It takes each and every single player on the roster’s contributions to earn a championship and in hockey’s physical grind style war of attrition, it takes extra effort from everyone to lift the Stanley Cup. A lot has been said about the journey, special performances, and sacrifices from the likes of Gabe Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon, Nazem Kadri, Val Nichushkin, Erik Johnson, and Cale Makar but there’s also a forward, defenseman, and goaltender who each deserve to have their playoff runs highlighted.
The Warrior
When Andrew Cogliano first arrived in Colorado it was thought that he would add an extra option to the bottom six and while he did not average over 10 minutes a night during this postseason his contributions were very valuable to the team.