ST. LOUIS - Ken Hitchcock had nothing but praise for Senators’ captain Erik Karlsson.
“He’s a great skater but it’s his anticipation that puts him ahead of everybody,” the St. Louis Blues coach said Tuesday morning. “It’s his reads, when to jump, when to go, when to attack. He just seems to be a step ahead mentally (of) most players playing that position.
“He actually plays like it like a forward, but it isn’t careless. His ability to get ahead of the play, to know when to join the rush, to know when there’s going to be a turnover and to (create) odd-man situations is really acceptional.