This week's Friday Four is on the rookie goalie who would stand up to Brad Marchand's nonsense, Connor McDavid's greatness, underrated David Perron and a fantastic Connor Ingram. RoryBoylen breaks it down.
Who the heck is the rookie goalie who stood up to Brad Marchand’s nonsense and snuffed out whatever intimidation tactic this was?
He wasn’t supposed to factor into the NHL team’s plans so quickly, though, but injuries to the top two guys opened the door for him to get three looks at the end of the regular season. In two starts, he allowed five goals on 48 shots against the Rangers and Devils, and in the 27:03 he played against the Islanders in place of an injured Antti Raanta, Kochetkov turned aside seven of eight.
Since he entered the league in 2015-16, no one has more points than McDavid’s 697, more assists than his 458 and only Auston Matthews, Alex Ovechkin and Leon Draisaitl have more goals. This season, in a return to 82 games, McDavid’s 123 points challenged Nikita Kucherov’s cap-era best 128.It’s a little different in the playoffs. Sure, his 1.
Now, it’s not that you really want Connor McDavid to have to be throwing checks all over like he’s a third-line energy player. The brunt of that job falls to the Zack Kassians or Josh Archibalds of the lineup. But this is a young Kings defence and putting pressure on them on the forecheck will testand force mistakes. And the veteran defensive presence of Anze Kopitar and Phillip Danault will make it harder to find ice in the neutral zone anyway.
McDavid is the best in the world right now, and has been for a couple years. He might still be getting better if he’s not finished adding elements to his game.David Perron, St. Louis Blues “It was tough for sure to not play last year, but that was the situation,” Perron said after Game 1 of this year’s first-round series against Minnesota. “
“Felt pretty good all day as far as nerves,” Perron said after the 4-0 win. “I think it’s important early on, the older guys just trying to keep calm, weather the storm early on, and I think we did a good job of that, getting the first goal.”
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