Daniel Sprong went from 4th line minutes and the occasional healthy scratch to 2nd line duties alongside Adam Henrique and Nick Ritchie in a matter of days. No doubt that the Ducks new forward acquisition was happy about that.
Sprong had mostly played 4th line minutes this season with the Pittsburgh Penguins. It was well known that head coach Mike Sullivan had run out of patience with the 21-year-old, and many Penguins fans believed he did not get a fair shot.
That shot is now coming with Anaheim in legitimate top 6 minutes.