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: Chris Tierney, C
Age: 22
Salary cap hit: $711,666, pending RFA
2015-16 year in review: Former second round pick Chris Tierney continued his development with 20 points (7g, 13a) in 79 games last season, mostly as the fourth line center. He still went through some long droughts without producing – in the final 27 games of the regular season he had no goals and three assists – but Tierney clearly earned the trust of coach Pete DeBoer.