He won’t have David Krejci feeding him the puck, but it’s easy to buy Hall as a big-time producer. ▪ Taylor Hall will chase his career high in scoring. Montreal's Cole Caufield seems the early favorite for the Calder after an impressive playoff run. If goalie Jeremy Swayman is in the running with this crowd, the Bruins will be pleased. Another ex-Eagle, Spencer Knight (Florida), could take over the crease. Quinton Byfield (Los Angeles) has shown a sweet pair of mitts this preseason. Moritz Seider (Detroit) was defenseman of the year in the Swedish Hockey League. Marco Rossi (Minnesota), who led Canadian major junior in scoring two years ago (120 points), is back after a COVID-19-marred season and could skate with star Kirill Kaprizov. ▪ This will be the most difficult Calder vote we’ve seen in a while.Ĭole Caufield (Montreal) is the early favorite after 12 points in 20 playoff games, but Trevor Zegras (Anaheim) and ex-Boston College forward Alex Newhook (Colorado) have tons of skill. He’ll be chasing Jagr (766) early in 2022-23. He should pass those two in the first half, but projecting a 37-goal season for the 35-year-old captain seems a (gray) hair too much. The Great 8 sits at 730 goals, one shy of Dionne and 11 shy of Hull. ▪ Alex Ovechkin will pass Marcel Dionne and Brett Hull, but not Jaromir Jagr. Maybe it’s the offseason interviews, maybe it’s the trio of second-round exits, but he strikes me as a guy who’s sick of losing enough to mash the pedal. That said, I’ve got a feeling about MacKinnon reaching a new level. He scored at a 154-point pace last season, and is entering his physical prime at age 24. 97 can’t smash his previous high of 116 points, set as a 21-year-old. ▪ Connor McDavid scores 130 points, but Nathan MacKinnon wins MVP. When you’re new, it’s easier to be physical than it is to score.”Ĭould Colorado's Nathan MacKinnon take home the MVP this season? Justin Edmonds/Getty “For me, if I had someone lined up to hit, I was going to hit ‘em. “There were all kinds of fights all the time,” Neely said. But he knows that’s what got the attention of the brass. Neely couldn’t remember which veteran defenseman he ran - possibly Harold Snepsts - during his first invite to Canucks camp.
Terry O’Reilly was coaching, so you knew how you were going to be required to play.” “Injuries, Gordie Kluzak being hurt opened up a tremendous opportunity. “I was abrasive enough to catch people’s eyes, and it went from there,” said Sweeney, who took his senior year Harvard classes on the road the previous spring, after joining the Maine Mariners for the AHL playoffs. Sweeney recalls serving notice to the brass by standing up gritty veteran Keith Crowder in a scrimmage. Sweeney, 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds, was competitive in the corners “to the point it you off,” then-teammate Cam Neely remembered. No one would confuse Don Sweeney, the player, with Marchand, but the Bruins general manager brought his nasty streak in 1988. Two years later, in a scrimmage with his teammates, he took out veteran Dennis Seidenberg at the knees in the neutral zone, earning an angry slash to the leg. “I try to be a little out there,” he said. In 2008, he flashed a peach-fuzz grin after running a few teammates in rookie camp.
Maddie Meyer/Gettyĭuring his years as a wannabe Bruin, Marchand would lower his shoulder into oncoming traffic whenever he could. Before he was the NHL's most prolific pest, Brad Marchand was a scrappy rookie with a willingness to get physical.
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