Thomas Greiss doesn’t talk a very good game.
Doesn’t talk much of a game at all, in fact.
Greiss dispenses words as if they were Krugerrands and is so laid back that, by comparison, former presidential candidate Ben Carson acts as if he mainlines caffeine.
“He’s very calm, relaxed,” said Marc-Andre Fleury, Greiss’ goaltending partner with the Penguins a season ago. “He doesn’t burn energy for no reason.”
Turns out conserving energy was a shrewd move by Greiss, because he might need all he can get over the next month or so.
After spending five-plus seasons as a backup in the NHL, during which time he started as many as 20 games only once, Greiss became the New York Islanders go-to goalie a week ago, when Jaroslav Halak was injured in a 2-1 victory against the Penguins in Brooklyn.