But only a few hours after the Sharks traded center Mikael Granlund and defenseman Cody Ceci the Dallas Stars, Poturalski, a veteran of 509 AHL regular season games and that league’s leading scorer this year, found out Saturday night that he was going back to the NHL after more than a full season away.

Poturalski, 31, is the American Hockey League’s leading scorer with 41 points in 45 games with the Barracuda this season. He and goalie Yaroslav Askarov represented the Barracuda in the AHL All-Star Classic on Sunday and Monday in Palm Desert.

The San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) along with the National Hockey League announced today the franchise’s First and Second Quarter Century Team presented by SAP as selected by a panel of media, retired players,

Including this season, he has been one of the best veteran forwards in the world for those not currently rostered in the NHL.

The San Jose Sharks have recalled the leading scorer in the American Hockey League ahead of their game against the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.

With only two games remaining before the break for the 4 Nations Face-Off, the Vancouver Canucks travel down to San Jose for a single-game road trip to battle with the Sharks. Note the 7:30 p.m. PT start time for Thursday night’s game.