It took Chris Kreider the better part of two and a half seasons to fully break into the NHL for a variety of reasons. His first two professional coaches, John Tortorella and Alain Vigneault always called the forward on his inability to be consistent in spite of his considerable talents. Make no mistake, physically, Kreider is one of the NHL’s biggest freaks.
At 6 foot 3 inches tall and weighing 215 pounds, the fact that the Boston College product can skate like he’s shot out of a cannon should strike fear into other teams. However, the conventional counting stats never really hit that next level.