Since Engvall’s call-up, he has looked surprisingly comfortable in the big leagues — killing penalties, not committing them, working his way up from the fourth line, and earning enough trust to be occasionally used at centre. (lukefoxjukebox)
had one simple thought Saturday night as his speedy linemate, Kasperi Kapanen, danced New York Islanders defenceman Noah Dobson one-handed off the rush and handed him a beautiful feed for the deciding goal.
“Sick play,” Engvall beamed, following his third game-winner, sixth goal and 10th point in just his 21st NHL game.haven’t lost in regulation. And since Ilya Mikheyev’s devasting wrist injury, Engvall has become Exhibit A in the organization’s case for routinely grooming the greatest winger depth in the league.
“Every time I see Kappy go to the net with the puck with that speed, I just try to catch up and be ready to shoot the puck,” said Engvall, matter-of-factly. Quickly, he spreads the love to the remaining cog of Sheldon Keefe’s accidentally effective third line. “[Jason] Spezza is a huge part of it too, because he knows what to say to us to get us going and he’s helping us where to be,” Engvall said. “He’s just a really positive guy. If you do a bad shift, he’s like, ‘Try to do this.’ And we figure it out almost every time.”
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