Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Sharks insider Kevin Kurz will highlight a different Sharks player every weekday leading up to the start of training camp.
Name/Position: Joonas Donskoi, F
Age: 24
Salary cap hit: $925,000, pending restricted free agent
2015-16 year in review: It was a rookie game between the Sharks and Ducks last September when relative unknown Joonas Donskoi, signed as a free agent in May, opened everyone’s eyes. After he was the best player on the ice by a wide margin, Barracuda coach Roy Sommer quipped afterwards that he might not see Donskoi on the AHL roster.