Editor's note: This article is part of an ongoing series in which Kevin Kurz will highlight a different Sharks player every day leading up to the start of training camp.
Name/Position: Melker Karlsson, LW
Age: 25
2015-16 cap hit/contract: $1.65 million, signed through 2016-17
2014-15 year in review: There weren’t too many bright spots for the Sharks last season, but Melker Karlsson was one of them. A relative unknown in training camp, the free agent forward was eventually recalled from AHL Worcester in early December and never returned.