Limited to 43 games between both teams this season due to a knee injury suffered in December, Hansen still compiled 20 points, good for a per game average of 0.47, equal to the average of his seven points in 15 games for San Jose, and seventh on the team.
Possibly brought in so that the Sharks could make use of his Danish mind meld to wake up fellow countryman Mikkel Boedker, Hansen unsurprisingly spent over 30% of his even strength ice time with the former Coyote, seemingly preferring the company of Joes Thornton and Pavelski, with whom he spend 44% of his even strength time.