Fans continually wonder what a young player like Jesperi Kotkaniemi’s ceiling will be in the NHL, and as his third season in the NHL rolls on we still aren’t totally sure yet. That’s okay.
We’ve seen bad slumps, and we’ve seen great heights for the 20-year-old centre, and Wednesday night against the Oilers was most certainly a high point.
From the outset of the game Kotkaniemi made his presence felt on the ice, when he launched Josh Archibald into the Canadiens bench with a thunderous body check.
Kotkaniemi hasn’t been one to shy away from the physical side of the game, and he’s using his growing frame to his advantage.