SAN JOSE – If there were an award for biggest pleasant surprise throughout Sharks training camp, it would be difficult to choose between the two rookies that landed on the Sharks’ opening night roster.
Joonas Donskoi, a 23-year-old Finn that was once drafted by Florida; and Dylan DeMelo, a 22-year-old former sixth round pick, will both be on the Sharks’ final list when it gets announced later on Tuesday.
Donskoi will be in uniform against the Kings on Wednesday, as he’s found a home on the Joe Thornton-Joe Pavelski line as a left wing. He signed with the Sharks as a free agent on May 20 after six years in the SM-liiga, including a particularly strong season last year with 49 points in 58 games, and said earlier in camp that he came to North America only because he felt he was ready to play in the NHL.