Gustav Nyquist does many things well, but few spectacularly. He is not Artemi Panarin. He is not Patrik Laine with the puck. But he is a solid veteran contributor, reliable on a nightly basis for a team with many young players, and most critically, healthy. Nyquist played all 82 games for a team that lost player after player to long stretches.
For a team bridging the gap from the Foligno and Tortorella era to whatever the next era holds, Nyquist has been a good soldier. He’s played throughout the lineup, in all situations, and held a steadying presence with a new A on his sweater.