Last night, in a match between our modestly awesome Tampa Bay Lightning and the Pittsburgh Penguins, the top line of Steven Stamkos, Nikita Kucherov, and Brayden Point garnered a lot of praise for an excellent defensive play that led to an excellent goal. We have mentioned it in the QuickCap of the 4-2 win [over here], but let us look at it again:
This is so good from Kucherov. Effort level matches smarts; no need to haul ass down the ice with even #’s, pick up the trailer, close the passing lane and get your other two world class linemates out in transition.