Last season the Carolina Hurricanes called up Brett Pesce after James Wisniewski went down for the whole season. Throughout his first games in the NHL, Pesce played well for the Hurricanes. Well enough that the Canes sent down Ryan Murphy to the AHL in order to clear out a permanent roster spot for Pesce.
While Pesce’s play last year was very good, most people considered him to be the worst of the three rookies on defense after Jaccob Slavin and Noah Hanifin. But after just 8 games, Pesce’s outlook seems greatly improved. Just take a look at how some of Pesce’s stats rank on Carolina’s defense.