Famously taciturn Darryl Sutter was at his terse best on Tuesday night when asked about Nic Dowd's debut:
Okay, so perhaps that line doesn't live up to "Park and ride" or "They haven’t lost at home since Christ was a child" or "Fly at 11" or "Cages are a good thing." But for some reason, it felt familiar. And it was! This was after Michael Mersch's debut just three months ago:
It made me think. Sutter has a reputation for withholding praise (and playing time) from rookies.