A year ago yesterday, I wrote a feature called Systems Analyst about a line featuring Teuvo Teravainen, Jordan Staal and Sebastian Aho. They did good hockey things and scored some goals.
Three-hundred-sixty-six days later, they’re at it again.
The Carolina Hurricanes have been their usual up-and-down best lately, swapping wins and losses evenly over their past four games. But the TSA/Between Two Finns line has been a bright spot, notching 16 points as a trio in their past two games alone.
While the bounces going their way certainly help, this line has created chances not through luck, but by smart plays without the puck.