’’He is always around the puck.”
Since the start of training camp, we have heard variations of this saying for Nick Suzuki.
It’s a common way to describe hockey players, especially smart ones. Those players seem to have an unfair advantage; they get more puck touches inside a shift and the play runs through them. It’s like they put a chip inside the black rubber disc to have it consistently spring back to their stick.
What creates the feeling that the puck is following a player around is obviously not feats of engineering. It’s also not really superior hands or skating.